As Lowe tells the story, he had one verse of this done and sang it for his then-father-in-law, Johnny Cash. Cash nodded and didn't say much, but then every time the two saw each other he would ask, "Nick, how's 'The Beast in Me' coming?"
Lowe eventually understood what Cash was saying to him: "That's a great song, dummy. Finish it!"
As Lowe tells the story, he had one verse of this done and sang it for his then-father-in-law, Johnny Cash. Cash nodded and didn't say much, but then every time the two saw each other he would ask, "Nick, how's 'The Beast in Me' coming?"
Lowe eventually understood what Cash was saying to him: "That's a great song, dummy. Finish it!"