Johnny Cash on The Gospel

"I just hope and pray I can die with my boots on"
- Johnny Cash, 1996

Interview by Barney Hoskyns

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Music:
Johnny Cash
"Folsom Prison Blues" "Do Lord" "Ring of Fire"

Photos:
Heinrich Klaffs via Flickr

[Engineer_Who]

I love how Cash is man enough to admit that he’s in nearly constant pain as well as the fact that he’s not brave. Dude was a real man’s man.

[BlankonblankOrg]

"I just hope and pray I die with my boots on." - Johnny Cash on The Gospel

[mikefortier]

A musician who thinks he's a legend is probably not. Johnny Cash is a legend

[scaredypicker]

One of the coolest guys to ever stand in front of a microphone, no doubt.

[natelandherr]

Really the only country singer I will listen to in my free time. The man was Metal af

[MagiPlus]

Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down!

[dpm]

The "John Wayne of rock and roll". That's cool!

[patrickfoster]

Just can't help but love the humble nature of this truly legendary artist. RIP Mr. Cash.

[isacandersson]

Goddamnit, what a man he was. Truly need more people like him in this day in age. His mindset and act and overall look on life was one of a kind.

[bradlahsheelds]

Im not religious in the classical sense but Cash seemed to embody all the good parts of Christianity

[colbyjames]

Johnny Cash. You we're sure something and an inspiration to me. R.I.P. Johnny.

[Franswaine]

Very cool use of graphic medium to portray interview...

[dwightjones]

Johnny was a great man and musician, and he brought honesty to everything he did

[claytonatkins]

What he said about being ordained or called by God to preach or to sing, this is a very wise statement. Nobody can just decide to be a real preacher

[thorny]

"I'm not being brave at all after what I've been through, I just know how to handle it." Man, there's a life lesson there.

[ReformedRedpill]

Him wearing black for all those who were wronged and didn't know anything but the wrong way in life is the most christian thing on this planet. He felt their pain spiritually while acknowledging his own vices and made a point to share it. That's one of the many reasons why I loved Johnny Cash since I was a kid. He was the first Christian artist to not make his religion everything like Chris Timlin and still relate to people, way before Under Oath and As Cities Burn did it.

[geoghoul]

"I'm not brave after what I've been through, I just know how to handle it." how eloquently humble of him

[roomierent]

Johnny Cash was a true man of God - humble, somber, and devoted to helping the poor and downtrodden. He offers a valuable lesson for today's so-called "Christians."

[Sweet]

I dig these. I would love to see one with Nick Cave.

[ryanrosenblum]

They broke the mold when he made this man RIP Johnny