Yes little ones Kurt cobain was a listener of Daniel Johnston, and he was inspired by Daniel's amazing and original music....but he RIPPED OFF the PIXIES get it right!!
Actually, Kurt got the 'Hi, How are you?' shirt from a friend before he ever listened to Daniel. Kurt's inspirations were more Black Sabbath, the Melvins, and Leadbelly.
Kurt. I should have specified but yea Kurt Cobain was the pepsi generations head cheerleader but The Pixies had that sound first but whatever I'm just splitting hairs over here.
Does anyone else think the fancy cinematography just is really offputting and doesn't fit Daniel or juxtaposes him or something? Maybe I just look too far into trivial things. Great video though.
To anyone who "doesn't get" Daniel Johnston, check out Fun. Its more sophisticated production makes his rawness more palatable, and shines a spotlight on what a brilliant songwriting talent he really is. And if you don't get then... well, then you don't get music.
He's like Marmite, love it or hate it. I think the man is a true genius. This is one of his best tracks in my opinion. If you don't like, by all means don't listen. He's not a great singer, and mediocre guitar player, but he still manages to create something more beautiful than most of the mainstream crap we hear on the radio daily. This man has a soul, and it shows in his music. May he continue to delight his fans with his amazing songs. :)
I don't mean any disrespect, but do you guys listen to this because you think it sounds good or because this man has a condition of some sort which disables musical ability? I am absolutely baffled at the views his videos have, as I see no talent of any sort being displayed here. Like I said, I don't mean any respect, I am just wondering.
I almost got an erection when I saw this video in the suggested videos list. I love Rollins, and I only found out about Daniel today yet I can already say he is another one of my favourite musicians.
The thing with Daniel (as if there was only one) is his songs are totally unadulterated. He never does or even thinks of what other people want him to do or expect of him. His childlike innocence was his weakness and the key to his greatest triumphs. And if you one who is listening and thinking "ugh"...please watch the documentary and listen again. You'll thank yourself for it.
i can somewhat admire his bravery and maybe passion for what he loves, however music is much more then few chords and decent lyrics. Besides, there are plenty good songs, but not much good music.
My name is Sid from UK independent clothing brand Retreat.
AS a huge fan of singer/songwriter/artist Daniel Johnston, we have been given permission by Daniel's brother and manager Dick to be able to use two of Daniel's artwork for 2 exclusive tee designs.
The two designs are entitled "Lost Death" and "Alone With My Thoughts"
both designs are £20.00 each printed using waterbased ink
@haliotropic The fact that you're 'not hearin it' doesn't mean other people can't. To contrive an an ulterior motive for following his work and consciously attribute that to other people instead of respecting their opinions, as you have done just because your opinion differs, is not only a completely self absorbed thought process but also about as narrow minded as a pigeon
@raaaak As a pigeon, I take offense to your careless and generalized comments about my kind being narrow minded. To disparage such an upstanding branch of the animal kingdom while likening your personal enemy to something you have little understanding of and respect for is reproachable.
@SupernovaKANGAROO As a Narrow Mind I take whole-hearted offense at your outrageous suggestion that being narrow minded is somehow negative or disparaging. Long have my kind prospered without even the slightest detection by most Minded folk. Yet here you are, speaking nonsensical gibberish about pigeons and branches...shame on you sir. No matter what you say, I will know I'm right. Shame on you...shame...
@haliotropic haha, I love how you automatically feel that your taste is far superior to everyone else's. Taste in art is the most subjective thing in the world. Sorry you have so much to learn.
@haliotropic yet this guy will be remembered forever. no one will remember you because you wont do anything with your life. have fun living in your imaginary world where everyone else is cattle for liking things that you do not.
This guy is an inspiration. Don't ridicule him, because I'll bet you probably haven't got the guts to do what he does. He's the guy onstage and you're the guy watching the guy onstage.
My name is Jack Woodward. I've spent the past few years churning out music as fast as possible. Most cats record an album a year and call it a day. They deliberate on the shit that they're going to do before hand and deface the initial inspiration of the music into obliteration. I try to capture it at the moment of conception. I don't question what I'm being told, I just write it down. Check out my music videos to hear the songs I conceived in this fashion.
I've respected him ever since I found-out about all of the amazing bands and musicians that he's influenced and inspired, but I didn't really, fully appreciate him until I saw him play live. I've seen hundreds and hundreds of bands play and I can tell you, with any hesitation or question, that I have NEVER seen anyone else perform with such pure, raw feeling and emotion! It was breathtaking! Truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I wouldn't trade for anything! He was stunning!
