Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny CashMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
In High Fidelity (2000) John Cusack as Rob Gordon says, "But I have to say my all-time favorite book is Johnny Cash's autobiography Cash by Johnny Cash."
I now can see why this quip bears scrutiny. I have read, literally, hundreds of biographies in my life and this is one of the very best. Cash's personality and depth exude from these pages as if he was telling the reader personally his recollections and thoughts around the table in his tour bus "Unit One" between one stop and another. This feels very personal and authentic. Cash brings in history of the South, country music and more in revealing chapters that each read like a topical essay on his Bible spirituality, battles with drug addiction, sense of home and family, love for his wife June Carter Cash and more.
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