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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961 - September 11, 2019) was an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961 - September 11, 2019) was an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo [[Music/{{Wilco}} Jeff Tweedy]], Music/YoLaTengo, and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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* IndiePop: A UrExample of the genre, and a rudimentary sounding one at that.
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* IndiePop: A An obscure UrExample of for the genre, and a rudimentary sounding one at that.genre.
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* IndiePop: A UrExample of the genre, and a rudimentary sounding one at that.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: His entire oeuvre is about what it actually means to be a {{Woobie}} and a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: His entire oeuvre is was about what it actually means to be a {{Woobie}} and a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
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* FriendlyGhost: Daniel has a love for the character ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', whom he refers to often on his album covers and his songs.
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* FriendlyGhost: Daniel has had a love for the character ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', whom he refers to often on his album covers and his songs.
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* MadArtist: Sad real-life example. He has both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and has been in and out of mental institutions.
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* MadArtist: Sad real-life example. He has had both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and has had been in and out of mental institutions.
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* TheStoner: He is openly fond of Marihuana, and advertises it in songs such as ''Rock This Town''.
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* TheStoner: He is was openly fond of Marihuana, marijuana, and advertises advertised it in songs such as ''Rock This Town''.
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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: On guitar, Daniel pretty much only plays very basic chords, and a lot of his guitar songs only use the G,C, and D chords. Still, he has an ear for melody and is more capable as a musician than many of his colleagues in the OutsiderMusic genre.
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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: On guitar, Daniel pretty much only plays played very basic chords, and a lot of his guitar songs only use the G,C, and D chords. Still, he has an ear for melody and is more capable as a musician than many of his colleagues in the OutsiderMusic genre.
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* VerbalTic: In interviews, Dan tends to say "you know" a lot.
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* VerbalTic: In interviews, Dan tends tended to say "you know" a lot.
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* CradleOfLoneliness: Daniel spent most of his life in his parents' house, because he is too mentally unstable to live on his own. Many of his songs deal with loneliness, rejection, lovesickness, breakups,... but at the same time can offer a voice of hope.
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* CradleOfLoneliness: Daniel spent most of his life in his parents' house, because he is was too mentally unstable to live on his own. Many of his songs deal with loneliness, rejection, lovesickness, breakups,... but at the same time can offer a voice of hope.
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* LongTitle: "No Woman's Gonna Make a George Jones Out of Me", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances"
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It's tempting to see Daniel as TheWoobie for all the hardships he endured. He is also an [[ThisLoserIsYou identifiable loser]] [[JustForFun/OneOfUs geek]] who shares a love for comic books, music and old horror movies, pioneered home-recorded music and spent most of his life in his parents' house, cartooning and recording music, while suffering from unrequited love, loneliness and mental problems. He is a prototype of the [[StarvingArtist Struggling Artist]], though on the other hand he did manage to make a career and gain some notability and respect in the AlternativeRock scene. Compared to other OutsiderMusic he is actually quite a capable musician on piano, guitar and mouth harmonica.
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harmonica. On September 11th 2019, The Austin Chronicle [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2019-09-11/austin-songwriting-genius-daniel-johnston-dead-at-58/&ved=2ahUKEwi_uf3U4MrkAhWPJzQIHbulCvMQqOcBMAJ6BAgGEAM&usg=AOvVaw3hihQ8oCC1DDBduVXp2WcR reported]] that Daniel passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58; leaving behind a legacy as one of the most important figures in [[AlternativeRock Alternative Rock's]] early years.
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961 - September 11, 2019) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961 - September 11, 2019) is was an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961 - September 10, 2019) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961 - September 10, 11, 2019) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961) 1961 - September 10, 2019) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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It's tempting to see Daniel as TheWoobie for all the hardships he endured. He is also an [[ThisLoserIsYou identifiable loser]] [[OneOfUs geek]] who shares a love for comic books, music and old horror movies, pioneered home-recorded music and spent most of his life in his parents' house, cartooning and recording music, while suffering from unrequited love, loneliness and mental problems. He is a prototype of the [[StarvingArtist Struggling Artist]], though on the other hand he did manage to make a career and gain some notability and respect in the AlternativeRock scene. Compared to other OutsiderMusic he is actually quite a capable musician on piano, guitar and mouth harmonica.
