Rapper First REACTION to Johnny Cash - Man in Black ! I'm Speechless

[@jnecaise]

My favorite Cash fact. When he was in the Air Force he was in Signals Intercept while stationed in Germany. He is the one who intercepted the message about Stalin's death so he was probably the first American to know about it.

[@jkhawk1967]

Thank you for sharing that. I was raised on him, he has also been motivational, happy or sad, he is amazing.

[@CyberChunk77]

sounds apocryphal as hell. source? johnny is great but cmon lol.

[@rhondabaker1064]

Please do a reaction to his “One Piece at a Time” you will laugh

[@thomaswright7167]

He's the man period. Love j c.

[@lewistasso8866]

" I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been. Each week we lose 100 fine young men." A direct message about the Vietnam War taking place and those kids killed by politicians in Southeast Asia. We had 6 plaques at my old high school that memorialized those lives that could have been.

[@calli9296]

Never to late to grow- my dads favorite musician

[@andyb7963]

He was a tremendous human being, I've always stood up for the underdog and it's because of him

[@liquorandwhoas]

"... 'till things are brighter - I'm the man in black." Mic drop.

[@mitchchartrand]

Quit commenting and get back to reacting! We miss you, my german brother from another mother.

[@liquorandwhoas]

@@mitchchartrand LOL Mitch, you son of a motherless goat! Happy New Year and yess: I'll get back at it in February. Things have and still are changing massively here and I'm excited!

[@korybeavers6528]

Maybe I can carry a little darkness on my back..

[@harrytuttle8161]

if you ain't praying and buying a sword , you ain't ready . prepare with every thing you buy stock up , canned goods are good for 6 years , sugar , salt , alcohol , vinegar , bleach , FOOOD .

[@alexmethvin8876]

I think what alot of people may have missed is that he believed he was carrying the darkness on him by wearing black, and by that, helping others by keeping it off of them...and even while overburdened himself, spreads a message of reality, but also of hope.

[@daviddenney2698]

This song is huge for when and where it was. In this song: He called out over-incarceration, on a major network show, in prime time. This show was usually recorded at the Grand Ol' Opry for a taste of how conservative his viewership was likely to be. He had his own struggles with drugs, and alcohol and here he shows compassion for others in their struggles. The "hopeless hungry side of town" is hopeless and hungry because of redlining and racial discrimination and he's calling it out. Cash was born and lived in the South, his family was sharecroppers and he picked cotton as a kid, he knows what 'that side of town' means in those places. When he says they're losing "a hundred fine young men", he's talking about the Vietnam War. He's criticizing the currently-raging war on prime time network television, on his own show. He could have lost so much right there, but went for it anyways. He reminds us of the people we'd like to forget, the prisoners, the addicts, the sick, the lonely and old, those discriminated against for who they are or what they look like. He played concerts and made albums in prisons and brought hope to many there. Merle Haggard (a future working-class-supporting country star) was incarcerated at San Quentin when Cash played there and it inspired him to his own career. Cash is an icon.

[@matthewdooley7855]

Great breakdown!

[@gwydion56]

Thanks for this comment! A very excellent summary for those who might not understand the context in which this song was unveiled. It was a radical message delivered in a traditional form. Johnny was so much better than I could appreciate as a child.

[@GotWag]

💯🖤🖤🖤

[@lizturner267]

Wonderfully stated, I agree completely with this breakdown.

[@mistique77]

My late beloved uncle knew him😢

[@SickGirlRocks]

10:47 🧡🧡 I saw Sunday Morning Coming Down as a suggestion and I second, third, and 100th this!

[@RicoMusap-te3om]

Johnny cash sings with spirit!!!

[@billygilliland8974]

He was a genius and, from what I understand, he was a fine man. Love your reactions. If you've not done it, I'd love to see you react to "When Uncle Bill Quit Dope," by Johnny Cash.

[@shannonc2440]

Johnny Cash was a good man! His wife, June forever changed his life for the best. Rest in peace, Johnny!❤

[@oregonchick76]

I love that when a reporter asked Johnny Cash what heaven was like, he said, "This morning, drinking coffee, with June" or something along those lines. She brought him back to his faith, gave him a family he could not have imagined, and helped him defeat his demons. He clearly never forgot that.

