‘He’d turned into a weird old grandpa’: how Johnny Cash resurrected his career – and became an icon

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1. Old Bro.Johnny was my hero.

2. He was always an icon.

3. Cash was always a bit of an outsider, but the country scene changed as well. A lot of the “country” market left him, but he’s adored in the folk, Western, bluegrass, and alternative world now.

4. He was always weird and that’s what set him apart and made him great.

   “Oh, I’d love to wear a rainbow everyday and tell the world that everything’s okay

   But I’ll try to carry off a little darkness on my back. Till things are brighter, I’m the Man in Black.”

5. I’m stoked for a new album…

6. Kind of weird that his career and most of his notoriety was resurrected by covering other peoples songs.

7. I wish that Willie Nelson had gotten the same Rick Rubin treatment that Johnny Cash got.

   Nelson’s legacy is great but I can only imagine where he’d have gone with Rubin’s guidance.