When I hear people say daniel johnston sounds like crap and all this...I can't believe you guys. He just operates on a different scale, it's a different plane, and it's beyond good or bad. You can interpret it as bad but, you're missing the point. It simply exists as an expression, and it's better described as honest and personal, rather than wrong.
Jesus christ and I thought Bob dylans voice could be annoyin, this guy can not sing!! what key was that..oh yeah it isnt just one. He's all over the damn place. And the lyrics a bit" whoa as me"...There is always two sides to every story.
@It'sJoshman11 Rock Rock..Rockin roll high school. Dude, hahhah.Your funny!! I love Joey Ramone. Look, I aint refuting the fact that Daniel has writing skills. And fact is BobDylans a fucking genius in my book. Your not understanding my position. Point is you don't have to be the best vocalist to be heard or make a million. Uh, I think Taylor proved that. And no i'm not talkin James Taylor! I'm talkin Taylor Swift. I buy their music just as I would Daniels. I'm just sayin his voice is rough.
@ItsJoshman11 look man. I dig the unusual. Truely I do. I like musicians who stand & be themselves. Now, in alot of cases they unfortunantely don't make it to famous status. Because some do not have the trifecta / it factor. What is the" it "factor? Well, in my believe one who writes their own. both lyrically & musically. If they can pull of the vocal as well...well then...It's SHAZAMEEEEEEEE...I don't dicredit media. It takes alot networking and media as well. And that take time and money.
@ItsJoshman11 yikkes ran out of room.=P I would like to know about Daniel. He strikes me as a bit different. I liked the vid U posted. He's quite sweet. and funny. Is he also a comedian? Loves the Beatles! I cant say that it would be fair to place or judge Taylor in the same catagory. One is young and the older. And given Media. And yet lyrically that makes them different as well. Dont ya think? Sad but her experiences that she writes are a bit shallow. His have more intrinsic depth. :)
fucking genius he lyrics are so on point his sense of humor and despair are not matched by any other song writer of any generation. when he dies im gonna be depressed forever
his distorter and obvious state of mind is childish, Daniel did something very few could, he used a child like and innocent metaphors to define dark deranged paranoia, angst and depression. that's why he is great.
@northspack if your a child for your entire life you pick up a few things, they are innocent in their nature not their experience. don't dismiss the handicapped so quickly. i work with them.
@mykalmint400 But he is only schitzoeffective Bipolar not MR, or I might be wrong since I am what I just mentioned. I don't see myself innocent, maybe I am, maybe I am not, but I am paranoid. Let's just call it genius simplicity. This guy is the best
I love Daniel because he's the perfect example that you can take three simple chords, a horrible voice, and produce something beautiful and catchy that absolutely obliterates 90% of all music ever produced.
@TheLowArtGloominati wrong, nothing about Daniel is HORRIBLE, absolutely nothing. Artists that create and contribute, create their own standards in the the first place and need no measurement to compare in mainstream or other wise. By the way the song is four chords.
@TheLowArtGloominati 1st off this song is 4 chords G C A D and i think his voice is amazing maybe u should go back to your lady gaga home page and stay there
@TheLowArtGloominati I agree. I remember thinking, when i first heard his stuff, that it was better than almost anything i'd ever heard. I don't really like him on a personal level, i'm not inclined to like his music...but it's just undeniably incredible.
That blond doesn't even know who he is, yet she says " im honored to introduce DJ uncut ", i highly doubt anyone there including Henry, know how influential this man is. He will go the rest of his life ignored, and the mainstream will steal his ideas.
@illuminatijews OK, I can see where you could think that about her. I'm surprised though that Rollins would not garner enough respect in your mind to doubt him having heard a Daniel Johnston tape before. Anyone that I have ever played ' Yip Jump' for has instantly become a fan. You are not that unique in your appreciation of Johnston.
@dorkhunter1 what fuck do u know shit face Daniel is one the best fucking song writer ever only a dutch who knows nothing about music would say he sucks
this ballade is so beautiful... it proves that Daniel, by taking absolutely no care about success because of his mental disease, has found a way to pull out some rare but perfectly pure pieces of poetry out of all the shit that his life must be made of now.
genius variation at 2/3 of the video. i love that guy
TylerAnselmo, DJ got his teeth knocked out when he was subdued by the police in 1985. It was when he was standing in the water at the university. He ballooned up in weight because of the medicine he has been on. He looks about 10 years older than he really is. He' 48. Great songwriter.