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

11:11remberence day take a min for soldiers everywhere.hey?❤🇦🇺👉🇺🇸🫡🫵👍❤

[@WolvenHeart1]

I was a kid when this came out. Pops loved listening to him , he had a way of reaching people.

[@xkrickett]

Cash told stories about true heroes. "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer" which is a folk tale based on the life of a man who was a freed slave. Also "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" the only Indigenous American, who was a Marine that helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima.

[@GotWag]

Cash chokes you up because he's the real deal. He came from nothing, suffered tragedies, became addicted to drugs, and never lost sight of any of it. He was perfectly imperfect, and directly influenced hundreds of musicians from every genre, giving many future stars who were unknown a start on his show. Later in his career he became part of the supergroup "The Highwaymen". His last works produced by Rick Rubin were gold, many released after his death. His life story is worth a deep look, maybe even more so than his music.

[@jarrodmckinley8892]

My grandfather and I used to listened to him when we were in his truck! Unfortunately my grandfather passed in 93. We listened to all of the original outlaw country music!

[@laynestj]

Johnny Cash's life led him to have great sympathy for the disadvantaged. He came up extremely poor on an Arkansas cotton farm; he served in the Korean War; he was jailed more than once; he struggled with addiction to alcohol and amphetamines. He eventually re-dedicated himself to Christianity, which helped but did not cure his addictions. He performed several concerts at different prisons, offering music to the incarcerated.

[@mythgreatbritain5634]

He joined up during the Korean war, but served in Germany intercepting Soviet Army transmissions. Although Cash cultivated a romantic outlaw image, he never served a prison sentence. Despite landing in jail seven times for misdemeanors, he stayed only one night on each stay.

[@mikemaricle9941]

@@mythgreatbritain5634 Trivia: Johnny was the one to intercept, and decode a Russian message that Stalin was dead.

[@barbarawayland2424]

You should listen to his last song, When The Man Comes Around....chills and very emotional.

[@jamiem4941]

I’m already crying! I love that Snoop calls him the original gangster! It doesn’t matter the genre, Johnny is recognized as very special!

[@nickhawkins6054]

Exactly, he is THE MAN. THE MAN IN BLACK! He is what every man should strive to be! He has been through it all! Drugs, Alcohol, to the Lord Jesus Christ! He is the Southern Gospel King!

[@kizunadragon9]

Johnny was a hellraiser. Drugs, women, violence Johnny was heading down a bad road. Two things pulled him from that dark pit, The love of his wife June and god. Johnny lived it, and he sang about it

[@gailvolm3862]

Yes, he was on a destructive path, "but GOD".

[@billness7310]

I cry not heavy but I cry every time. I hear this song. Or at least when I watch it and see the passion in his face. I remember the song I'm 62 years old. I remember other songs by johnny real life hits you in the gut kind of stuff the country was but the johnny was so great at

[@mrsainsburys1]

Great reaction, Mr Cash is a total artist and representation of what music can do, much love 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍

[@renee5748]

You might be interested in checking out the Lenny Kravitz song called Johnny Cash. Lenny was living in the same apartment building as june and Johnny when his mother died. June and Johnny stopped in the hallway/stairs to comfort him and it meant so much that he wrote this song.

[@TexasDonna-xu6fq]

Thank you for sharing that info! I will be checking it out asap! Thanks

[@Becca53140]

Really?! Good stuff, thank you.

[@katmarino4120]

Wow that's amazing.....I know they were real believers and. ..did many good things to spread the gospel..🌏😊🎆🎆🤗

[@emmasurf8109]

I remember the reaction to this song on his tv show when he made the reference to Vietnam, and he was so brave to speak out. He has another short song Drive On before anyone ever said PTSD

[@TheThrillisGone]

For me, one of the saddest things is so many of the very people he stood for back in the day do not honestly like him for his values....

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

11;11 remberence day .take a min today.❤👍👉🇺🇸🫡❤🇦🇺🫵👍

[@jonathanyoungblood8676]

Johnny cash is real and the average person can feel a connection. Just about all of his music are gems 💎. I’m not going to give up on asking for my favorite cash song 13 haha my great grandma ruby would sing and sing all his major hits

[@mistique77]

Dolly had a tv show too and Kenny Rodgers was a staple and many other artists ❤ My late beloved uncle knew the man in black and always played his music ❤ he got to meet him in prison 😢 He was definitely the truth!!!

