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My father was a patriot.
I listen to all types of music.
I was 33 when my father passed away.
It was hard to say no to Johnny Cash.
Sometimes, you find peace through misery.
The Carter family history means a lot to me.
There are a whole lot of Carter Family songs.
In the end, the best music will always rise to the top.
Dad never ceased to remind my mother of his love for her.
In some ways I've gone to Cash and Carter graduate school.
My father was a unique man, but he had a shyness about him.
There's nothing purer than Janette Carter with an autoharp.
My father, to me, is an important piece in American history.
Dad trusted people based on their spirit and their handshake.
I've cooked my whole life, and I grew up in a household of cooks.
I was getting up on stage and taking a bow as soon as I could stand.
My father, he made chili; that was probably his favorite dish to make.
My father, he wouldn't be belligerent or violent. It was never that way.
My first memories of my mother are of a delicate lady with a kind voice.
In some ways, Cash and Carter is a family business that's been handed to me.
To me, those are the greatest treasures - the personal letters between my parents.
I've found that I really don't want to go out on the road anymore. I love my home.
I think most of my life I have spent trying to gain normalcy, whatever that may be.
I saw my parents go through tough times between 1979 and 1983. They almost split up.
He was self-sacrificing in many different ways, and my father was a man of paradoxes.
Dad literally carried me around the world with him through the early years of my life.
This is my home; I've made it my home for my whole life. I'm an old Nashville veteran.
My father was a very prolific writer and he left behind a huge body of unpublished work.
My mother made wonderful cheesecake. She loved cheesecake. She ate it every day of her life.
My father had a way of exposing himself, of showing weakness and still retaining his dignity.
My parents were real people. They didn't put on airs or false faces. They were what they were.
Seeing my father's handwriting puts me in contact with the man he was at each stage of his life.
I knew 'Hurt' way before Dad recorded it. In 1992, 'Downward Spiral' was one of my favorite albums.
My father was an entertainer. This is, of course, one of the most marked and enduring manifestations.
My dad was a poet. He saw the world through unique glasses, with simplicity, spirituality, and humor.
My parents kept me close to them. I even slept in the same room with them throughout my younger years.
Dad had a way of defining himself. He couldn't put his finger on whether it was rock 'n' roll or country.
I did a lot of struggling with my identity trying to figure out who the heck I was. I had to face my demons.
I never felt like I had to sound like my dad. I wanted my music to be creative expression with no expectations.
The honest thing is that my parents wanted to help people. That is part of my responsibility, to carry on that legacy.
Right after my mother died, my dad and I went into the studio and he recorded a song called 'I Found You Among the Roses.'
My father's special gift? I think for one it was his gentleness. The way that he could offer a heart in any given situation.
I think if my father was a truck driver, I would have wanted to share the beauty that was there. He just happens to be Johnny Cash.
Dad never really got over Jack's death and was deeply inspired by his brother throughout his life to delve deeper into his own faith.
My father's favorite poem was probably 'Love is patient, love is kind.' It's simply stated but pretty profound. That's how my dad wrote.
The poem that became the song 'Gold All Over the Ground' was written during 1967, when my dad was really falling in love with my mother.
I was born on March 3, 1970, as Mom and Dad's stardom was nearing its peak, while The Johnny Cash Show, was airing regularly on network TV.
My mother's death was very painful as it occurred over a period of a week. Watching her die was the hardest thing my dad ever went through.
My parents' love for each other lasted throughout their whole life. They didn't give up... They accepted each other totally unconditionally.
I believe Dad will be respected in 300 years, like Beethoven. As will Elvis, as will the Carter Family, as will Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams.