Rick Rubin recalls Johnny Cash’s last days in the new Rolling Stone. Cash called the producer the day after June died.
RICK RUBIN: He told me, ‘I have to get to work. If you don’t have something for me to do every day, I’m going to die.’ He really believed music was the only thing he had left to live for.
Nearly blind and wheelchair-bound, Cash recorded thirty songs until his death four months later. His frail whisper of a baritone makes this different than the other Americans.
RICK RUBIN: It’s a hard record to listen to and it’s really sad, and it’s beautiful. I absolutely love it. It’s the music he wanted people to hear.
American V: A Hundred Highways contains the last song Johnny wrote, “Like The 309.” Stream it at MySpace.
Everybody take a look
See, I’m doing fine
Then load my box on the 309.
Cash released his first single fifty-one years ago this week. The final chapter in the American series hits stores on the 4th of July.
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Wow.
That is just … wow.
Both strong and weak. Heartbreaking and heartwarming. Cheers for the heads up.
LONG
LIVE
CASH
rest in peace.
its just been leaked on oink
I’ve got the mp3 for “God’s Gonna Cut Down” over here – http://culturebully.blogspot.com/2006/06/johnny-cash-american-v-hundred.html
I miss Johnny Cash.
And I thought American IV was sad. Jesus.
Great stuff.
This is amazing. I can hardly wait for American V…it’ll be great to hear the last work that he did as he knew his life was nearly finished…I already love this.
Wow.
Johnny gets me all choked up.
Also check out Johnny June duetting “Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?” on “Wildwood Flower,” her final album.
let the posthumous grammys flow
Long Live Johnny…
Great stuff on the new album, honestly, in my
opinion among the best he’s done…way way way
up on the top in my book.
Can’t wait for American VI (the real last installement…Rick said there’s enough material for another one…)
This stuff is gold…
We Miss You JR,
-Amadeo
What is the significance of the number 309?
could you explain what’s the 309 and why he mentined it in the song
most likey a reference to the Phantom 309 a song by Red Sovine
I really really sad for his death,he was the best.now ,when i’m writing this,i’m crying about him