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HE LANDED A HELICOPTER IN JOHNNY CASH’S YARD—JUST TO BE HEARD

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1960s—Nashville. Kris Kristofferson was a Army Ranger, Rhodes Scholar, and helicopter pilot—but he dreamed of writing songs. So he quit the safe path and became a janitor at Columbia Records, slipping demos to Johnny Cash. Cash barely noticed. Some demos reportedly even ended up in a lake. Then Kristofferson got desperate. One weekend, he landed a National Guard helicopter in Cash’s front yard, hoping the stunt would finally get him heard. It worked. Cash eventually recorded Kristofferson’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” and it became a No. 1 country hit. Years later, Kristofferson stood beside Cash as a Highwayman. The janitor had become a legend. What would you risk to make someone finally hear your voice?
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