Cash - The Autobiography

Johnny Cash, Patrick Carr

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

2000

320 páginas

10h 40m

ISBN-13: 9780002740807

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.

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Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash conta a própria história do jeito que viveu: com intensidade, sinceridade e sem frescura. É como se ele estivesse te contando tudo num papo de bar — desde a infância no campo até os palcos do mundo, passando por vícios, fé, amor e redenção. Não é um livro perfeito, mas é real. E isso basta. Pra quem curte biografias com alma (e música boa de fundo), vale muito a leitura.
Eu fiz uma sugestão de playlist com músicas citadas ou comentadas em Cash: A Autobiografia, ideal para acompanhar a leitura ou mergulhar no universo do Johnny Cash:

Playlist – Johnny Cash: A Autobiografia em Música

Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash

I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Man in Black – Johnny Cash

A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash

Sunday Morning Coming Down – Johnny Cash (escrita por Kris Kristofferson)

Get Rhythm – Johnny Cash

Big River – Johnny Cash

Hey Porter – Johnny Cash

Cry! Cry! Cry! – Johnny Cash

Jackson – Johnny Cash & June Carter

It Ain’t Me, Babe – Johnny Cash & June Carter (cover de Bob Dylan)

Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) – Johnny Cash

Greystone Chapel – Live at Folsom Prison (escrita por um prisioneiro, e Cash adorou a canção)

Long Black Veil – Johnny Cash

The Ballad of Ira Hayes – Johnny Cash

Rock Island Line – Johnny Cash

Hurt – Johnny Cash (não citada no livro, mas fecha bem a jornada, como epílogo musical)