Trent Reznor on Johnny Cash’s Cover of Hurt
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (songwriter of Hurt) in a 2005 interview for Rolling Stone about seeing Johnny Cash’s video cover for the first time: “I saw the video and it took my breath away. Immediately my throat had a lump in it, and at that point, it really struck home. It was heartbreaking. I had goosebumps, which I have right now even thinking about it. It became really inspiring to me.… It works. And it probably works better than my version.… I haven’t listened to my version since then.”
Mortality is a bittersweet pill.
Jonathan Blake said,
December 12, 2007 @ 2:55 pm
Also worth checking out is Johnny Cash’s cover of One by U2. Here’s the U2 original for comparison. Dammit if I don’t like Cash’s version better. I want American IV.
Jonathan Blake said,
December 13, 2007 @ 6:11 am
At the risk of sounding like a fanboy, Personal Jesus is also excellent. It was adapted by Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante who did a brilliant job.