Taking inspiration from the classic Run DMC and Aerosmith collaboration 'Walk
This Way', the self-proclaimed saviour of rock & roll burst on to a stagnant
scene in a wave of controversy and hype at the end of the 1990s. Swaggering to a
mix of hip-hop beats and thrashing rock guitars, he rapped with a gruff country
twang and brashly strutted the image of a hard-drinking superstar.
After a decade without serious recognition his fourth album 'Devil Without a
Cause' (1998) achieved a startling breakthrough, selling eleven million copies.
Amid a high-profile relationship with Pamel...