"On the plane, an eight-year-old with an excess of testosterone keeps running across my feet. Finally I grab him by his T-shirt and say, very sweetly, 'Listen, darling, if you don't stop trampling me I'm going to make you sit on my lap while I tell you my entire life story. Including a lot of details about drug rehab and my divorce.' He goes back to his seat."

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Source: Rosanne Cash (2010). “Composed: A Memoir”, p.108, Penguin

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Rosanne Cash

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Rosanne Cash is an acclaimed singer-songwriter known for her poignant lyrics that explore themes of love, identity, and family, particularly influenced by her father, Johnny Cash.

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