[@henrybyler4470]

The day he died I went to KZbin and listened to Johnny Cash, the Carters, got lost in that old music and I'll admit, I literally cried real tears. Not sure why it hit me so hard, but it just seemed like him passing was an end to an era.

[@rhiahlMT]

Ballad of Ira Hayes, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Highwayman (with the group Highwaymen) Ragged Old Flag. Great bits of America and storytelling there. Cash is an American Icon.

[@mitchchartrand]

Sunday Morning Coming Down. Written by Kris Kristofferson, who was a janitor at the Columbia offices and so knew Johnny, but only as an employee. Kristofferson was a helicopter pilot in the army reserve and landed a helicopter on Cash's lawn and gave Johnny a demo tape of the song. For a performance on Cash's TV show, NBC wanted Johnny to change the lyrics, but Johnny defiantly refused. Anyone who's had substance abuse issues will relate to the lyrics in the song. After Johnny recorded it, Kristofferson became a successful writer (Me and Bobby McGee), singer (Loving Her Was Easier), and actor (Blade). He was also one of the The Highwaymen alongside Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. After Sunday Morning Coming Down check out the song "Highwayman" by the legendary foursome.

[@laupstad]

I was at a Kris Kristofferson show once. Around 15 years ago, so not even before his fame. Very small venue in a small town in Norway. Just him, a bar stool and his guitar. No band, just a spotlight on him on a dark stage. The whole audience was silent and reverent. I think he took that as a sign of people not enjoying the show but nothing could be further from the truth. He started playing "Sunday coming down" but stopped playing it halfway through the song cause the audience went quiet. You could've heard a pin drop. He said something along of lines of "This really isn't me any more. It used to be, not any more". As if he was apologizing for the lyrics to an audience that didn't seem receptive. Then he started playing something else. But we were all in stunned silence listening to this legend. The atmosphere of the show wasn't rowdy either so there was no whistling and hollering. We we're just enjoying an intimate concert with one of the GOATS of country music. Heavy applauses after every song as well, but not a single sound while he was playing. I hope that show didn't bring him down cause he made all our lives brighter for being there. What an amazing performance.

[@findingmyrootswoolmarketms]

My absolute favorite version is Johnny and Kris performing this live with The Highwaymen. ❤️

[@seanstevenson9891]

On my Playlist. 👍

[@angelawilliams5153]

As if Kris Kristofferson wasn’t already sexy enough…. Very cool Thank you for that info!!

[@oregonchick76]

Sunday Morning Coming Down is my absolute favorite Johnny Cash song, and I'm forever grateful to Kris Kristofferson for writing it.

[@woodworkinggunnybear581]

He has a greatest hits album. Every song is great.

[@keltickelly81]

The late great Johnny Cash RIP ❤️

[@danrudnick5252]

This was during Vietnam. Which is why he got the big applause on the one line.

[@sherryramirez6329]

not much of a rap person aside from a little 80's stuff but Johnny cash HECK YEAH Loved him for decades

[@tobiassabot5851]

This dude is timeless, and in this case, that's sad, because all the things he talks about we still struggle with today. His message resonates because we still live in this same struggle. Great reaction.

[@quintondees4501]

This song is a masterpiece and coming from Johnny you KNOW his words are REAL....hard to have a dry eye with this one

[@maryd6745]

When I was a little girl, this song would play and at 7 or 8 years old this song choked me up also. I think it is the sentiment and the fact that there is so much wrong in the world but someone notices and they state it so well. But also, the fact that he would have this secret way of weaving his convictions into every moment of his being - like we all should be doing -? Thanks for sharing these songs and lyrics and doing it respectfully - times are different but we aren't, not really.

[@russellw7785]

Another great one is, I've Been Everywhere. And the ballad of Ira Hayes. A true story about an Indian who was at the battle of iwo jima, when they raised the flag in the famous picture. It's a sad story

[@russellw7785]

Johnny sings a song called, Long Black Veil. He did a version with Razzy Bailey, where Johnny sang back up and bass. It's a great listen

[@patdonnelly9392]

Great song by a Great legend! Thanks for this! Hey, I learned a lot about you here, which was cool! You are a very opened minded, gold hearted, responsible, Faithful, wise and thoughtful man. God Bless and stay awesome!

