Johnny Cash by Robert Hilburn - ISBN: 9781780220956
Paperback
The Man in Black’s untold story: faith, addiction, and musical immortality.

Johnny Cash

The Life

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  • Paperback

    688 pages

  • Release Date

    28 October 2014

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Summary

‘Johnny Cash … Every man could relate to him, no man could be him, and only one man could get inside his head - Robert Hilburn’ BONO

People don’t just listen to Johnny Cash: they believe in him. But no one has told the Man in Black’s full story, until now.

In Johnny Cash: The Life, Robert Hilburn conveys the unvarnished truth about a musical icon, whose colourful career stretched from his days at Sun Records with Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis to his remarkable, br…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781780220956
ISBN-10:1780220952
Author:Robert Hilburn
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:688
Release Date:28 October 2014
Weight:528g
Dimensions:133mm x 199mm x 43mm
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Critics Review

Johnny Cash was a man both extraordinary and ordinary. Every man could relate to him, no man could be him, and only one man could get inside his head - like Robert Hilburn.

Hilburn’s biography has the sort of immense scope and tremendous insight that comes from years of interviewing such a truthful, troubling subject - SUNDAY TIMES

Johnny Cash and Robert Hilburn are two of the true blessings of my life. Both the best at what they do and each a gifted artist. It’s a killer combination

A warts-and-all biography follows Johnny Cash, a rebel and outsider, from one drama to the next. It’s a must-read - THE TIMES

This is the definitive biography of an American original - ECONOMIST

Hilburn has pulled off the rare feat of making the dispassionate truth more extraordinary than the myth - MOJO

A brilliant story of an even more brilliant songwriter

Hilburn displays a deeply felt affinity with his subject

Johnny Cash … Every man could relate to him, no man could be him, and only one man could get inside his head - Robert Hilburn

About The Author

Robert Hilburn

Robert Hilburn was a music critic and pop music editor for the Los Angeles Times for more than three decades, and has worked closely with all-time greats Elton John, Bono, Michael Jackson, John Lennon and Johnny Cash.

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