@dorkhunter1 Who said he was "cool"? You appear to be making a ridiculous assumption that he is some kind of esoteric trend due to him being bipolar. I'm sick of tossers like you who make ignorant sweeping statements about anything that doesnt appeal to them. The reason DJ has his fans is because he is a tremendously gifted songwriter who can express himself in a painfully direct way not because he is "cool", he isn't even trying to be that.
@raaaak A lot of the time you can be a cool guy when your not TRYING to be that. You do know this don't you? You know when people express themselves the way he does I consider that very cool.
@ggggggggwar I have no problem with that, what I objected to was someone suggesting that DJ has built up a cool status just because he has manic depression
@raaaak If someone thinks it's cool to have a manic depression...they should do their research on all the suicides and homicides that take place directly related to the disease. As far as DJ goes..I still can't get over how cool it is that he can channel it all in his music.
@raaaak Unquestionably a lot of the interest in Daniel Johnston has to do with his bipolar disorder and mental illness history. To suggest otherwise is not only ignorant, it is dismissive of the powerful impact of his illnesses upon his music and the type of man it takes to make such music despite such pain.
@Geofferic I wasn't trying to suggest otherwise. I was arguing against someone who was saying that DJ has no talent and that the only reason he has a following is because his fans think it is cool to be mentally ill. Of course his illness has had an impact on his creativity but I don't think it's given him some kind of bullshit x factor and I equate such a straw man argument with people who say "If John Lennon wasn't dead you wouldn't like his music" etc..
@raaaak dood... i don't think you or anybody else can speak for Daniel Johnston. If you want to know what he thinks then write him a letter. The man can simply speak for himslelf. IT'S ART! AND ART SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!
@jenniferkay91 I have a right to express my opinion so shall speak when I feel strongly about something. I don't see what your problem is in me defending him and his art. Art does speak for itself but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be discussed
WHat the F*** this doesnt look anything like him..I just watched the devil and daniel johnston...IF this is him he looks like shit...Its like he doesnt have his top teeth in this video??
you have to bear in mind that hes been in and out of mental institutes for years and has been on prescriptive drugs for most of his life - i doubt anyone looks normal after that...
oh my, that was bloody awful...
icecatseventyseven 1 week ago in playlist Henry Rollins Show Performances
I LOVE DANIEL JOHNSTON HE IS GREAT!!!!
drewtoonz 2 weeks ago
Yes little ones Kurt cobain was a listener of Daniel Johnston, and he was inspired by Daniel's amazing and original music....but he RIPPED OFF the PIXIES get it right!!
thSubliminalCriminal 1 month ago
@thSubliminalCriminal
Actually, Kurt got the 'Hi, How are you?' shirt from a friend before he ever listened to Daniel. Kurt's inspirations were more Black Sabbath, the Melvins, and Leadbelly.
ImagoCanis 6 days ago
@ImagoCanis
That's cool dude. He still ripped off the pixies though.
thSubliminalCriminal 5 days ago
@thSubliminalCriminal
Who? Kurt, or Daniel?
ImagoCanis 2 days ago
@ImagoCanis
Kurt. I should have specified but yea Kurt Cobain was the pepsi generations head cheerleader but The Pixies had that sound first but whatever I'm just splitting hairs over here.
thSubliminalCriminal 2 days ago
@thSubliminalCriminal
Nah, you're not splitting hairs. I've long since gotten over being defensive about my own opinions. c:
ImagoCanis 10 hours ago
this is talent this is art. i love you Daniel
melinaHermes 3 months ago
weird hearing that blonde girl say "butthole" haha.
elliotgardiner360 3 months ago 2
He is slowly metamorphosing into Uncle Phil.
Jcolinsol 3 months ago
Great as usual:)
ddddanmark 3 months ago
Daniel sings from the heart. check out Daniel's Tomorrow's Child at popgod.com
trustyoureye 3 months ago
@trustyoureye daniel sings from his ass
icecatseventyseven 1 week ago in playlist Henry Rollins Show Performances
Awesome!
Jakeypoo806 4 months ago
hey, didnt kurt cobain where that shirt? oh thats right, it was yours to start with. youre awesome daniel.
cyreen888 4 months ago 3
Genius is simple. Don't kill the message because the old man wears sneakers you don't like without a Starbucks logo on his forehead.
fireblossom2u 4 months ago 3
btw daniel... nice shirt :)
universalsingularity 5 months ago
Does anyone else think the fancy cinematography just is really offputting and doesn't fit Daniel or juxtaposes him or something? Maybe I just look too far into trivial things. Great video though.
universalsingularity 5 months ago 2
Which song does he perform?
