I guess the point about music really is whether or not it moves you and inspires you; if DJ's music doesn't do that for you, forget about it and go listen to something else. I personally find his recordings VERY intense and moving - especially because of their sound. The way he performs his songs is just as important as the songs themselves, I think. Take for example "Hi, how are you", to me it's one of the most incedible records ever. What's the point about arguing if he is a genius or not.
Well I am just trying to explain to you that Daniel Johnston was one of Cobain's favorite songwriters. If you can't recognize the brilliance here, then you are just a simple minded fuck. If you think Nirvana is the pinnacle of musical inspiration then there is no point talking to you because you are obviously just a mindless faggot who can't branch out his artistic sensibilities passed trite pop culture bullshit.
Also, you are the pussy because you have yet to kill yourself in spite of the obvious fact that it would be a greater service to this planet than anything else you could possibly contribute. Fuck.
I'm pissed because I paid 9.95$ at Blockbuster and bought his DVD. I watched with an open mind and I was hoping for an opportunity to hear something that would be unbelievable. I was really let down. He is only popular with a bunch of zealout losers...like yourself.
Your inability to step outside of your $10 worth of expectations show how pathetic you truly are....plus you shop for musical inspiration at Blockbuster. No offense, but piss off ghost.
Daniel Johnston takes craps that have more artistic flavor than you.
I don't think so punk. You don't know me. You don't know my art. For all you know I'm on tour right now. But you don't know do you??? Let's leave it at that you non artistic sheep.
Tom Waits - another fan of Daniel Johnston's music. What a 'zealot loser', right?
I think it's cute that you are trying to prove yourself to me, but color me not impressed. You aren't going to convince anyone here that you are a cultured human being, but nice try.
I can tell you are young and ignorant, so I am going to try and leave you with some wisdom to live by. Opinions are like assholes. You are an asshole. That's my opinion so shut the fuck up.
Wrong again. I'm not young and I'm not ignorant. Tom Waits might like DJ but I won't hold that against him. lol It seems that you are trying to prove yourself to me! These are your own words idiot: "If you can't recognize the brilliance here, then you are just a simple minded fuck." Case dismissed
I'm so impressed by such a cultured person as yourself. You must have a pipeline to the creative process. Forgive me for not being one of the 20,000 people out of 6 billion who hasn't bought a Dan Johnston CD. You probably think Pollock was a great artist too. You must be from Manhattan! LOL
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I'm afraid I agree with Ghostman. Daniel Johnston is admired by big L liberals from Austin. Make no mistake, I appreciate Daniel's music, particularly the tune "I had lost my mind". But that doesn't change the fact that he's a fat lazy slob. Sorry.
Daniel is a fat slob, but he certainly isn't lazy, he's made hundreds of cassettes of original music and tens of thousands of pictures. What have you done, skinny?
Dan Johnston= a fukn "musician" who is bi-polar. A real talented crazy artist was Kurt Cobain. At least he had the balls to kill himself. Dan Johnston has a bunch of pathetic loser fans spread out over the world. You just hapeen to be one of them.
Man, you haters have no clue. Listen to some of his work from his 1981-1983 tapes. It's not for everyone. If you're one of the lucky people to be turned on to his music, it's a great experience. Even if he wasn't a mental case, those tapes he did in the early 80's are as good as any top singer/songwriter out there... possibly better!
Amen, I got a handmade tape of Songs Of Pain at the radio station I worked at way back then and I didn't know anything about Daniel Johnston but I thought it was genius.
If anything, I think his mental illness has kept him from being Brian Wilson or John Lennon.
I know that DJ is a passionate honest perfomer but he isn't the GOD that some of his fans make him out to be. Trust me, if he wasn't mentally ill his music would be dismissed as a lot of annoying amateurish crap.
Ghostman5150 sure seems to be OBSESSED with Daniel Johnston. You are leaving comments about him under multiple videos. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE going on in your life???? OK, OK, you don't like him that much. Fuck. Just because people STRONGLY disagree with you, you don't have to get all bent out of shape about it.
Oh, and he is a genius songwriter, just not a great singer or guitar player.
DJ is just a nutcase. Daniel Johnston only has a cult following. Hell after all the HYPE of his first album DJ only sold 5,000! He was subsequently dropped from his record label. Even as crazy as Van Gogh was at least his paintings are popular throughout the world.
Of course, the flaw in this argument is that Mr. Van Gogh was not 'popular' during his lifetime and only sold one painting - to his brother (cf. Emily Dickinson, among others).
