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Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston has been played over 160 times on NTS, first on 29 June 2013. Daniel Johnston's music has been featured on 88 episodes.

Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – c. September 11, 2019) was an American singer-songwriter and visual artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home, and his music was frequently cited for its "pure" and "childlike" qualities.

Johnston spent extended periods in psychiatric institutions and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He gathered a local following in the 1980s by passing out tapes of his music while working at a McDonald's in Austin, Texas. His cult status was propelled when Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was seen wearing a T-shirt that featured artwork from Johnston's 1983 album Hi, How Are You.

Beyond music, Johnston was accomplished as a visual artist, with his illustrations exhibited at various galleries around the world. In 2005, his struggles with mental illness was the subject of the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He died in 2019 of undisclosed causes at the age of 58.

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Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston has been played over 160 times on NTS, first on 29 June 2013. Daniel Johnston's music has been featured on 88 episodes.

Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – c. September 11, 2019) was an American singer-songwriter and visual artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home, and his music was frequently cited for its "pure" and "childlike" qualities.

Johnston spent extended periods in psychiatric institutions and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He gathered a local following in the 1980s by passing out tapes of his music while working at a McDonald's in Austin, Texas. His cult status was propelled when Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was seen wearing a T-shirt that featured artwork from Johnston's 1983 album Hi, How Are You.

Beyond music, Johnston was accomplished as a visual artist, with his illustrations exhibited at various galleries around the world. In 2005, his struggles with mental illness was the subject of the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He died in 2019 of undisclosed causes at the age of 58.

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True Love Will Find You In The End
Daniel Johnston
Stress Records1998
Some Things Last A Long Time
Daniel Johnston
Shimmy Disc1990
Spirit World Rising
Daniel Johnston
Shimmy Disc1990
Walking The Cow
Daniel Johnston
Not On Label (Daniel Johnston Self-Released)1983
Story Of An Artist
Daniel Johnston
Eternal Yip Eye Music2006
Speeding Motorcycle!
Daniel Johnston, Yo La Tengo
Singles Only Label1990
Tears, Stupid Tears
Daniel Johnston
Shimmy Disc1990
Get Yourself Together
Daniel Johnston
Not On Label (Daniel Johnston Self-Released)1983
Joy Without Pleasure
Dan Johnston
Stress Records1988
Casper The Friendly Ghost
Daniel Johnston
Not On Label (Daniel Johnston Self-released)1983