Countrymusiklegende, Mann der Religion, tablettensüchtiger Raufbold, Bewahrer amerikanischer Traditionen und schließlich Kultfigur für die junge Generation. Er war der »Man in Black« und eine Persönlichkeit voller Widersprüche. In dieser Autobiografie, die auch die Grundlage für den Erfolgsfilm »Walk the Line« bildet, berichtet Johnny Cash über Höllenzeiten und Höhenflüge, über seine Kämpfe und hart errungenen Triumphe und über die Menschen, die ihn geprägt haben. Cash schrieb das Buch sechs Jahre vor seinem Tod.
Since his first recordings in 1955, Johnny Cash has been an icon in the music world. In his newly discovered poems and song lyrics, we see the world through his eyes. The poetry reveals his depth of understanding, both of the world around him and within – his frailties and his strengths alike. He pens verses in his hallmark voice, reflecting upon love, pain, freedom, fame and mortality.
Illustrated with facsimile reproductions of Cash's own handwritten pages, Forever Words is a remarkable new addition to the canon of one of America's heroes. His music is a part of our collective history, but here he demonstrates the depth of his talent as a writer.
Edited and introduced by Paul Muldoon, as well as a foreword by John Carter Cash, this is a book sure to delight and surprise fans the world over.