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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* OtherCitiesInTexas: Is strongly associated with the culture of Austin, Texas and has had a strong influence on its "Keep Austin Weird" movement. His "Hi, How Are You?" frog mural remains a landmark of the city.
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* TheDogBitesBack: "No More Pushing Joe Around" seems to be about a man who's fed up with the world and decides to fight back.
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No more pushing Joe around\\
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He's up and punching now''
-->''No more pushing Joe around\\
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He's up and punching now''
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* VocalEvolution: Dan's voice changed a lot over the years. In the early 80s, his singing voice was almost boyish (listen to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOLNJ5s-S4c this recording of "To Go Home"]] off 1982's ''The What of Whom'', in which he sounds like a 12-year-old, he was 21 during the recording of the song.). By the late 90s, his voice had changed dramatically, probably due to chain smoking.
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* VocalEvolution: Dan's voice changed a lot over the years. In the early 80s, his singing voice was almost boyish (listen to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOLNJ5s-S4c this recording of "To Go Home"]] off 1982's ''The What of Whom'', in which he sounds like a 12-year-old, he was 21 during the recording of the song.). By the late 90s, his voice had changed dramatically, probably due to chain smoking.smoking and losing most of his teeth during one of his breakdowns.
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* TheStoner: He is openly fond of Marihuana, and advertises it in songs such as ''Rock This Town''.
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* ColbertBump: Major labels became interested in signing Johnston after Kurt Cobain listed Music/YipJumpMusic as one of his favorite albums in 1993.
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born 1961) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Hi, How Are You?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's "Yip/Jump Music" one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born 1961) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Hi, How Are You?'', ''Music/HiHowAreYou?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's "Yip/Jump Music" ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Along with writing music, he is also an artist/cartoonist. In a sad literal case of the MadArtist trope, Johnston has been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and has been in and out of mental institutions. He suffered many [[CreatorBreakdown breakdowns]].
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Along with writing music, he is also an artist/cartoonist.artist/cartoonist, who designs his own album covers. In a sad literal case of the MadArtist trope, Johnston has been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and has been in and out of mental institutions. He suffered many [[CreatorBreakdown breakdowns]]. \n His most memorable one was a literal breakdown in 1990 where he caused his fathers plane to crash. Fortunately, both survived the crash only mildly injured. His 1983 album ''Music/HiHowAreYou'' also remained unfinished due to a mental breakdown.
It's tempting to see Daniel as TheWoobie for all the hardships he endured. He is also an [[ThisLoserIsYou identifiable loser]] [[OneOfUs geek]] who shares a love for comic books, music and old horror movies, pioneered home-recorded music and spent most of his life in his parents' house, cartooning and recording music, while suffering from unrequited love, loneliness and mental problems. He is a prototype of the StrugglingArtist, though on the other hand he did manage to make a career and gain some notability and respect in the AlternativeRock scene. Compared to other OutsiderMusic he is actually quite a capable musician on piano, guitar and mouth harmonica.
It's tempting to see Daniel as TheWoobie for all the hardships he endured. He is also an [[ThisLoserIsYou identifiable loser]] [[OneOfUs geek]] who shares a love for comic books, music and old horror movies, pioneered home-recorded music and spent most of his life in his parents' house, cartooning and recording music, while suffering from unrequited love, loneliness and mental problems. He is a prototype of the StrugglingArtist, though on the other hand he did manage to make a career and gain some notability and respect in the AlternativeRock scene. Compared to other OutsiderMusic he is actually quite a capable musician on piano, guitar and mouth harmonica.
