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Californias 150-year-old san quentin state prison has been the site of much history, including the first ever prison performance by johnny cash. >> we actually found out that johnny cash had played at san quentin ten years prior to his more famous folsom concert. so our producer asked us to find inmate musicians, and i could hear eric phillips playing all the way down this noisy tier. >> here in san quentin phillipss guitar has grown to be his best friend. >> i really wanted to play the guitar, ...

Been the site of much history, including the first ever prison performance by johnny cash. >> we actually found out that johnny cash had played at san quentin ten years prior to his more famous folsom concert. so our producer asked us to find inmate musicians, and i could hear eric phillips playing all the way down this noisy tier. >> here in san quentin phillipss guitar has grown to be his best friend. >> i really wanted to play the guitar, so i picked one up, like back in the late 80s, i bough...

Californias 150-year-old san quentin state prison has been the site of much history, including the first ever prison performance by johnny cash. >> we actually found out that johnny cash had played at san quentin ten years prior to his more famous folsom concert. so our producer asked us to find inmate musicians, and i could hear eric phillips playing all the way down this noisy tier. >> here in san quentin phillipss guitar has grown to be his best friend. >> i really wanted to play the guitar, ...

Forced two men to live in cells originally designed for one. that means musicians dont always get to choose their accompaniment. but no distraction can keep phillips from his guitar. >> it provides for me a comfort in a sense that it takes me away from all this. and you know, its like it transcends me when i play. its like im not even here when i play. >> it also helps him think less about the past. phillips has a 38-year to life sentence for second-degree murder. >> i dont like to talk about it...

Including the first ever prison performance by johnny cash. >> we actually found out that johnny cash had played at san quentin ten years prior to his more famous folsom concert. so our producer asked us to find inmate musicians, and i could hear eric phillips playing all the way down this noisy tier. >> here in san quentin phillipss guitar has grown to be his best friend. >> i really wanted to play the guitar, so i picked one up, like back in the late 80s, i bought one and just started getting ...

That means musicians dont always get to choose their accompaniment. but no distraction can keep phillips from his guitar. >> it provides for me a comfort in a sense that it takes me away from all this. and you know, its like it transcends me when i play. its like im not even here when i play. >> it also helps him think less about the past. phillips has a 38-year to life sentence for second-degree murder. >> i dont like to talk about it because its painful to me and obviously its painful to them....

Forced two men to live in cells originally designed for one. that means musicians dont always get to choose their accompaniment. but no distraction can keep phillips from his guitar. >> it provides for me a comfort in a sense that it takes me away from all this. and you know, its like it transcends me when i play. its like im not even here when i play. >> it also helps him think less about the past. phillips has a 38-year to life sentence for second-degree murder. >> i dont like to talk about it...

♪ californias 150-year-old san quentin state prison has been the site of much history, including the first ever prison performance by johnny cash. >> we actually found out that johnny cash had played at san quentin ten years prior to his more famous folsom concert. so our producer asked us to find inmate musicians, and i could hear eric phillips playing all the way down this noisy tier. >> here in san quentin phillipss guitar has grown to be his best friend. >> i really wanted to play the gu...

>> we actually found out that johnny cash had played at san quentin ten years prior to his more famous folsom concert. so our producer asked us to find inmate musicians, and i could hear eric phillips playing all the way down this noisy tier. >> here in san quentin phillipss guitar has grown to be his best friend. >> i really wanted to play the guitar, so i picked one up, like back in the late 80s, i bought one and just started getting my practice on and playing. you know? and just picked up fro...

Accompaniment. but no distraction can keep phillips from his guitar. >> it provides for me a comfort in a sense that it takes me away from all this. and you know, its like it transcends me when i play. its like im not even here when i play. >> it also helps him think less about the past. phillips has a 38-year to life sentence for second-degree murder. >> i dont like to talk about it because its painful to me and obviously its painful to them. the people, you know, the victims family. one minute...