June Carter had a long heritage of just being the spokesperson for country music and the face of country music.
June Carter had a long heritage of just being the spokesperson for country music and the face of country music.
He enjoys that style of music and understands how culturally and historically relevant it is,
Even today, after a bit of mild prodding, Witherspoon can accurately demonstrate Carter Cash's signature ways of keeping time to the music - foot-stomping hillbilly clogging moves or an exaggerated, stiff-armed style of clapping. She analyzed Carter Cash's penchant for accentuating her tiny waist by wearing tight corsets and big, puffy skirts. One thing Witherspoon learned from studying the tapes is when her appearance softened. Once she started performing with John, ... her hair came down, was longer, and she was wearing more flowing dresses. It was like he sparked the acknowledgment of her sexuality. She began using her femininity to express the songs.
So then I said, 'I don't think I'm very good. I would really prefer if we just had somebody else do it or we used the original music.'
This film is really important to me. It's about where I grew up, it's about the music I grew up listening to, so it's very meaningful.
This film is very important because it's about where I grew up, and the music I grew up listening to.
At that point, music was very organic. It wasn't about synthesizing sounds or creating a computer. It was about storytelling and interpretation and performance. There was a lot of that kind of coaching going on.
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