Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Dale Johnstonis an American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist. Johnston was the subject of the 2005 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. Johnston has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has been regarded as an important figure in outsider, lo-fi and alternative music scenes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth22 January 1961
CitySacramento, CA
CountryUnited States of America
artist wanted
I've got something to live for, because I always wanted to be an artist; I always wanted to be famous.
medicine wish juniors
I wish I had never got manic depression. When I was in junior high, I didn't know what was the matter with me. It was as if I'd died or something. Now that I go to a clinic and get the right kind of medicine, I am not as depressed as I used to be.
shining tvs sun
The sun don't shine in your TV!
united-states trouble ifs
I like to tour, but I prefer to tour in the United States. If I go overseas, I tend to get into trouble.
love-is answers
Love is the question; Love is the answer.
believe inspiration artist
I believe in spiritualism. It's like, when you listen to music or something and then you're sort of primed. If you're an artist, you're sort of primed and inspired, and you start drawing, you sort of have the spirit of what you're listening to, still in you. You just have sort of an inspiration.
favors savior
Do yourself a favor, become your own savior.
understood
To understand and be understood is to be free.
believe names devil
I believe in God, and I certainly believe in the devil. There's certainly a devil, and he knows my name.
artist trying stories
Listen up and I'll tell a story about an artist growing old. Some would try for fame and glory; others aren't so bold.
said worst worst-things
Most of the worst things said about me, I've said myself.
book kids thinking
When I was a kid, I always thought that I'd be a comic book artist. It took a long time to start thinking that I could be a musician.