Daniel Johnston

[anemone2006]

Heart wrenching, what a terrible disease!

[witboek]

Whats the song at 10.42 minutes?

[chrish12345]

@witboek story of an artist

[robingahan1234]

oh man, when he did that female vocal i couldnt stop laughing!

[chrish12345]

it would be cool if Dick could maybe assemble an album or 2 from those tapes he has..

[MajestaBuck]

Paul put it perfectly - "He has to pay for that genius." It's so tragic if you think about it.

[chrish12345]

@MajestaBuck he doesn't have to pay for it, its got nothin to do with it

[zippywaite]

paul leary from butthole surfers?

nice.

thanks for the upload!

[MemphisTrouble]

listen up ill tell a story...of a artist growin old...TELL THAT SHIT DAN THE MAN!!!!!!

[anulhyf34]

I love Bill Johnston's response when the reporter asks him about the plane crash. You can tell he must be thinking, "Yeah, I'm not telling that story again. I bared my soul in front of the camera once [in the Devil and Daniel Johnston], and once was enough." Obviously it's not an event he likes to revisit often.

[zimonslot]

@anulhyf34

The documentary was made after this

[Maximillion666]

Daniel is a hero of mine. He has so many problems but keeps on touring . He reminds me of no matter how bad live gets to keep on going.

[samesamething]

i love Dan.

[funkatram]

9:20 AHAHAHAAAAAhahaahahhadjbfsgkfk­vfl

[at0miklust]

this is so depressing. I hope they changed his meds or something

[aboutime9]

The conversation in his bedroom has got to be one of the weirdest exchanges in human history. And also one of the most interesting.

[chrish12345]

@aboutime9 its not weird at all, he's clearly a very intelligent and interesting guy and the reporter comes in expecting some freak - maybe she comes out even more baffled but that's her problem.

[peachypipes]

this makes me want to hug him so bad

[felfelfelicus]

it's kind of fucked up that they put this in 6:45

[hurikayne1]

It's funny how much crap Daniel's parents heaped on him about his "junk". Then cut to his father with a room filled with model airplanes, pics of Reagan etc. Which room really has the real "junk"?

[jimvrpaze]

no doubt, that's a very good point...

[hurikayne1]

"Dream Scream". It says on the screen at 18:14. ;-)

[DrQuantum27]

I love Daniel, he has such a beautiful soul

[specstorm]

good story

[Bonzo321]

Growing up in a racist, and Bush and Raegan loving town would make me go crazy too. I get depressed just thinking about it. But Daniel is above all the rasicim and politics he seems very apathetic and different from his parents and his surroundings. He is a brilliant artist.

[jimvrpaze]

amen there my friend. he is a brilliant songwriter in spite of his problem, though. look at all the great artists that have covered his tunes. there is sadness and humor in his story at the same time, not unlike wesley willis.

[Alfrunk]

Please, for the love of GOD don't put daniel johnston in a category with freaking wesley willis. That disgusting, perverted moron wasn't in the same universe. Daniel is a true genius. Idiot.

[FrodoFan97]

To my surprise, he stereotyped Jews briefly on the Daniel Johnston Hour in 1990...

[Alfrunk]

Oh boo hoo. The world's professional 'victims' the jews have something new to cry about. Stfu - get over yourself and grow up. We're tired of hearing your guilt-trip nonsense.

[JustinStarbuck]

fuck you. im proud as hell that daniel and his family are conservatives!

[Alfrunk]

Please stop the racial whining. Republicans aren't the ones putting kkk members in office you disgusting jackass. Don't be afraid to open a book every now and then, it won't hurt you, I promise.

[TubeYourFace]

@Bonzo321 but he loves god 

[austinphotographer]

I may be the only person in history that has shared artwork for an album cover with Daniel and that was near twenty-five years ago. The album is called Equipment Check by The Rhythm Rats in Austin, Texas. I've known him Daniel for quite a while. he's a pretty cool cat.