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* CreatorBreakdown: Happens frequently. His most memorable one was a literal breakdown in 1990 where he caused his fathers plane to crash. Fortunately, both survived the crash only mildly injured.
** His 1983 album ''Hi, how are you'' remained unfinished due to a mental breakdown.
** His 1983 album ''Hi, how are you'' remained unfinished due to a mental breakdown.
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: His early recordings were made on cassette, thus naturally fade into each other.
* FriendlyGhost: Daniel has a love for the character ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', whom he refers to often on his album covers and his songs.
* FriendlyGhost: Daniel has a love for the character ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', whom he refers to often on his album covers and his songs.
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* OneOfUs: Saying that Daniel really likes comic books and old horror films would be an understatement.
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* PepTalkSong: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances".
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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: On guitar, Daniel pretty much only plays very basic chords, and a lot of his guitar songs only use the G,C, and D chords.
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* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: On guitar, Daniel pretty much only plays very basic chords, and a lot of his guitar songs only use the G,C, and D chords. Still, he has an ear for melody and is more capable as a musician than many of his colleagues in the OutsiderMusic genre.
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* ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' (1983)
* ''Music/YipJumpMusic'' (1983)
* CutShort: He recorded most of his early songs on home made cassette recordings. As a result a lot of songs end quite abrupt or with audible cuts. Especially the final track of each album also has an ending CutShort.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Many songs are about unrequited love.
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* StarvingArtist: "The Story Of An Artist".
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born 1961) is an American musician and artist. He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Hi, How Are You?'', released in 1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's "Yip/Jump Music" one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him.
him. Johnston is also notable enough to have a documentary devoted to him: "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005).
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born 1961) is an American musician and artist. Although he is not too well known, he has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Hi, How Are You?'', released in 1983.
Along with writing music, he is also an artist/cartoonist. In a sad literal case of the MadArtist trope, Johnston has been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and has been in and out of mental institutions.
Along with writing music, he is also an artist/cartoonist. In a sad literal case of the MadArtist trope, Johnston has been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and has been in and out of mental institutions.
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born 1961) is an American musician and artist. Although he is not too well known, he He has a strong cult following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Hi, How Are You?'', released in 1983.
1983. He received a ColbertBump when Music/KurtCobain wore a Johnston T-shirt and named Johnston's "Yip/Jump Music" one of his favorite albums. Other [[BigNameFan famous Johnston fans]] are Creator/MattGroening, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Music/TomWaits, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Beck}}, Eddie Vedder (Music/PearlJam), Music/YoLaTengo and Music/SonicYouth. In fact, many of those even recorded a tribute album for him.
Along with writing music, he is also an artist/cartoonist. In a sad literal case of the MadArtist trope, Johnston has been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and has been in and out of mentalinstitutions.
institutions. He suffered many [[CreatorBreakdown breakdowns]].
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* ColbertBump: Received one after Music/KurtCobain wore the famous "Hi, How Are You" t-shirt to the VMAs.
* ColbertBump: Received one after Music/KurtCobain wore the famous "Hi, How Are You" t-shirt to the VMAs.
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-->I heard the voice of [[ButtholeSurfers [[Music/ButtholeSurfers SATAN!!!! ]]Crying in the woods...
* ColbertBump: Received one after Music/KurtCobain wore the famous "Hi, How Are You" t-shirt to the VMAs.woods...
* ColbertBump: Received one after Music/KurtCobain wore the famous "Hi, How Are You" t-shirt to the VMAs.
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* GodIsLoveSongs: "God".
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* OutsiderMusic: One of the more well known musicians in the genre.
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born 1961) is an American musician and artist. Although he is not too well known, he has a strong cult following.following and is today the most well known [[OutsiderMusic "outsider musician"]]. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Hi, How Are You?'', released in 1983.
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* AuthorAppeal: Comic books, unrequited love, Satan, ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', and [=McDonald's=].