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

To realize that this was at, what many thought, was the peak of his career and national TV show. He got some flak from the establishment for coming out against the Vietnam war and in favor of the incarcerated. The man was not perfect but he never pretended to be. There are men that are more than their fame. Great men who gave great gifts to people. Johnny Cash is one of those. To me Mohammed Ali did so much more than simply be a great heavyweight champion. His greatness was in what he did outside the ring for the community and people in general and as a role model. Jimmy Carter’s greatness was in what he did outside the Presidency. We will never know all the lives we touch with our words and actions. So, it is important we try to do so with care and kindness. Love ya BP and all you do! I may not agree with you on some things but you keep doing you! It’s important.

[@jerseymurphy3612]

Johnny CASH HURT............... GREAT VIDEIO

[@jcwalter9973]

I’m a firm believer that music finds you when you need it. When you can hear the message.

[@markgulbranson7518]

When a man speaks from the heart, you can't pick him apart.

[@simontemplar3359]

Cash will choke you up because anytime someone speaks up for the downtrodden, something within us all resonates. He's preaching the Gospel right here.

[@justinatest9456]

Check out his song Ragged Old Flag - definitely a lyric video. It's like nothing else you've heard.

[@michellegray7892]

Something to note is since you reacted to his cover of 'hurt" which was his very last video-he was still in black. He NEVER forgot his words. Practice what you preach is a well known saying, but few have ever lived by that. Johnny Cash DID.

[@bradleymcconnell470]

Love Johnny Cash. Artists from all genres respect him. Watch a couple of videos of some interviews. Rap, metal, R&B, jazz, you name it lol I typed that as you said it 5:26. Anyways want to add this song in particular is simply amazing and I can listen to entire albums by him. I'd check out Drive On it was recorded in 1994 so late in his career another great song. I met him late in his life. I was at Walmart at 11 pm walking in the electronics. Just spending some extra energy tbh. And he was in a wheelchair and picking out a TV for his tour bus because the old one broke. He was a very nice man and had a strong handshake even in his weakened state. RIP Johnny. Like your perspective

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

When he said 100,000 young men dying, he was talking about those lost in Vietnam & how people here were not supportive. My brother was Boo'd when he got off the plane, after serving 3 tours. Tis song speaks to today as clearly/ We do need an army of men in black.

[@davidsutton5266]

a fact about Johnny Cash he is in the song writer's hall of fame, the country music hall of fame, the rock and roll hall of fame and the gospel music hall of fame. a legend and a very powerful perfomer

[@wilshade]

That song came out in 1971. I was ten years old then. Few of us knew how important Johnny Cash really was then. But, over time, it became apparent that he was a true American troubadour. It's both weird and fitting that appreciation for him is growing exponentially in current times.

[@MikirraGaming]

I'm pretty sure, The Johnny Cash show was one of the shows my family sat down and watched. This song still hits me hard in the feels now as it did the first time I heard it on that show.

[@crystallane9962]

You MUST see the movie Walk The Line. Bi opic of him and his wife June. Joaquin Phoenix plays Johnny and Reese Witherspoon plays June. (She won an Oscar for the roll.)

[@kathycash4419]

This is one of the best reactions for The Man In Black. Thank you for getting who he was and what he stood for.

[@henrybyler4470]

I appreciate the respect you showed for him. This song was during the Vietnam war, which he was against and his words about losing fine young men reflected that war.

[@shanegooding4839]

At the time this came out during the Vietnam War most perfomers wore brightly coloured clothes and many people were condemning those who were serving too. Johnny Cash had a different take on it: he supported the troops even though he didn't support war and as he said he wore black for the ones lost over there too.

[@margiewilson4324]

What made Cash so great is that he never forgot where he came from. A similar songwriter was Merle Haggard. Watch his video with Willie Nelson, singing Mamma Tried.

[@margaretervin8895]

Best role model for men, young or old

[@alanwarren5033]

Growing up in Hendersonville, bailing hay for JC, spending after work summer evenings on Cash's Cliffs doing back flips from 40 ft... climbing back up under the waterfall. JC sitting there with a cig hanging....LOVING us. He's more than y'all can ever grasp.

