The 1991 grunge anthem Johnny Cash was nervous to record: “Not my kind of song”Usually, the performer is the boss whenever they walk into the studio. Johnny Cash may not have worried about maintaining good delivery, but he admitted that he wasn’t the biggest fan of having the grunge classic ‘Rusty Cage’ in his repertoire. By the time Cash got picked up by Rick Rubin, there were still some questions about whether he would ever get back to his roots. Once the grunge revolution kicked into high gear, singing about the darker side of life was almost too perfect for Cash to take on. For all of the great music that Cash could channel through his own music, it’s songs like ‘Rusty Cage’ that he should be remembered for after his death.