Overview

• In a new People interview published Sept. 21, the 66-year-old says his father was "not a good father" and describes him as complicated.
• Cassidy recalls Jack adopting a borderline British accent on television that the family never heard at home.
• He says his show-business household prioritized image, noting most family photos were professionally staged for magazines.
• Cassidy credits his mother, Shirley Jones, with being present during his childhood and says her Partridge Family role kept her closer to home.
• The comments come as he launches a 50-city The Road to Us tour that opened Sept. 13 at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.