NintendoSegaSonyGuy 5 months ago
@NintendoSegaSonyGuy the song is named Mask.
goldwold 5 months ago
I like to here her say butthole surfers :)
ScarCaskt 6 months ago 3
To anyone who "doesn't get" Daniel Johnston, check out Fun. Its more sophisticated production makes his rawness more palatable, and shines a spotlight on what a brilliant songwriting talent he really is. And if you don't get then... well, then you don't get music.
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11salparadise 6 months ago
The song is called Masks. fucking a wonderful if you ask me.
AllieMo24 6 months ago 4
@AllieMo24 AGREED!!!!!
hearay1010 6 months ago in playlist Heather
He's like Marmite, love it or hate it. I think the man is a true genius. This is one of his best tracks in my opinion. If you don't like, by all means don't listen. He's not a great singer, and mediocre guitar player, but he still manages to create something more beautiful than most of the mainstream crap we hear on the radio daily. This man has a soul, and it shows in his music. May he continue to delight his fans with his amazing songs. :)
PenileDemon 6 months ago
@PenileDemon completely true
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ATPTheMovie 7 months ago
What's the name of this song?
AdnoldProductions 7 months ago
@AdnoldProductions Mask
Alk3ohol 7 months ago
I don't mean any disrespect, but do you guys listen to this because you think it sounds good or because this man has a condition of some sort which disables musical ability? I am absolutely baffled at the views his videos have, as I see no talent of any sort being displayed here. Like I said, I don't mean any respect, I am just wondering.
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AluminumCyclops 7 months ago
@AluminumCyclops Shut THE FUCK UP and LISTEN!
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AluminumCyclops 7 months ago
@7surplus7society7 We listen to confuse you. Us and Justin Bieber are in on it. We were going to tell you...
TheFriendlyPig 7 months ago
....fantastical
fishnetsNcigarettes 7 months ago
I giggle everytime I hear her say 'Butthole Surfers'...lol
Bfuckin7 7 months ago
Is temptated a word?
Kamzik2006 8 months ago
@Kamzik2006 it is now
AHarmlessBlackMan 6 months ago
I almost got an erection when I saw this video in the suggested videos list. I love Rollins, and I only found out about Daniel today yet I can already say he is another one of my favourite musicians.
SebbeSucksBawlz 9 months ago
His yoke is heavy
xyoop 9 months ago
don vitto
pappydinksmoms 9 months ago
that's hard core....."despairing like rain......upon an open grave."
rosskstar 10 months ago 4
This is what kurt wanted in the end. Just happieness and no comercial pressures by a idotic audience
MegaLamka 10 months ago 6
@MegaLamka BOOM! You nailed it to the fuckin' wall.
zabba312 8 months ago
Mask
TJJ0808 10 months ago
Can we get Brother Daniel some teeth, please?
CARDUELIS999 10 months ago
whats the name of this song!
Bakery994 10 months ago
The thing with Daniel (as if there was only one) is his songs are totally unadulterated. He never does or even thinks of what other people want him to do or expect of him. His childlike innocence was his weakness and the key to his greatest triumphs. And if you one who is listening and thinking "ugh"...please watch the documentary and listen again. You'll thank yourself for it.
cranie4 11 months ago
He has such a unique way with words. I adore him.
mothbits 11 months ago
he is great because hes amazing
explosionsfrommybutt 11 months ago
i can somewhat admire his bravery and maybe passion for what he loves, however music is much more then few chords and decent lyrics. Besides, there are plenty good songs, but not much good music.
eleminatus 11 months ago
i wish more people could be this badass, this is like a new level of badassery, simply amazing
axis1250 11 months ago 4
Seems like her broken heart the loving part was missing.
RebelThoughts 1 year ago 3
This song and this artist have more heart than 99% of the BULLSHIT that the music industry keeps polluting the airwaves with these days.
RebelThoughts 1 year ago 3
are people defending themselves? or daniel johnston?....when responding to criticisms of him
HearMyFreedom 1 year ago
Daniel is playing tonight in Houston, TX at Fitzgeralds It's his 50th Birthday Party!
CelestialWoodway 1 year ago
Great performance.
TageSavage 1 year ago
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both designs are £20.00 each printed using waterbased ink
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retreatbrand 1 year ago
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You gotta be fuckin kiddin me right?
