Best quotes by John Carter Cash on Dad

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• ‟ So many use dad's name, saying 'Johnny Cash would not like this' or 'Johnny Cash would do this' or 'Johnny Cash would vote for... ' Please, let his actions speak for who he was: A simple, loving man who never supported hate or bigotry. He was non-political, and a patriot with no public political party affiliation.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ My dad was a poet. He saw the world through unique glasses, with simplicity, spirituality, and humor.

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• ‟ He was just Dad. But it's hard to deny who he was when you're brought out on stage, and you're standing beside this great man singing at the end of a show, and the crowd loves him.

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• ‟ 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.

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

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• ‟ There was so much about my dad that wasn't on the surface.

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• ‟ My mom, dad and me were a compact group. They instilled in me a love for the outdoors. On school breaks, we'd go fishing for a week in the wilds of Alaska or Canada. The land was always in their souls.

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• ‟ I never felt like I had to sound like my dad. I wanted my music to be creative expression with no expectations.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ Within the first six years of my life, if asked what Dad was to me I would have emphatically responded: 'Dad is fun!' This was my simple foundation for my enduring relationship with my father.

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• ‟ Dad had a way of defining himself. He couldn't put his finger on whether it was rock 'n' roll or country.

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• ‟ 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.

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

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