[@tom56ism]

Johnny cash had a tough life but never lost caring for others who are hurting. He was and will always be the real deal in Black.

[@sandbach7195]

God, I LOVE Johnny Cash

[@andrewc5750]

If you want the best of 2 worlds. Check out, "The devil comes back to Georgia" Charlie Daniels and Johnny Cash in the same song 😎

[@buckleymordecai9605]

Right?! Welcome sir.

[@mattiemathis9549]

I think Johnny would be sad that this song still resonates 60 years after he wrote it. 😢

[@Mr05Chuck]

More so if anything.

[@paulc1352]

Amazing song......

[@adijr1084]

I keep saying on these johnny cash reactions BP u need to have a movie night with your lady and watch walk the line. You will learn loads about johnny

[@kristibrown5899]

Great suggestion! One of my fondest memories in my life, was watching my Dad sitting on the side of the bed, guitar in hand, playing and singing I Walk the Line. ❤ Really hope he does react to it!

[@adamhardy3224]

You could say he is and was the rapper!! Lots of people say as much!! And lots of rapper take inspiration from his art. A true story teller!!

[@Asinnersavedbygrace-lc1fy]

Johnny Cash has been my husband's favorite music artist for about 40 years. He first became interested in him after reading a novel Johnny wrote about the apostle Paul, "Man in White." Since then, he has collected every song ever sung by Johnny Cash and saw him in concert once or twice (I didn't meet my husband until four years before Mr. Cash passed, so I can't say the number of concerts for sure).

[@degen83]

Johnny Cash was gangsta with his songs. So much fire and his lyrics are real to this day. Theres a reason he is so celebrated as a musician.

[@pyroishere]

One of the best reactions ever!!

[@firefighterchick]

Johnny Cash was as real as it gets. He was open about his struggles with his inner demons. He saw prisoners as people who had simply made some mistakes but weren't necessarily bad people. I'm not sure if I've recommended it before but please react to his cover of The Ballad of Ira Hayes. It's the true story of one of the Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima in WWII.

[@lowertheshield]

@BlackPegasusRaps Interesting that I found this channel, Black Pegasus, because of Ren. I am moved by your growth as a performer, dad, husband, as a human being as a result of the work you are doing. Modern artists are also creating music and lyrics just as powerful today. Ren is one of them. There are probably many others whom I am not aware. I grew up listening to Johnny Cash. He and many others of that time sang about real world challenges. Sadly, seems the similar struggles are active once again. This is why listening to Johnny Cash we can be so moved. The messages are timeless.

[@erikaronska1096]

Thank you for this! For a more light hearted song of his, check out “One Piece at a Time”

[@shawnooweldsparks4202]

we do the right thing because that's the way we were raised

[@Razorcat88]

He was a hell of a singer with a unique voice and a unique style. Even in the last years of his life he recorded some amazing songs!

[@jameslytle8527]

Johnny was a Veteran of the Air Force, a Staff Sargent I believe. I'd like to think that gave him a different perspective than many song writers of his time. Elvis is another example of a Veteran Army Sargent who made it big in Music. Johnny and E were both at Sun Records during the early part of their careers. Both men left this Planet as Christian Soldiers, and that fact is really the most important Achievement for them both.

[@lefty3141591]

I'm going to suggest a reaction to his cover of "I've Been Everywhere". An incredible cover of a tongue twister song. Not a lot of meaning but it is fun.

[@SBQDawn]

I got to meet the Man in 1972 I was 6 yrs old and my folks took me to see him and the Statler Brothers in Oshkosh WI. I was in the autograph line with my folks and when we got just a few feet from the stage I ran up to the stage and like most that age I had my arms up and yelled Mr Johnny. He looked down and smiled and promptly Picked me up carried me to a chair on stage and sat me on his lap I hugged him so hard and just planted my head into his chest which made him laugh .. I remember feeling so safe and he called over to his wife June Hey June I think we have another girl. She came over and said well John I do believe we have room. and laughed along (my folks were so embarrassed) then the Statler's came over and also hugged me and Harold Reid said John it ain't fair you get all the girls. Oh it was the best day ever. I've been absolutely a push over for bass voices ever since . It was a different time, for sure. I felt cared for in that moment and carry it in my heart. Love is special and "Family" is a bigger term than bloodline suggests.

