Sad new from the subways: BART busker Jesse Morris, the man who's been lighting up our morning commutes for years with his pitch-perfect Johnny Cash covers, reportedly passed away Sunday night, taking his own life.

Back in 2009, he talked with BART's Melissa Jordan:

“I kind of fell in love with [Johnny Cash]„” he says. “And then realized, 'Oh, I sound kind of like this dude.'” The more he sang Cash's songs, the more he perfected the sound. He doesn't dress like the Man in Black — a knit cap, nose ring and punk-patched jacket are more his style, and he once had a mohawk — but he is happy to be known as “the Johnny Cash guy.” “Kind of like an Elvis impersonator, but not as cheesy,” he says.

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