One rather hopes he does not need to become the Late Great Daniel Johnston to achieve any reknown.
daniel johhston is not a genious, it s true...its a songwriter.I think there are no genious anymore , but, when we talk about song like "go" , " walking the cow", we can cry , laugh , love or hate , so he is not a genious but he is his own soul and our soul.God bless the lord!
Daniel Johnston canot be seen as a musical genius, please! His history shows him as psychotic and he has absolutely no rhythm in his music, and is frequently off-key. Although he shows signs of brilliance, and certainly has some very good songs, he is no musical genius but rather some sort of cult phenomenon which people jump onto so they can seem original and different themselves.
Really? I rank him with the Beatles, my favorite band. The thing is, genius and madness most often go hand in hand. All I know is whenever I hear a Daniel Johnston song it sticks in my head forever. His performances are amongst the most emotionally honest I have ever heard and that's a true rarity.
I agree Pureevifnord. Daniel was way ahead of his time. We love him and anyone with a heart that pumps blood would love him too. just his battel alone with mental illness is a remarkable example of his determination. God Bless hoim and his fans always.
Way to try and sound intelligent. You do not have to have rhythm to be a musical genius. Damn. Do you have paint perfect pictures "by the rules" to be a genius artist? NO.
Ya, nice one. You must be incredibly stupid to try and compare painting with music. Music is meant to flow and have rhythm; if it sounds bad, it isn't genius! The reason his songs have been successfully covered is because the artists who covered them changed many things within the song and actually played the songs well, not like a cokehead with the shakes. I didn't want to insult anybody, but when people try to insult me with weak arguments supporting Daniel Johnston, I have to speak up.
omg how mny songs this genius written ? - just when you think you've got ontop of his output you hear a load more new ones. incredible, and they're all masterpieces
I really love him and his music
Theinnocentfrog 2 months ago
The chorus sounds like the song Psycho by The Sonics
"Baby you're driving me crazy"
AUSROTTENY2K 1 year ago
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SuperBloodFlow 1 year ago
interesting tunes and a good performance when is it from? Thanxx for uploading this stuff
poddel 2 years ago
Observation:
The reactions to Daniel Johnston's music are more bipolar than Daniel Johnston.
mickeymephistopheles 3 years ago 6
I guess the point about music really is whether or not it moves you and inspires you; if DJ's music doesn't do that for you, forget about it and go listen to something else. I personally find his recordings VERY intense and moving - especially because of their sound. The way he performs his songs is just as important as the songs themselves, I think. Take for example "Hi, how are you", to me it's one of the most incedible records ever. What's the point about arguing if he is a genius or not.
psychopomp33 4 years ago
AMEN!
pureevilfnord 4 years ago
Google image search 'Daniel Johnston Kurt Cobain' and click the first image that shows up.
troll39261 4 years ago
After you have done this, go fuck yourself and hang your head in shame because you have been schooled.
troll39261 4 years ago
Yea "smells like teen spirit" sounds a lot like a Dan Johnston song..LOL
Gimme a break. Go school yourself.
At least Cobain had the balls to kill himself. Dan Johnston is a pussy.
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
Well I am just trying to explain to you that Daniel Johnston was one of Cobain's favorite songwriters. If you can't recognize the brilliance here, then you are just a simple minded fuck. If you think Nirvana is the pinnacle of musical inspiration then there is no point talking to you because you are obviously just a mindless faggot who can't branch out his artistic sensibilities passed trite pop culture bullshit.
troll39261 4 years ago
Also, you are the pussy because you have yet to kill yourself in spite of the obvious fact that it would be a greater service to this planet than anything else you could possibly contribute. Fuck.
troll39261 4 years ago
I'm pissed because I paid 9.95$ at Blockbuster and bought his DVD. I watched with an open mind and I was hoping for an opportunity to hear something that would be unbelievable. I was really let down. He is only popular with a bunch of zealout losers...like yourself.
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
Your inability to step outside of your $10 worth of expectations show how pathetic you truly are....plus you shop for musical inspiration at Blockbuster. No offense, but piss off ghost.
Daniel Johnston takes craps that have more artistic flavor than you.
neonatto 4 years ago
I don't think so punk. You don't know me. You don't know my art. For all you know I'm on tour right now. But you don't know do you??? Let's leave it at that you non artistic sheep.
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
You are right about one thing. His music IS crap! LOL
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
Really assfuk, Some of my favorite artists are Radiohead, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Squeeze, John Lennon.
Would you call this trite pop culture bullshit?? I didn't think so. So NOW where to you go with your rant?? LOL
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
Tom Waits - another fan of Daniel Johnston's music. What a 'zealot loser', right?
I think it's cute that you are trying to prove yourself to me, but color me not impressed. You aren't going to convince anyone here that you are a cultured human being, but nice try.
