Hurt johnny cash when was it recorded

The secret to the signing? Ruben would offer Cash something he offered all artists — complete creative freedom. Johnny Cash explained his first meeting, and initial hesitancy, with Rick Rubin. When I came off stage, my manager, Lou Robin said there was a man named Rick Rubin that would like to meet you. He would like to record you. I said I don't want to meet him. Lou said yeah, I think you might like him.

I asked why and he said, he's not like the rest of them. I told him bring him back and there's Rick. I said so if you had me on your record label, what would you do?

He said what I would do is let you sit down before a microphone with your guitar and sing every song you want. I had always waited for that opportunity. After Cash signed with Rick Rubin's, a lot of people were understandably confused and even a little wary. Just don't put yourself in a situation where you're not going to get the respect you deserve. I just couldn't bear to think about him going out and playing to year-olds who didn't know or care who it was they were listening to.

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This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info. Johnny Cash and his cover of Hurt are iconic, even in the years after his death.

The song is considered by many to be one of his saddest songs ever, with a video to match. But the story behind the song shows how it turned out to be a beautiful swansong for the singer. It was the industrial band who first recorded the song in and later publicly performed it. The song, written by Trent Reznor, references self-harm and heroin addiction. Charwinger21 CC BY 3. A video was made to go with the Nine Inch Nails version of the song, which showed the band performing live with a scrim in front of them, onto which various representations of grief, damage, and decay were projected.

Later live renditions of the song by the band, however, were generally much more sparse and toned down, certainly until the final chorus arrived, when the rest of the band would join in see video below to see a rendition. Although an unlikely combination on the surface, Cash and Rubin were a strong creative combination, with Rubin persuading Cash to step outside of his comfort area in regard to both song recording and the type of live concerts he would play the memorable Glastonbury Festival being an example.

Rick Rubin in As well as removing a profanity, the change also had the effect of adding a crucifixion image to the song, which would be exploited later in the video. Reznor was still not convinced by Cash covering the song though and was unimpressed when he first heard the recording. Movie Director Mark Romanek was charged with making the video for the Cash version. He had previously produced videos for artists such as Madonna, Beck and Lenny Kravitz, and had been begging Rubin for a chance to work with Cash for some time.

He set out from the start to try to capture the essence of Cash, contrasting the cocky younger singer with the increasingly frail 71 year old man that Cash had become Cash was already suffering a severe health decline by this time and would die seven months after the video was made. In an echo of the Nine Inch Nails original video, he also interspersed the film shots of Cash with images of decay, such as rotting fruit.

The museum was close to the home where Cash and his wife lived for thirty years, but had been closed for some time and was now in a state of advanced dereliction.

Cash agreed to this, demonstrating both artistic and personal courage. Sadly, the nearby Cash home was destroyed by fire in I wrote some words and music in my bedroom as a way of staying sane, about a bleak and desperate place I was in, totally isolated and alone. Johnny Cash died on on September 12, , aged His passing followed the unexpected bereavement of his beloved wife, June, less than four months earlier.

Some people have speculated that Cash's death was hastened, due to a broken heart over June's untimely passing.