Name: Cash
Rating: 3.607142857142857 (14 reviews)
ISBN: 0062515004

Johnny Cash

Patrick Carr

the autobiography

Cash

The Autobiography

Gavin

Oh no! Just a list of sentences, and bucolic, undirected sentences at that. The origin story is obviously compelling, and the Sun records bit is tasty. But he fails to say anything interesting about the road, the drugs, or the country Scene which he so resents, nor the amazing Rubin work which brought him back his immortality. There are flashes of spirit (“As I’ve often said, I grew up under socialism, and it saved my family”), but otherwise this is one long Acknowledgments page.

Summer Stanley

This was enjoyable, because I love Johnny Cash. Otherwise, it read like an acknowledgments section. I wanted more stories.

Jordan

Nevin Marmion

Dimitris Papastergiou

Penelope

Nicole Leeflang

Marcos Porto

Robin M Cabana

This fascinating autobiography of the country music legend recounts the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs of his remarkable life. The story takes us from Johnny Cash's childhood on an Arkansas cotton farm to his early years at Sun Records. We read of his life on the road and meetings with, and performances for, world leaders. There is also the darker side of his life: the years of addiction to amphetamines and pain killers, a suicide attempt and the spiritual awakening that pulled him through. He looks unsparingly at his turbulent past, but remains a man of honesty, humility and humour. His memoir reveals his friendships with Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Billy Graham.

Cash the autobiography

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