I can tell you are young and ignorant, so I am going to try and leave you with some wisdom to live by. Opinions are like assholes. You are an asshole. That's my opinion so shut the fuck up.
troll39261 4 years ago 2
Wrong again. I'm not young and I'm not ignorant. Tom Waits might like DJ but I won't hold that against him. lol It seems that you are trying to prove yourself to me! These are your own words idiot: "If you can't recognize the brilliance here, then you are just a simple minded fuck." Case dismissed
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
Yes case dismissed, you are a simple minded fuck.
troll39261 4 years ago
I'm so impressed by such a cultured person as yourself. You must have a pipeline to the creative process. Forgive me for not being one of the 20,000 people out of 6 billion who hasn't bought a Dan Johnston CD. You probably think Pollock was a great artist too. You must be from Manhattan! LOL
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
NO!! I love Pollock and I live in Brooklyn. WRONG AGAIN FUCKFACE.
troll39261 4 years ago
No wrong again. I love Pollock and I live in Brooklyn. You can't get anything right.
troll39261 4 years ago
You live in NY?
My condolences.
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
Haha. Ok we're done here.
troll39261 4 years ago
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I'm afraid I agree with Ghostman. Daniel Johnston is admired by big L liberals from Austin. Make no mistake, I appreciate Daniel's music, particularly the tune "I had lost my mind". But that doesn't change the fact that he's a fat lazy slob. Sorry.
mikolomouse 4 years ago
Daniel is a fat slob, but he certainly isn't lazy, he's made hundreds of cassettes of original music and tens of thousands of pictures. What have you done, skinny?
pureevilfnord 4 years ago
fat slob? ... true artist sounds better to me. haha.
mymoderatesuspect 3 years ago 2
What guitar type tuning is this?
Is it CFBEGF to the low side?
quantumdriven 3 years ago
DJ made up his mind at an early age that he was too good to work or beg for pussy.
It was a conscious decision. And although his
following is limited it has made him financially secure out the ass.
I know it's pathetic and cheesy to say... ummm,
but this DJ dude ROCKS in the Netherlands by golly. Concert hall organizers send big guaranteed cash and plane tickets to DJ and his Bro/Manager.
The freak is laughing at us all. He refused to be part of The Machine and bow to The Man, and HE MADE IT
quantumdriven 3 years ago
DJ made up his mind at an early age that he was too good to work or beg for pussy.
It was a conscious decision. And although his
following is limited it has made him financially secure out the ass.
I know it's pathetic and cheesy to say... ummm,
but this DJ dude ROCKS in the Netherlands by golly. Concert hall organizers send big guaranteed cash and plane tickets to DJ and his Bro/Manager.
The freak is laughing at us all. He refused to be part of The Machine and bow to The Man, and HE MADE IT
quantumdriven 3 years ago 3
Hey you illiterate loser. Let me repeat,
Einstein = genius
Leonardo Da Vinci = genius
Stephen Hawking = genius
Dan Johnston= a fukn "musician" who is bi-polar. A real talented crazy artist was Kurt Cobain. At least he had the balls to kill himself. Dan Johnston has a bunch of pathetic loser fans spread out over the world. You just hapeen to be one of them.
Have a nice day fukface:-)
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
You do realize that Kurt Cobain was a big fan of Daniel Johnston?
troll39261 4 years ago
Man, you haters have no clue. Listen to some of his work from his 1981-1983 tapes. It's not for everyone. If you're one of the lucky people to be turned on to his music, it's a great experience. Even if he wasn't a mental case, those tapes he did in the early 80's are as good as any top singer/songwriter out there... possibly better!
fifbeat 4 years ago
Amen, I got a handmade tape of Songs Of Pain at the radio station I worked at way back then and I didn't know anything about Daniel Johnston but I thought it was genius.
If anything, I think his mental illness has kept him from being Brian Wilson or John Lennon.
His songs come out and stick right onto my soul.
pureevilfnord 4 years ago
uh,, Brian Wilson IS mental.
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
i'm sure your songs and art are much better than daniel's
which would therefore give you the right to criticize those with lesser talent than yourself
nickrella 4 years ago
Most of the haters never make their own art.
pureevilfnord 4 years ago
not true :-)
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
i disagree.. i heard his music b4 i found out about his illness n i liked it cus it was jsut so real !
blackbarbie007 4 years ago
I know that DJ is a passionate honest perfomer but he isn't the GOD that some of his fans make him out to be. Trust me, if he wasn't mentally ill his music would be dismissed as a lot of annoying amateurish crap.
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
Ghostman5150 sure seems to be OBSESSED with Daniel Johnston. You are leaving comments about him under multiple videos. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE going on in your life???? OK, OK, you don't like him that much. Fuck. Just because people STRONGLY disagree with you, you don't have to get all bent out of shape about it.
