Johnny Cash

"I'm not really concerned about boundaries. I just follow my conscience and my heart. Follow your heart. That's what I do. Compassion is something I have a lot of, because I've been through a lot of pain in my life. Anybody who has suffered a lot of pain has a lot of compassion."

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Source: Music's Man in Black. The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 25, 1993.

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Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Musician, Singer-songwriter

Johnny Cash was a legendary American singer-songwriter known for his deep voice and songs that explore themes of struggle and redemption.

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