[@Mikes5276]

Ain't No Grave (Can Hold My Body Down) is a late life masterpiece. Made around the same time as Hurt. Worth covering. Love his voice.

[@billness7310]

We need a man in black again is today.

[@carolynjoyner7695]

#1 because he is gone, #2 he speaks & sings truth from the heart, #3 and part of him grabs your soul and shakes you around for a time! He’s part of the music of that time, he, Elvis, there was a group of four, recording for Sun Records. My Almost 80 years of age causes me to forget important things like the other two names. Check them out!

[@orahrask4191]

Oh Youth, do you not know that yours is not the first generation who yearns for truth? I was 16yrs old then. I LOVE that 50 years later, profound lyrics are being rediscovered and reintroduced to young people who are yearning for their own peace. Bravo and thank you. 🙏

[@MikeyPea72]

BP this is art that needs to be heard, not forgotten. Those of us who come to it "late" are fulfilling a purpose in making it accessible to generations who missed it or wern't born when it was written. Its power does not diminish with age because of its relevance. You're "contribution" is to produce reactions like this. Thank you.

[@sammic7492]

I grew up listening to Johnny Cash my mum loved him and his music, and she always told me if I listened to him and his message, then I couldn't go far wrong as a person, and she was right.

[@Teresia12]

A legend in his time and forever.

[@srhankins68]

Johnny was brought to you by God at the perfect time for you my friend.

[@AK00777]

it's OK BP that you don't know what you don't know. What you're doing on this journey is remedying that and is a lot more than most do and it's important. I see you reflected in this song.

[@CherylHughes-ts9jz]

Johnny was such an OG Legend‼️🌹❤️RIP❤️🌹

[@albaPhenom]

I love this because you can tell how heartfelt it is. RIP Johnny Cash, immortal musical icon!

[@mattblatchley2061]

💯

[@seanstevenson9891]

If you loved this, you must do 'The Man Comes Around'. His opus. 😊

[@KalebStephens-cg4bs]

Speaking truth always resonates to us that understand!

[@Jude_196]

BP - He has had that affect on A LOT of us, for YEARS, MAN!! :) GLAD to see you realizing the importance of this man. He was one of a kind, really, and TRULY MISSED! THANKS for reacting to his music and being open enough to welcome it to your ears!! HUGS!!

[@PatriciaFralick-w7t]

Man in Black is an awesome song. He has so many more to choose from, Ring of fire. Ira Hayes and many , many more. I hope you enjoy the rabbit hole of Johnny Cash. He also formed a band called the Highway Men with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, And Kris Kristofferson. They also have some awesome songs that you will probably like. They were known as the outlaws as well as Hank Williams Jr.. They are all awsome singers. Johnny and Waylon are my very favorites.

[@justinatest9456]

Another lyrical banger is his cover of Sting's I Hung My Head that he recorded at the end of his life. An amazing story, and delivered as only Johnny can. A lyric vid will make sure you catch it all.

[@jasonlove6931]

He is a great storyteller.

[@randomperson6433]

His storytelling transcends genres and generations. He was a true artist. Punks love him. Metalheads love him. Country fans love him. Rappers love him. I couldn’t chat with a rapper or country fan about much in music but if the topic turned to Cash we’d find common ground.

[@jamesleasure8836]

Johnny was America's story-teller. Thank you for re-discovering and sharing his story and talents.

[@sandyleewhite]

Forever in our hearts Johnny Cash, and may you *RIP* Man in Black 💖💖💖 And you, Black Pegasus, you made this old lady cry, which doesn't happen often, but well worth the price, of finding out, how much Johnny Cash was the real deal, & know there will always be people who do care, it is just where you are looking 💖💖💖

[@themojoslide]

They say if the grand canyon could sing it would sound like Johnny Cash! My friend you are barely scratching the surface with Johnny Cash! So much great stuff to come! Remember to check Sunday morning coming down! Another powerful tune!

[@matthewdooley7855]

Cash is authentic, and that connects at a different level. This is like the original "Rich Men North of Richmond". Johnny had a conscience as a wild youngster, but kept that conscience as he matured. Priceless. Check out "Ballad of Ira Hayes" if you get a chance. Really amazing true (at least partially) story. This and "We are the World" are great examples of artists using their platform. What artists today are trying to do the same?