Trent Reznor honoured by Cash cover

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has revealed that he felt honoured by Johnny Cash's cover of his song 'Hurt'.

The rocker disclosed to The Sun that he initially disliked Cash's "invasive" version because it was a song that was intensely personal to him.

He said: "[Producer Rick Rubin] called me to ask how I'd feel if Johnny Cash covered 'Hurt'. I said I'd be very flattered but was given no indication it would actually be recorded.

"Two weeks went by. Then I got a CD in the post. I listened to it and it was very strange. It was this other person inhabiting my most personal song.

"I'd known where I was when I wrote it. I know what I was thinking about. I know how I felt. Hearing it was like someone kissing your girlfriend. It felt invasive."

However, Reznor admitted that he was won over by the cover when he saw the accompanying music video, saying: "What a powerful piece of art. I never got to meet Johnny but I'm happy I contributed the way I did.

"It felt like a warm hug. For anyone who hasn't seen [the video], I highly recommend checking it out. I have goose bumps right now thinking about it."

Reznor added: "That's something that matters to me. It's not so much what other people think but the fact that this guy felt that it was worthy of interpreting."