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There were times when I
felt like I was being
judged as a performer.
Now I see it as a
beautiful energy
exchange between
myself and my fans.

I’ve Grown Up.

REFRESHED & REENERGIZED

So, does success feel different at the age of 58?
“Oh absolutely. Success scared me at 30. I always felt
that life could be taken away and that I could never live
up to what people wanted from me and that I was a fake
and I didn’t deserve success. I just constantly felt that
everything was going to fall apart or that success was
going to seduce me into some sort of destruction. I was
also an introvert in my younger years and ultimately I
needed to teach myself how to be an extrovert in the
necessary circumstances as a performer. There were
times when I felt like I was being judged as a performer. Now I see it as a beautiful energy exchange between
myself and my fans. I’ve grown up.”
Cash also says being a parent has allowed her to see

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nearly everything about life differently. “You love them
so much and you want to set up a good example for
them,” she says. “You show up for them and in turn,
you show up for yourself. It’s selfish if you don’t.”
And while she may be a celebrity in an increasing
celebrity-centric world, Cash remains busy being a
rather down to earth woman doing down to earth things.
“Let’s see…today I went to physical therapy, met a
friend for lunch, picked up a prescription at the pharmacy for my husband and unloaded 75 emails from my
inbox,” she says. “It sounds pretty normal if you ask
me.”
Yet, she says things can get a bit hectic when touring
a new album, which she plans to do throughout 2014.
“I’m out every year and it feels really good right now
because I absolutely love playing the new songs,” she