My Father and the Man in Black2012

Saul Holiff:
[On Johnny Cash - the person] He's not what he appears to be. In many cases, he's more than he appears to be and, in some cases, possibly less... and the fact that his marriage lasted so long. They had a lovely son together, who has done well. I would have to say overall it's a very happy story, you know, like a guy who prevailed against incredible odds and did extraordinarily well as have the people around him. I mean, I didn't come out of this suffering either. Everyone who knew him might have different views about how situations could have been handled differently but when you have as much power as he had, he was okay with people. He could have been like some of your horror stories you read about. He wasn't like that. On the other hand he'd step out of character and drive a hard bargain when you least expected, and be tough, so you never knew what was coming down. If he thought you were trying to be a smart-ass, it was curtains. [Original Source: "Country Music News" May 2007]