John Carter Cash

“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.”

“There are a lot of things about my father, various things, that people connect with. He was that diverse of a person, and he has a diverse fanbase.”

“My father and mother were together because of their faith.”

“If you were going through your attic and found a Van Gogh, what would you do? You wouldn't put it in your bathroom; you'd want to share it with the world because you know people will love it.”

“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.”

“People come to Nashville where I live and they say, 'What's a great Southern restaurant?' Well, you got to know the right grandmother, because there's a lot of magic to good Southern cooking.”

“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.”

“My father claimed no political affiliation. He supported Al Gore because he knew him as a human being. He supported Lamar Alexander, who was the governor of Tennessee, who was a Republican. It was based on the individual. He didn't believe in politics. He based his support for someone on their heart and their integrity.”

“My father was always respectful to my grandfather. I really wanted that to be known because I never saw him disrespect my grandfather, and I never saw them have a cross word.”

“My mother was creative in the kitchen.”

“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.”

“In some ways I've gone to Cash and Carter graduate school.”

“When I began looking into the Carter catalog and came across 'Will My Mother Know Me There,' it seemed like such a joyful number and such a song of the spirit that I could hear them all singing it together.”

“Mom was very protective of me. Her hands were gentle, and her touch was soothing. She always talked quite a bit, but she was bright and affectionate.”

“Personally (and I believe I can speak for my sisters on this), I am against any organization or individual who believes they are superior to and/or may wish harm upon another because of race, ethnic background, religion, or sexual orientation. We also believe in the potential unification of humanity as a whole.”

“My parents kept me close to them. I even slept in the same room with them throughout my younger years.”

“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.”

“My parents' love for each other lasted throughout their whole life. They didn't give up... They accepted each other totally unconditionally.”

“Rick Rubin and my father had a great friendship and it's because of it that the work my dad did at the end of his life was created - that he felt creativity and invigorated again, even though he was being consumed by frailty.”

“I was 33 when my father passed away.”