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RIP - Daniel Johnston 14:19 - Sep 12 with 2259 viewshomer_123

An inspiration to many musicians although never really made it himself.

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RIP - Daniel Johnston on 14:22 - Sep 12 with 2248 viewsfooters

Indeed. A very sad day. Been listening to him all morning :(

He had a rough old time of it and it looked like the meds were taking an ever more serious toll.

RIP to a great man

If I can bring myself to, might have to watch The Devil and Daniel Johnston again tonight


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RIP - Daniel Johnston on 14:24 - Sep 12 with 2238 viewswkj

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RIP - Daniel Johnston on 14:30 - Sep 12 with 2218 viewsMelford

RIP - Daniel Johnston on 14:24 - Sep 12 by wkj

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RIP - Daniel Johnston on 15:09 - Sep 12 with 2174 viewsSwailsey

Very sad. Several of his albums got my through my teenage years.

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RIP - Daniel Johnston on 15:26 - Sep 12 with 2147 viewshomer_123

RIP - Daniel Johnston on 14:24 - Sep 12 by wkj

What would you say is your favourite work of Johnson's on a personal level?


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RIP - Daniel Johnston on 16:43 - Sep 12 with 2095 viewsmanchego

I am a musician and have never heard of him before.
I think I know all the genres as well.
So I feel very odd about this. He is also more or less my age.

Never normally have I, literally, never heard of an "influential" musician.
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RIP - Daniel Johnston on 19:39 - Sep 12 with 2023 viewsgordon

RIP - Daniel Johnston on 16:43 - Sep 12 by manchego

I am a musician and have never heard of him before.
I think I know all the genres as well.
So I feel very odd about this. He is also more or less my age.

Never normally have I, literally, never heard of an "influential" musician.


Not unsurprising, he was revered on the basis of cassette tape recordings, wasn't a particularly good guitarist or pianist, no production values, wasn't a great singer - but somehow some of his songs capture human vulnerability and fragility in a way few artists can do. More of an influential song-writer than an influential musician, really, if this is a meaningful distinction.

This film is an interesting watch:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436231/
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RIP - Daniel Johnston on 06:53 - Sep 13 with 1948 viewsJohnny_Boy

RIP - Daniel Johnston on 16:43 - Sep 12 by manchego

I am a musician and have never heard of him before.
I think I know all the genres as well.
So I feel very odd about this. He is also more or less my age.

Never normally have I, literally, never heard of an "influential" musician.


Think it's fair to say the majority of folk first heard of him via Kurt Cobain wearing his merch.
There's a great documentary about Johnston, charting his mental illness + strained relationship with his parents. The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005). Worth checking out.

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