Will Oldham on the events that led to Johnny Cash covering "I See a Darkness"

In the latest Life of the Record episode, Will Oldham describes the strange turn of events that led to Johnny Cash covering "I See a Darkness." Oldham describes meeting Matt Sweeney, who later met Rick Rubin and heard about Johnny Cash covering Bonnie "Prince" Billy's "I See a Darkness." When Oldham met Rubin directly, he was invited to play piano on a session with Cash. Oldham describes flying out to California, even though he couldn't play piano, but relished the opportunity to meet Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. He found himself in the studio working on the song, while sitting in the booth with Cash to lead him through the performance.

Full episode: https://lifeoftherecord.com/bonnie-pr...

Life of the Record podcast, episode 34: The Making of I SEE A DARKNESS by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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