John Carter Cash Quotes

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John Carter Cash

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 3, 1970

My father, he wouldn't be belligerent or violent. It was never that way.

John Carter Cash

I think when a lot of people hear my father's music they are immediately drawn in.

John Carter Cash

God probably shook his head and said 'Oh, my goodness' many times in dealing with my father. But what God saw in my father was that he was a rock, a foundation in a lot of ways - someone people could relate to who could shine strong and was not afraid to reveal himself. I think he was a great role model to many people in that way.

John Carter Cash

I saw my parents go through tough times between 1979 and 1983. They almost split up.

John Carter Cash

Some folks expect my music to sound like my dad's.

John Carter Cash

My father and mother were together because of their faith.

John Carter Cash

My parents were real people. They didn't put on airs or false faces. They were what they were.

John Carter Cash

To me, those are the greatest treasures - the personal letters between my parents.

John Carter Cash

My father had a way of exposing himself, of showing weakness and still retaining his dignity.

John Carter Cash

This is my home; I've made it my home for my whole life. I'm an old Nashville veteran.

John Carter Cash

I can't think of another artist who has a fan base as diverse, in that the ladies in their 70s at the 4-H club have the same collection of Johnny Cash records as the punk on the street in Amsterdam.

John Carter Cash

My father was an entertainer. This is, of course, one of the most marked and enduring manifestations.

John Carter Cash

I love to cook, man, I'm the short-order cook of the house. It's also my creativity. The kitchen is my space. I'm always cooking, I'm always making something.

John Carter Cash

He gave me a picture of himself when I was 14 and it said, 'To John Carter: My Best friend, Dad.' That meant so much to me. We were best friends, but we struggled.

John Carter Cash

I knew 'Hurt' way before Dad recorded it. In 1992, 'Downward Spiral' was one of my favorite albums.

John Carter Cash

The Carter family history means a lot to me.

John Carter Cash

Right before my dad died he was planning to go to New York City for the video music awards that he was nominated for, the MTV music awards. You couldn't tell him he wasn't going to go. It was going to happen. But he wound up having to check into the hospital there, and not too long later he died. But his spirit never gave up - his body did.

John Carter Cash

We do not let slip from our understanding that America was founded on a bonding of many people, from many places and of various color and religion.

John Carter Cash

Words are powerful, but action rules.

John Carter Cash

I was 33 when my father passed away.

John Carter Cash