Ultimately, Reznor was flattered a man of Johnny Cash’s stature would consider covering “Hurt,” so he gave the go-ahead. Johnny’s version ended up more bare-bones.

Johnny Cash. Eight years after Nine Inch Nails released The Downward Spiral, country icon Johnny Cash cut a version of the song “Hurt” for his debut, American Recordings, ...

Earlier in that interview, Cash even stated that he could have imagined a younger version of himself penning Hurt - made famous by the industrial metal pioneers Nine Inch Nails nine years prior ...

Hurt” – a song on Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 release The Downward Spiral – came to the attention of the country legend Johnny Cash in 2002, through a mutual friend, the producer Rick Rubin ...

"The Nine Inch Nails version of the song is very noisy, aggressive. Johnny was wary!” ... Johnny Cash, "Hurt" Video. 10 Rock + Metal Covers More Famous Than the Originals.

What Makes Johnny Cash’s Version of “Hurt” Unique? His version is deeply emotional, with his weathered voice adding a layer of personal pain that resonates deeply with listeners.

That’s Trent Reznor, talking to Thursday’s Geoff Rickly in a 2004 Alternative Press interview, about “Hurt.” Two years earlier, Johnny Cash had recorded his cover of “Hurt,” the guts ...

Johnny Cash remains the king of Nashville, Tennessee, ... One couple choked back tears as they watched an intensely powerful video for Cash's version of "Hurt," his last hit song in 2002.

On Friday, Johnny Cash's posthumous album "Songwriter" released after more than 30 years in the making. His son John Carter Cash spoke to producing his late father's shelved record.

"Having Johnny Cash, one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time, want to cover your song, that's something that matters to me" But for many (at the time) younger music fans, it was the Man In ...

He was born J.R. Cash on February 26, 1932, and would go on to change his name twice. First because the Air Force wouldn't permit him to use his initials as a first name, so J.R. Cash named ...