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* AccentuateTheNegative: His songs about being unrequited by society or loved ones are quite moving.
* AnnualTitle: ''1990'' was released in 1990.
* AuthorAppeal: Comic books, unrequited love,Satan, UsefulNotes/JesusChrist, Music/TheBeatles, ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', and [=McDonald's=].
* AnnualTitle: ''1990'' was released in 1990.
* AuthorAppeal: Comic books, unrequited love,
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* CradleOfLoneliness: Daniel spent most of his life in his parents' house, because he is too mentally unstable to live on his own. Many of his songs deal with loneliness, rejection, lovesickness, breakups,... but at the same time can offer a voice of hope.
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* PepTalkSong: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances".
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* BigNameFan: None other than Creator/KurtCobain.
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born 1961) is an American musician and artist. Although he is not too well known, he has a strong cult following. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Hi, How Are You?'', released in 1983.
Along with writing music, he is also an artist/cartoonist. In a sad literal case of the MadArtist trope, Johnston has been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and has been in and out of mental institutions.
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* AuthorAppeal: Comic books, unrequited love, Satan, ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', and [=McDonald's=].
* BigNameFan: None other than Creator/KurtCobain.
* BuffySpeak: From ''More Dead Than Alive''
-->I walked up to this psychological man, I said I got this problem about this coffin
* CatchPhrase: ''Hi, how are you?''
* CarefulWithThatAxe: in "Don't Play Cards With Satan",(1990 version) Daniel, shouts at the top of his lungs for 2 instances of the word "Satan" .
-->I heard the voice of [[ButtholeSurfers SATAN!!!! ]]Crying in the woods...
* ColbertBump: Received one after Creator/KurtCobain wore the famous "Hi, How Are You" t-shirt to the VMAs.
* CreatorBreakdown: Happens frequently. His most memorable one was a literal breakdown in 1990 where he caused his fathers plane to crash. Fortunately, both survived the crash only mildly injured.
** His 1983 album ''Hi, how are you'' remained unfinished due to a mental breakdown.
* {{Deconstruction}}: His entire oeuvre is about what it actually means to be a {{Woobie}} and a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''1990'' was released in 1990.
* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: He became extraordinarily influential on lo-fi music ''because'' of his AuthorAppeal.
* MadArtist: Sad real-life example. He has both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and has been in and out of mental institutions.
* MoodWhiplash: In the album ''1990'', the previously mentioned ''Don't Play Cards With Satan'' ends with Daniel screaming "SATAN!!" at the top of his lungs. The next track is the happy and uplifting ''True Love Will Find You In The End''
* NewSoundAlbum: Daniel's earlier albums mainly featured songs that were played on a piano. 1991's ''Artistic Vice'' did not feature any piano at all.
** Most of his albums from 1979-88 (excluding 1985's ''Continued Story'') were recorded on a cassette recorder, since his album ''1990'', his albums have been professionally produced in studios.
* OneOfUs: Saying that Daniel really likes comic books and old horror films would be an understatement.
** His initially exclusively home-recorded music made him a pioneer of bedroom pop.
* OtherCitiesInTexas: Is strongly associated with the culture of Austin, Texas and has had a strong influence on its "Keep Austin Weird" movement. His "Hi, How Are You?" frog mural remains a landmark of the city.
* {{Rockumentary}}: ''The Devil and Daniel Johnston''.
* TropeMaker: Of home-recorded indie music.
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: On guitar, Daniel pretty much only plays very basic chords, and a lot of his guitar songs only use the G,C, and D chords.
* TheTysonZone: Falls into this as a there's a lot of stories of him escaping mental institutions and the like.
* VerbalTic: In interviews, Dan tends to say "you know" a lot.
