The Man In Black, Johnny Cash, Uncovered in these Little Known Facts

The Man In Black, Johnny Cash, Uncovered in these Little Known Facts

Trista - December 27, 2018

The Man In Black, Johnny Cash, Uncovered in these Little Known Facts
Cash performing in Bremen, West Germany, in September 1972. Heinrich Klaffs/Wikimedia Commons.

18. Cash Was Addicted to Drugs and Alcohol

Johnny’s lifelong addictions to drugs and alcohol began in the 1950s, at the same time that his career was taking off. As such, he cultivated a “bad boy,” outlaw image that he would never be able to dispense of, despite his gospel records and induction to the Gospel Hall of Fame.

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