Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cashis an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country music icon Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth24 May 1955
CityMemphis, TN
CountryUnited States of America
expression self crafts
Self-expression without craft is for toddlers.
understanding tradition ifs
If you're playing in a tradition and you have no reference point to it, no understanding and have not studied it, I can't respect that.
musician folks folk-music
More and more, I see myself as a folk musician, and someone who values context.
parent brain want
I was angry at my parents when I had to have brain surgery, that they weren't still around, because no matter how old you are you want you parents when you're going through something like that.
painting language miles
I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other instrumental music to see how it felt to be without words.
want grew performers
I wanted to be a songwriter.I didn't so much want to be a performer.I more grew into that just from being a songwriter.
successful thinking parent
I think any young person who is going into the same field as their parent whose parent has been very successful, it's complicated.And it was complicated for me.
heart mind connections
You stand in front of a great painting and your heart just opens and your mind expands about what's possible. That, to me, is a connection to what God is.
loses comparison
I don't do comparisons because I always lose.
country marketing term
"Country" has become a marketing term, but I see myself as a songwriter.
southern gentility
Southern gentility is evocative to me.
growing-up growing sensitive
I was sensitive to music and poetry, and it was around me growing up.
writing needs might
There's always that moment when you realize what it's going to be. You might have an overarching theme and you need to fill in the blanks - and then there's this "Aha" moment when you see where it's going. That's the most satisfying part of writing.
torches honorable profession
I was a songwriter; that was the torch I carried. This is an honorable profession. This is what I do.