April 14, 2006
The Genius of Cash (and Klosterman)

"Here is the easiest way to explain the genius of Johnny Cash: Singing from the perspective of a convicted murderer in the song 'Folsom Prison Blues', Cash is struck by pangs of regret when he sits in his cell and hears a distant train whistle. This is because people on that train are 'probably drinkin' coffee'. And this is also why Cash seems completely credible as a felon: He doesn't want freedom or friendship or Jesus or a new lawyer. He wants coffee.

Within the mind of a killer, complex feelings are eerily simple.

This is why killers can shoot men in Reno just to watch them die, and the rest of us usually can't."

- Chuck Klosterman, Pop Culture Genius

Posted by scotty at April 14, 2006 12:47 PM
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p\s who saw the johnny cash tribute last nite? tim robbins paid great respect!!!!

Posted by: batman on April 26, 2006 01:01 PM

how hot and mysterious is the 'Man in Black' xoxo

Posted by: batman on April 16, 2006 01:12 PM

All I gots to say is....I'm fucking loaded!

Posted by: Killerov on April 14, 2006 09:36 PM

Top 5 words in Scott's newest post....

1. pangs
2. felon
3. eerily
4. genius
5. drinkin'

I think I missed a couple top fives a while back.... thought I'd make up for it....

Posted by: bri man on April 14, 2006 02:54 PM
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