[Christiaan33]

I actually like that early stuff of Daniel...great =)

[Christiaan33]

Right wing government? your talking about holland? you must be out of your mind.

[Christiaan33]

maybe on some points they do, and on others they don't. I don't expect netherlands to be a right wing government with so many different cultures. and btw... right wing is mostly religous.. so your statement seems a bit contradicting.

[Christiaan33]

I'm talking about holland... not the US...

[jimvrpaze]

he is a tragically beautiful character.

[ChrisbeatsRock]

Its like no one ever told him he can't be a songwriter.

[didyoujustouchmyass]

a man more talented than any of us will ever be. genius

[simmy3000]

Religion and manic depression really don't mix well

[timothywyatt72]

This film had no structure at all...but it was still interesting to watch.

Daniel Johnston is incredible.

[jtmoney85]

he sounds good in this video

[poddel]

Well a great singer/songwriter...but would he be great if he was healthy and sane too?

Just songs about other themes, the myth and the humble human is hard to distinguish from each others..

And me? I just love all this together..

[glitchesandglitter]

all that church can't be healthy for him..!

[glitchesandglitter]

it's sad, but i predict he'll wind up dying as a diabetic.

[a280281]

he looks so sad at the start

[chrish12345]

he's thinkin i think

[chrish12345]

or just chillin, maybe tired, i dunno

[niekgooren]

Probably jurking himselfe under the table

What does it matter? You better not find out or you will turn in to someone just like him...

[anitasseo]

search on the internet about ´el artista del perro´. i cant put the links here. but check it out.

anyway, mi idea is not starting a fight or anything like that. but really i wish you will check this out.

[anitasseo]

no ´work of art´ justifies the killing of a single living being,even a bug.otherwise, in my humble opinion, it´s NOT art. this, only super-sensitive people could understand, like johnston, for instance. do you know about the ´artist´ in costa rica whose ´work of art` was tying a street dog near a plate of food, so he couldnt touch it and gradually died? whats the beauty or the greatness of that? thats exactly what art is against; even by destroying (pistols..etc)but to create, not to kill.

[WarTortuga]

It's a bug. Stop whining.

[AsphaltedLife]

go download The devil and Daniel Johnston, you won't be unsatisfied, he's a true artist.

[dreamboatspetticoats]

the film? or is there an album with the same name too?

[anitasseo]

why dont you just move that poor bug so she can survive?i dont get the morbo of watching agony without doing anything,really.the morbo in general,you let the good artist in a2ndplace, and went after the sensationalism, showing those takes of him ´gone´;you should be more respectful!what do i care about how he shits at home?why dont you pay attention to the records and leave him alone?why do you show the worst parts of him?you never saw crazy people?go to any shopping mall,youll find millions.

[chrish12345]

I don't agree with any of this, ok, so its a bug, one bug, and its worth killin it for this artist. You don't even know that it was killed, it might be acting or they might have set it free after this episode.

[anitasseo]

did i read "fine line between genius and rubbish"??¿¿

[crowbartotheface]

ooo my god i love daniel johnston

[MoiDeCoentro]

this documentary is way more crude, sometimes cruel

[chrish12345]

I think he based that tune at 2.23 on the theme from Bach's Musical Offering :/

[chrish12345]

nice arrangement of 'true love will find you in the end' - as usual with Dan it treads that fine line between genius and rubbish

[chrish12345]

that thing at the end is so harrowin

[las798]

Anyone know how many his fans number?

[chrish12345]

roughly 7.9 billion

[las798]

.... thanks but no thanks

[TeenageWildlife]

no one compares

[johnfinbarburke]

he is a great man ..

[naiefmonster]

Thank you so much!!

[ThickShag]

Daniel is one of my favorite songwriters of all time!

[sloerievandestraat]

brilliant, innit?

geschiedenisTV is tof!

[chrish12345]

tof?

[Whothehellgivesacrap]

the late great...

"hold me like a mother would"