Originally posted by duxfordhawk
I found the show very intresting,I have never been a fan of him but do admire him as a songwriter…….

The other thing that i did like from the show was it did not hide what he was like as a man and his rebel streak and his drug problems this all made him the song writer he was in my view.

I agree the programme was good even for a non-fan.

The thing about Johnny Cash is that coming from such a deprived childhood, that melancholy never really left him, and was reflected in his songs.

He was admirable because he open about what affected him and had the talent to write about it – and he never hid his problems with drugs.

And he was one of the first to invite black performers on his show, Johnny Cash Live- at a time when this was rare in America.

Best regards
Tony