Is it cuz kurt cobain said this guy is hot? HA!
You bunch of cattle .. so easily manipulated haha......
.... ya ... this guy? .... im not hearin it.
haliotropic 1 year ago
@haliotropic The fact that you're 'not hearin it' doesn't mean other people can't. To contrive an an ulterior motive for following his work and consciously attribute that to other people instead of respecting their opinions, as you have done just because your opinion differs, is not only a completely self absorbed thought process but also about as narrow minded as a pigeon
raaaak 1 year ago 19
@raaaak As a pigeon, I take offense to your careless and generalized comments about my kind being narrow minded. To disparage such an upstanding branch of the animal kingdom while likening your personal enemy to something you have little understanding of and respect for is reproachable.
SupernovaKANGAROO 8 months ago 24
@SupernovaKANGAROO :D :D coo
raaaak 8 months ago
@SupernovaKANGAROO As a Narrow Mind I take whole-hearted offense at your outrageous suggestion that being narrow minded is somehow negative or disparaging. Long have my kind prospered without even the slightest detection by most Minded folk. Yet here you are, speaking nonsensical gibberish about pigeons and branches...shame on you sir. No matter what you say, I will know I'm right. Shame on you...shame...
fanaticalpirateship 1 month ago
@haliotropic I hear what you're saying, but you might be surprised by a great number of his tracks if you were to hear more.
dicsballer9 1 year ago
@haliotropic haha, I love how you automatically feel that your taste is far superior to everyone else's. Taste in art is the most subjective thing in the world. Sorry you have so much to learn.
Kravis63 1 year ago
@haliotropic yet this guy will be remembered forever. no one will remember you because you wont do anything with your life. have fun living in your imaginary world where everyone else is cattle for liking things that you do not.
xgoxdiexxx 8 months ago
buckets of talent but not when it comes to guitar.....stick him in front of the piano and its a different ballgame
MythicShot 1 year ago
I love how he's standing alone..like he always has. Beautiful.
noburningbushes 1 year ago
Amazing
rjboody 1 year ago
WOW!!!
rjboody 1 year ago
This guy is an inspiration. Don't ridicule him, because I'll bet you probably haven't got the guts to do what he does. He's the guy onstage and you're the guy watching the guy onstage.
mannequingloom 1 year ago
I like how shes says Butthole Surfers
MikeSkiera 1 year ago
My name is Jack Woodward. I've spent the past few years churning out music as fast as possible. Most cats record an album a year and call it a day. They deliberate on the shit that they're going to do before hand and deface the initial inspiration of the music into obliteration. I try to capture it at the moment of conception. I don't question what I'm being told, I just write it down. Check out my music videos to hear the songs I conceived in this fashion.
bassgod89 1 year ago
What kind of guitar is Johnston using here?
omgwtfitslauren 1 year ago
@omgwtfitslauren Just looks like a cheap classic...I don't think he really cares
zkagtrendy 1 year ago 2
What song of his is this?
muahahaha101 1 year ago
@muahahaha101 The song is called Mask.
MjHall 1 year ago
I've respected him ever since I found-out about all of the amazing bands and musicians that he's influenced and inspired, but I didn't really, fully appreciate him until I saw him play live. I've seen hundreds and hundreds of bands play and I can tell you, with any hesitation or question, that I have NEVER seen anyone else perform with such pure, raw feeling and emotion! It was breathtaking! Truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I wouldn't trade for anything! He was stunning!
OatmealSchnapps 1 year ago
who the hell gave henry rollins a show?
cbr0oks 1 year ago
@cbr0oks Someone awesome.
xgorebreath 1 year ago
@cbr0oks I don't know who it was but I'd like to thank them.
eNRGy27 1 year ago
I want that shirt!!! :D
ajo101 1 year ago
@ajo101
hear the record first...
DeathBySitar 1 year ago
@DeathBySitar Already did.
ajo101 1 year ago
The more unique the individual, the greater the suffering.
keytoothed 1 year ago
When I hear people say daniel johnston sounds like crap and all this...I can't believe you guys. He just operates on a different scale, it's a different plane, and it's beyond good or bad. You can interpret it as bad but, you're missing the point. It simply exists as an expression, and it's better described as honest and personal, rather than wrong.
Lobsterkin 1 year ago
Who knew Michael Moore could play guitar?
