I grew up listening to Johnny Cash, as my mother and father were both fans of his music. I am still haunted by “Sunday Morning Coming Down” when I hear, as that was my dad’s favourite song of Mr. Cash’s. I recognise, as I mentioned above, a dualist individual in him. Granted, there are two sides to everyone, but Johnny Cash is probably one of the most obvious cases of it in my mind.

There’s a story that Andy Kaufman’s friend, Bob Zmuda, tells about meeting Johnny Cash. It’s in Bob’s book, “Andy Kaufman Revealed: Best Friend Tells All!” Backstage at the Johnny Cash Christmas Special where Andy was supposed to be a guest(I think), Andy and Bob saw an old man backstage, sitting down at a desk, wearing thick glasses, doing paperwork. They are wondering where Johnny is. They hear someone say “Five minutes, Mr. Cash”, and the guy takes off his glasses, stands up to his full height, and straightens himself up…turns out it’s Johnny.

Just goes to show that people are full of surprises and hidden sides.

-Nicole

-Nicole

-Nicole