I'm not really comfortable calling any music artist an icon. But if any artist deserves that title, it is Johnny.

Of course right now his career is getting a lot of attention. The American sessions albums, especially the last one, giving a huge boost to his fame just before his and June's deaths added to the movie and all of the tribute albums and TV show have put a well deserved, ling overdue spotlight on him. He was a great artis and a fascinating man. But he was no icon, ;)