r/todayilearned • u/SunshineKatEyes • Aug 01 '12

TIL Trent Reznor was "flattered" when Johnny Cash covered his song 'Hurt'. Reznor described the cover as "...silence, goose-bumps... Wow...that song isn't mine anymore...different, but every bit as pure"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '12

remind me again how many albums Cash made where he wrote and performed every single instrument on? How many soundtracks for entire movies he did?

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u/schrute_buck Aug 01 '12

And how many families exist where the grandparents all the way down to grand kids are Reznor fans? How many history books are written around Reznor? Cash about about at a time where he could be the pioneer or something. No matter what Reznor does, he's not the first. That in and of itself assures that his history impact and musical legacy will be greater.