* VocalEvolution: Dan's voice changed a lot over the years. In the early 80s, his singing voice was almost boyish (listen to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOLNJ5s-S4c this recording of "To Go Home"]] off 1982's ''The What of Whom'', in which he sounds like a 12-year-old, he was 21 during the recording of the song.). By the late 90s, his voice had changed dramatically, probably due to chain smoking.
* TheUnintelligible: Daniel mumbles so much on the track ''Hot Water'', from the 1979 tapes, that it seems like he isn't even singing in English.
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Daniel Dale Johnston (born 1961) is an American musician and artist. Although he is not too well known, he has a strong cult following. Johnston is usually known for his lo-fi recordings from the 1980s, his most popular album being ''Hi, How Are You?'', released in 1983.
Along with writing music, he is also an artist/cartoonist. In a sad literal case of the MadArtist trope, Johnston has been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and has been in and out of mental institutions.
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* AuthorAppeal: Comic books, unrequited love, Satan, ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'', and [=McDonald's=].
* BigNameFan: None other than Creator/KurtCobain.
* BuffySpeak: From ''More Dead Than Alive''
-->I walked up to this psychological man, I said I got this problem about this coffin
* CatchPhrase: ''Hi, how are you?''
* CarefulWithThatAxe: in "Don't Play Cards With Satan",(1990 version) Daniel, shouts at the top of his lungs for 2 instances of the word "Satan" .
-->I heard the voice of [[ButtholeSurfers SATAN!!!! ]]Crying in the woods...
* ColbertBump: Received one after Creator/KurtCobain wore the famous "Hi, How Are You" t-shirt to the VMAs.
* CreatorBreakdown: Happens frequently. His most memorable one was a literal breakdown in 1990 where he caused his fathers plane to crash. Fortunately, both survived the crash only mildly injured.
** His 1983 album ''Hi, how are you'' remained unfinished due to a mental breakdown.
* {{Deconstruction}}: His entire oeuvre is about what it actually means to be a {{Woobie}} and a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''1990'' was released in 1990.
* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: He became extraordinarily influential on lo-fi music ''because'' of his AuthorAppeal.
* MadArtist: Sad real-life example. He has both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and has been in and out of mental institutions.
* MoodWhiplash: In the album ''1990'', the previously mentioned ''Don't Play Cards With Satan'' ends with Daniel screaming "SATAN!!" at the top of his lungs. The next track is the happy and uplifting ''True Love Will Find You In The End''
* NewSoundAlbum: Daniel's earlier albums mainly featured songs that were played on a piano. 1991's ''Artistic Vice'' did not feature any piano at all.
** Most of his albums from 1979-88 (excluding 1985's ''Continued Story'') were recorded on a cassette recorder, since his album ''1990'', his albums have been professionally produced in studios.
* OneOfUs: Saying that Daniel really likes comic books and old horror films would be an understatement.
** His initially exclusively home-recorded music made him a pioneer of bedroom pop.
* OtherCitiesInTexas: Is strongly associated with the culture of Austin, Texas and has had a strong influence on its "Keep Austin Weird" movement. His "Hi, How Are You?" frog mural remains a landmark of the city.
* {{Rockumentary}}: ''The Devil and Daniel Johnston''.
* TropeMaker: Of home-recorded indie music.
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: On guitar, Daniel pretty much only plays very basic chords, and a lot of his guitar songs only use the G,C, and D chords.
* TheTysonZone: Falls into this as a there's a lot of stories of him escaping mental institutions and the like.
* VerbalTic: In interviews, Dan tends to say "you know" a lot.
* VocalEvolution: Dan's voice changed a lot over the years. In the early 80s, his singing voice was almost boyish (listen to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOLNJ5s-S4c this recording of "To Go Home"]] off 1982's ''The What of Whom'', in which he sounds like a 12-year-old, he was 21 during the recording of the song.). By the late 90s, his voice had changed dramatically, probably due to chain smoking.
* TheUnintelligible: Daniel mumbles so much on the track ''Hot Water'', from the 1979 tapes, that it seems like he isn't even singing in English.
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