Johnny Cash is going be celebrated by MTV for what is apparently an amazing video, featuring Johnny - who is horribly ill with autonomic neuropathy - singing as an old man, interspersed with clips of him as a younger (and healthier) man. The song, a Nine Inch Nails number called "Hurt," addresses dealing with the wreckage of a life ruined by drug abuse, a topic Johnny knows well. If his choice of a Nine Inch Nail's song seems odd, this is not the first time he has covered contemporary rock music - his version of Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" is unbelievable. The first link above goes to the Washington Post; here is one to a similar CNN story, and you can see the video here on the director's web site.

I realize this topic is a little out of keeping with the general discussion here at Remove All Doubt, but good news about the legendary Man in Black is, in my view, always appropriate.

UPDATE: The best place to see the video seems to be at the Rolling Stone website, on this page. Click on "Hurt" - you have to register (free) to see it.
- posted by Anonymous @ 4:06 PM