Johnny Cash RIP -1932 – 2003.

Music icon Johnny Cash died September 12th, 2003. More below.

Quick ‘Cash’ fun facts:

• Cash has sold 90 million+ albums world wide.
• He allegedly once broke his toes trying to kick his way out of a jail cell
• His first band was called ‘Landsberg Barbarians’
• Johnny broke 5 ribs when an Ostrich kicked him in the chest.
• He was allegedly the first person to ever be sued by the U.S. for starting a forest fire

Johnny Cash’s first recordings ‘Hey Porter‘ and ‘Cry! Cry! Cry!‘

‘Ring Of Fire‘ is a cover song originally written by his wife June.

Johnny was an ordained minister.

Johnny was part of a country supergroup with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson called The Highwaymen.

Muhammad Ali claims he wrote this poem ‘Truth’ for Cash. Turns out Ali plagiarized it but Johnny died thinking Ali wrote it.

‘I Walk The Line‘ was a promise to stay faithful to his first wife, Vivian (he wasn’t).

‘Boy Named Sue‘ is a cover song. (written by the same guy who wrote Dr Hook’s Cover Of A Rolling Stone)

Johnny spent time in jail but never actually went to prison.

Cash wore black as ‘a protest statement against racism, the treatment of poor people by wealthy politicians, the condemnation of drug users and prisoners, and the war in Vietnam.’

Trent Reznor praised the “sincerity and meaning” of Cash’s Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt cover.

Travis Barker, Flea, Iggy Pop and more star in his ‘God’s Gonna Cut You Down‘ music video.

Finally, learn about the life of Johnny Cash via ‘Walk The Line’.

RIP Johnny Cash.