Zepster77 1 year ago
Jesus christ and I thought Bob dylans voice could be annoyin, this guy can not sing!! what key was that..oh yeah it isnt just one. He's all over the damn place. And the lyrics a bit" whoa as me"...There is always two sides to every story.
funfabmegan 1 year ago
@funfabmegan two sides to this one too.......three
middleclassgangster 1 year ago
@funfabmegan shut the fuck up the guy has talent he is an emotional singer that expresses himself the way he wants to and that's all that matters
go listen to limp bizkit or my chemical romance
i bet you think the ramones suck because of joey's voice
ItsJoshman11 1 year ago
@It'sJoshman11 Rock Rock..Rockin roll high school. Dude, hahhah.Your funny!! I love Joey Ramone. Look, I aint refuting the fact that Daniel has writing skills. And fact is BobDylans a fucking genius in my book. Your not understanding my position. Point is you don't have to be the best vocalist to be heard or make a million. Uh, I think Taylor proved that. And no i'm not talkin James Taylor! I'm talkin Taylor Swift. I buy their music just as I would Daniels. I'm just sayin his voice is rough.
funfabmegan 1 year ago
@funfabmegan sure but as weird as it seems DJ has more talent than taylor swift well i don't think it's hard to find out
ItsJoshman11 1 year ago
@ItsJoshman11 look man. I dig the unusual. Truely I do. I like musicians who stand & be themselves. Now, in alot of cases they unfortunantely don't make it to famous status. Because some do not have the trifecta / it factor. What is the" it "factor? Well, in my believe one who writes their own. both lyrically & musically. If they can pull of the vocal as well...well then...It's SHAZAMEEEEEEEE...I don't dicredit media. It takes alot networking and media as well. And that take time and money.
funfabmegan 1 year ago
@funfabmegan * correction belief....and I ment to say pull off. sorry.
funfabmegan 1 year ago
@ItsJoshman11 yikkes ran out of room.=P I would like to know about Daniel. He strikes me as a bit different. I liked the vid U posted. He's quite sweet. and funny. Is he also a comedian? Loves the Beatles! I cant say that it would be fair to place or judge Taylor in the same catagory. One is young and the older. And given Media. And yet lyrically that makes them different as well. Dont ya think? Sad but her experiences that she writes are a bit shallow. His have more intrinsic depth. :)
funfabmegan 1 year ago
For what have you come here?... for a musician?, for a singer?
He is nothing of that. This man is a poet, so stop critizing him for what he is not.
Don't waste your time, people who loves poetry will come to hear Daniel, no matter if he sing bad or doesn't play a guitar at all.
so... shut the fuck up!
DaremoS 1 year ago
awful voice, awful guitar playing, but the AMAZING lyrics make up for everything. "now the fires that burn are more than what she started". damn.
candlewhiskey 1 year ago
What album is this on?
childpear 1 year ago
I think he has a cool sounding voice and you don't need to make very complicated music to make it good.
SchoolYardOrgee 1 year ago
wow, his guitar playing isn't bad at all in this performance
AUSROTTENY2K 1 year ago
love him but he looks like a drunk michael moore here
scottiewazhere9407 1 year ago
@dendro80 lol :]
xXxEmoBoyKillsxXx 1 year ago
love daniel johnston, saw him live when he played here in uk hes amazing
crybabywithoutacause 1 year ago
dan should get it on with heidi may
docksidebum 1 year ago 8
i cant get over this performance.. it means alot. kudos to rollins
errcycoo 1 year ago
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errcycoo 1 year ago
If you don't think this guy is one of the top 10 lyricists ever, you are whats wrong with America.
Poopsmith01 1 year ago 3
fucking genius he lyrics are so on point his sense of humor and despair are not matched by any other song writer of any generation. when he dies im gonna be depressed forever
MrSlaughteredu 1 year ago
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This is humiliating. Where's the video of Stephen Hawking playing keepy uppy?
mlidis 1 year ago
This song is amazing. The melodies he creates in his music are beautiful.
RebelThoughts 1 year ago
his distorter and obvious state of mind is childish, Daniel did something very few could, he used a child like and innocent metaphors to define dark deranged paranoia, angst and depression. that's why he is great.
northspack 1 year ago 28
@northspack
Exactly.
oskoobigwheela 1 year ago
@northspack if your a child for your entire life you pick up a few things, they are innocent in their nature not their experience. don't dismiss the handicapped so quickly. i work with them.
mykalmint400 1 year ago
@mykalmint400 But he is only schitzoeffective Bipolar not MR, or I might be wrong since I am what I just mentioned. I don't see myself innocent, maybe I am, maybe I am not, but I am paranoid. Let's just call it genius simplicity. This guy is the best
Neoherrera 1 year ago
"Mask"
Valerian1 1 year ago
hi guys anyone knows whats the name of this song? Thanks.
