Pardoning Johnny Paycheck was probably the most constructive thing Dick Celeste did as a governor of Ohio. Governor Celeste never met a tax he didn't like.
Prison sometimes, to somebody that thinks back, is extra clarity. I was an extreme addict cooking meth shooting meth. It wasn't what I was doing to myself, it was what I was doing the other people. I was destroying families. Shooting dope with people that had children. When I finally sobered up it broke my heart. People would tell me they will just get it somewhere else. Not from me, never again.😞.
Deep inside, this man is good. He spent many years battling himself and his demons, it took a jail sentence to make him realize what he needed to do. And after that he has just been an incredible man up until his death.
Paycheck was one of the greatest raw talents ever. He was a man with so many natural blessings who seemingly did everything he could to squander them. As if he couldn't help himself and that in his heart he felt like he didn't deserve anything good in life. How is that possible with all those hits that he died broke? George Jones had to pay for his burial.
So talented and still underrated! Everyone knows him for that one song but he has so many that are so much better! Real outlaw bluesy sad country is my favorite music! RIP paycheck