Oh, and he is a genius songwriter, just not a great singer or guitar player.
blackdaisy 4 years ago
Einstein = genius
Leonardo Da Vinci = genius
Stephen Hawking = genius
Dan Johnston = a fukn musician with a mental problem!
People use the word genius WAY too much.
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
It's not about his ability to play an instrument or sing.
It's about his SONGWRITING.
That is why some people think he's a God or whatever you say.
His songwriting is amazing, his playing is not.
blackdaisy 4 years ago
To each his own. Beatles were amazing. Bob Dylan is amazing
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
This is a lovely performance. The interview was darling too.
slubberdagollian 4 years ago
Oh is that right? Then why did Kurt C wear Daniels shirt obsessivly. Everywhere. Unlike you Kurt knew a musical genuis when he found Daniel Johnston.
SisterLilli 4 years ago
A MAD MAN IN A MAD WORLD!!
HE ROckS!!musical genius!a legend of hes own!
iv got must of hes albums!His songs have been covered by more than 150 artists worldwide.
DidguriDoo 4 years ago
DJ is just a nutcase. Daniel Johnston only has a cult following. Hell after all the HYPE of his first album DJ only sold 5,000! He was subsequently dropped from his record label. Even as crazy as Van Gogh was at least his paintings are popular throughout the world.
Ghostman5150 4 years ago
youre a fucking retard
sodapop000 4 years ago
Of course, the flaw in this argument is that Mr. Van Gogh was not 'popular' during his lifetime and only sold one painting - to his brother (cf. Emily Dickinson, among others).
One rather hopes he does not need to become the Late Great Daniel Johnston to achieve any reknown.
Timmybear 4 years ago
I was about to put the dumb jerk in his place but you beat me to it Timmy, well done. Daniel is more successful than Van Gogh was in his lifetime.
ChadsmadnesS 4 years ago
daniel johhston is not a genious, it s true...its a songwriter.I think there are no genious anymore , but, when we talk about song like "go" , " walking the cow", we can cry , laugh , love or hate , so he is not a genious but he is his own soul and our soul.God bless the lord!
banza2001 4 years ago
Daniel Johnston canot be seen as a musical genius, please! His history shows him as psychotic and he has absolutely no rhythm in his music, and is frequently off-key. Although he shows signs of brilliance, and certainly has some very good songs, he is no musical genius but rather some sort of cult phenomenon which people jump onto so they can seem original and different themselves.
7leafsfan 4 years ago
I really really like the man, but I have to aGree with this statement
cbrflyer919 4 years ago
Really? I rank him with the Beatles, my favorite band. The thing is, genius and madness most often go hand in hand. All I know is whenever I hear a Daniel Johnston song it sticks in my head forever. His performances are amongst the most emotionally honest I have ever heard and that's a true rarity.
pureevilfnord 4 years ago
I agree Pureevifnord. Daniel was way ahead of his time. We love him and anyone with a heart that pumps blood would love him too. just his battel alone with mental illness is a remarkable example of his determination. God Bless hoim and his fans always.
SisterLilli 4 years ago
Way to try and sound intelligent. You do not have to have rhythm to be a musical genius. Damn. Do you have paint perfect pictures "by the rules" to be a genius artist? NO.
blackdaisy 4 years ago
Ya, nice one. You must be incredibly stupid to try and compare painting with music. Music is meant to flow and have rhythm; if it sounds bad, it isn't genius! The reason his songs have been successfully covered is because the artists who covered them changed many things within the song and actually played the songs well, not like a cokehead with the shakes. I didn't want to insult anybody, but when people try to insult me with weak arguments supporting Daniel Johnston, I have to speak up.
7leafsfan 4 years ago
this is brilliant. my friend hates Daniel Johnston, call him day or night and tell him he Dan is the Man! 714-926-0436. do it.
pirateale 4 years ago
god bless daniel johnston
curlique89 4 years ago
omg how mny songs this genius written ? - just when you think you've got ontop of his output you hear a load more new ones. incredible, and they're all masterpieces
chrish12345 5 years ago
keep goin dan ya the best
chrish12345 5 years ago
daniel johnston = creative, genius, legend, beautiful in every respect,
juslounging 5 years ago
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS ONE...loved it all, including the wanna-be-muppet, pisspot the wabit
ginareynolds164 5 years ago
Who needs CBS and MTV when you have YoutTube?!?!
talesfromthemidwest 5 years ago
amen
mutherbeep 5 years ago
right on
jlp58mjp 5 years ago
finally d johnston footage
govermentscum 5 years ago