1713162434 1 year ago
I love you Daniel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1713162434 1 year ago
DJ could win a John Wayne Gacy look-alike contest for sure.... good thing he's into Casper and not clowns.
slackmaster2000 1 year ago 2
I swear this sounds like something the Beatles could have written in their early years
MonroeCt 1 year ago
I love Daniel because he's the perfect example that you can take three simple chords, a horrible voice, and produce something beautiful and catchy that absolutely obliterates 90% of all music ever produced.
TheLowArtGloominati 1 year ago 71
@TheLowArtGloominati
perfectly said.
ewchew 1 year ago
@TheLowArtGloominati wrong, nothing about Daniel is HORRIBLE, absolutely nothing. Artists that create and contribute, create their own standards in the the first place and need no measurement to compare in mainstream or other wise. By the way the song is four chords.
ironfang678 1 year ago 2
@TheLowArtGloominati 1st off this song is 4 chords G C A D and i think his voice is amazing maybe u should go back to your lady gaga home page and stay there
66644666 1 year ago
@TheLowArtGloominati that is so true!!
MrArchangelfilms1 1 year ago
@TheLowArtGloominati I agree. I remember thinking, when i first heard his stuff, that it was better than almost anything i'd ever heard. I don't really like him on a personal level, i'm not inclined to like his music...but it's just undeniably incredible.
TheShinobidog 1 year ago
@TheLowArtGloominati he has a beautiful voice though.
mellowtonen 1 year ago
@TheLowArtGloominati
im not defending this dude er nuthin, but to be fair hes playing 4 chords.
drgonzo213 1 year ago
@TheLowArtGloominati it's actually 4 chords G C A D
66644666 1 year ago
@TheLowArtGloominati He doesn't have a horrible voice, asshole.
o0o0michelle0o0o 10 months ago
@TheLowArtGloominati its four chords
partyhardydardy 10 months ago 2
@partyhardydardy HAHAHAA
Anders898Avey 10 months ago
@partyhardydardy so is 90% of the music you probably listen to...what's your point?
jvs512000 9 months ago
@jvs512000 i was just sayin man. and i listen to daniel johnston turd. you think i came on here to talk shit about him?
partyhardydardy 9 months ago
@partyhardydardy Sorry man, I thought you were ripping on it... my mistake. Peace!
jvs512000 8 months ago
This man is a badass because he can tear your heart out when he sings and make you cry like a little girl..........................
TheJ253 1 year ago
That blond doesn't even know who he is, yet she says " im honored to introduce DJ uncut ", i highly doubt anyone there including Henry, know how influential this man is. He will go the rest of his life ignored, and the mainstream will steal his ideas.
illuminatijews 1 year ago
@illuminatijews Henry Rollins actually hand picked the artist who would play on his shows. So he knows who DJ is
SatanicalEve 1 year ago
@SatanicalEve
You misunderstood my comment, i was saying that people in general dont know who he is.
illuminatijews 1 year ago
@illuminatijews OK, I can see where you could think that about her. I'm surprised though that Rollins would not garner enough respect in your mind to doubt him having heard a Daniel Johnston tape before. Anyone that I have ever played ' Yip Jump' for has instantly become a fan. You are not that unique in your appreciation of Johnston.
jamesandrew2000 1 year ago
Daniel is a true poet of our time, last time, this time, and everyone's time.
30SecondDogWalk 1 year ago 3
God, this dude is mentally ill has been in and out of institutions all of his life but yet he still writes a good piece of poetry and music.
This guy amazes me. My hat's off to you Mr. Johnston.
MrCrimpshrine 1 year ago
*moved to tears*
kleshco 1 year ago
these is so much hate in the world. When you read these texts and see how people communucate.
stephenpayne85 1 year ago 4
@dorkhunter1 only a real shti face fag uses miss spell in theyre insult
i might not be able to spell good but at least i aint no retarded fuck that think hes cool you cunt face fuck
darkstar3108 1 year ago
@dorkhunter1 what fuck do u know shit face Daniel is one the best fucking song writer ever only a dutch who knows nothing about music would say he sucks
darkstar3108 1 year ago
He means it.
Bless you Daniel. x
Big Fan. Saw him on the Barbican in London in 2006. Kissed a girl for the first time the day after - married her 3 years later.
paulwady 1 year ago
@paulwady
AWESOME!
