As his career was taking off in the late 1950s, Cash started drinking heavily and became addicted to amphetamines and barbiturates.
بعد انطلاقه مهنيًا في نهاية الخمسينيات، بدأ كاش يفرط في شرب الخمر، وأصبح مدمنا على الأمفيتامين والباربيتورات.