Johnny Cash: An American Legend

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Summary: A very informative book
Review: This book describes the tragedy, accomplishments, loved ones, and close friends of Cash's life. He was a dark, somber and broodingly quiet by nature, not prone to making friends easily and he rarely talked without giving his first words much thought. His wife June gave Cash a playful sense of life. Cash, in return, anchored June with a weight that grounded her in reality. Although people thought of his music as rock n' roll, Cash found that as an insult and said his music is from the country spirit within his soul. He was devoted to his music and spent much time in the record studio with his close friends Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. Johnny had two daughters from his previous marriage to Vivian and their names were Rosanne and Kathleen. He regretted the fact that due to his drug abuse, he was separated from them and no longer had the duties of being a father. I liked Johnny Cash because even though he had multiple drug addictions and had dealers throughout the country, aside from his difficult life, it is very impressive to me that he can do al of these drugs, have a hangover, and be able to go on stage the next day in a different state and perform perfectly fine. He had been through many depressing stages of his life aside from the drug addiction, which makes me so envy of him. He was also so dearly devoted to his wife, especially near the end of his life, although whenever she would tell him her worries about his health and drug addiction, he would ignore her completely. Vivian is another character that I envy. She had been through so much with Cash through his addiction but still loved him just the same, and both in love with their music. Growing up in Arkansas working on a cotton field with his two brothers and sister was just the beginning of his difficult life. Such a talented singer that he was, most of his album's reached the top of the country charts. This book accomplished the history and achievements of Cash, though I would have liked to see more of what his personal thoughts were, what was deep inside his soul since he was such an interesting man. Johnny Cash is truly, "The Man in Black".