DJ is GREAT!
dont be afraid to peel away the plastic that covers your world so thoroughy.
there is beauty to found, if you want it. (but only if your looking)
GNARLSON 1 year ago
for some reason i cant stop listening to this song...
oneill8390 1 year ago
LOL it's ridiculous how catchy this song is. So awesome.
iamericwhite 1 year ago 2
this ballade is so beautiful... it proves that Daniel, by taking absolutely no care about success because of his mental disease, has found a way to pull out some rare but perfectly pure pieces of poetry out of all the shit that his life must be made of now.
genius variation at 2/3 of the video. i love that guy
kikkoR2G 1 year ago
what song is this?
OfficialSonadow16 1 year ago
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I think Henry put this guy on his show because he lost a bet
hate420breed 1 year ago
@hate420breed no, henry put daniel on the show 'cus henry is a fan of good music.
thepriceofreality 1 year ago
TylerAnselmo, DJ got his teeth knocked out when he was subdued by the police in 1985. It was when he was standing in the water at the university. He ballooned up in weight because of the medicine he has been on. He looks about 10 years older than he really is. He' 48. Great songwriter.
dylanfan1969 1 year ago
@dorkhunter1 Who said he was "cool"? You appear to be making a ridiculous assumption that he is some kind of esoteric trend due to him being bipolar. I'm sick of tossers like you who make ignorant sweeping statements about anything that doesnt appeal to them. The reason DJ has his fans is because he is a tremendously gifted songwriter who can express himself in a painfully direct way not because he is "cool", he isn't even trying to be that.
raaaak 1 year ago 47
@raaaak A lot of the time you can be a cool guy when your not TRYING to be that. You do know this don't you? You know when people express themselves the way he does I consider that very cool.
ggggggggwar 1 year ago
@ggggggggwar I have no problem with that, what I objected to was someone suggesting that DJ has built up a cool status just because he has manic depression
raaaak 1 year ago
@raaaak If someone thinks it's cool to have a manic depression...they should do their research on all the suicides and homicides that take place directly related to the disease. As far as DJ goes..I still can't get over how cool it is that he can channel it all in his music.
ggggggggwar 1 year ago
@raaaak Unquestionably a lot of the interest in Daniel Johnston has to do with his bipolar disorder and mental illness history. To suggest otherwise is not only ignorant, it is dismissive of the powerful impact of his illnesses upon his music and the type of man it takes to make such music despite such pain.
Geofferic 1 year ago
@Geofferic I wasn't trying to suggest otherwise. I was arguing against someone who was saying that DJ has no talent and that the only reason he has a following is because his fans think it is cool to be mentally ill. Of course his illness has had an impact on his creativity but I don't think it's given him some kind of bullshit x factor and I equate such a straw man argument with people who say "If John Lennon wasn't dead you wouldn't like his music" etc..
raaaak 1 year ago
@raaaak dood... i don't think you or anybody else can speak for Daniel Johnston. If you want to know what he thinks then write him a letter. The man can simply speak for himslelf. IT'S ART! AND ART SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!
jenniferkay91 1 year ago
@jenniferkay91 I have a right to express my opinion so shall speak when I feel strongly about something. I don't see what your problem is in me defending him and his art. Art does speak for itself but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be discussed
raaaak 1 year ago
Nobody rocks a pair of sweatpants like DJ.
ApolloWaits 1 year ago 6
too bad henry rollins is a tool now.
todossomosanimales 1 year ago
@todossomosanimales He could kick your ass, faggot.
RandyPandaComedy 1 year ago
WHat the F*** this doesnt look anything like him..I just watched the devil and daniel johnston...IF this is him he looks like shit...Its like he doesnt have his top teeth in this video??
TylerAnselmo11 1 year ago
you have to bear in mind that hes been in and out of mental institutes for years and has been on prescriptive drugs for most of his life - i doubt anyone looks normal after that...
thedevilshaircut 1 year ago
kurt cobain?
lackofcolor310 1 year ago
Daniel is the best writer since Dylan
mangodave45 1 year ago
geez to act like he is fucking CWC
personcheese1234 1 year ago
called mask
realslimfrankie 1 year ago
@realslimfrankie do you know what album its on?
beetles1988 1 year ago
what´s the name of this fucking great song? cheers
todesrocker27 1 year ago 2
mask
cmerino15 1 year ago
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man this guy really cant sing or play the guitar for shit
casimir1011 1 year ago