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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: everlast1986 on December 09, 2006, 03:57:04 PM
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/DanielJohnston.jpg)
Who is this guy?
His name is Daniel Johnston. He suffers from a extreme bipolar disorder. Hes been recording music for over 30 years now but now alot more people are recognizing him now that there is a documentary out now on him. It got rave reviews from critics and won the Sundance Film Festival Directors Award in 2005.
His bipolar disorder is so bad he frequently admitted to a hospital.
He is obsessed with strange things like Captain America, Casper The Ghost, Mountain Dew, etc.
He is also very religous and suffers from religious preoccupation. His art and music contains many things having to do with christianity.
His admission to a mental hospital one time was blamed by when he took the keys of his fathers airplane out of the ignition in mid air and throwing them out the window. Luckily his father crash landed the plane without any harm done to them.
If you listen to his music its pretty fucking creepy but you can definetly feel where hes coming from.
He is often compared to Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson.
Heres a few videos. I'll post album of his later in the you know where.
Daniel Johnston - It's Spooky
http://youtube.com/watch?v=exqlt1YKros
Daniel Johnston - Devinare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG8DCBtYYd4
Daniel Johnston - Tommorows Child
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4gQVz8-1lM
Daniel Johnston - Rock This Town
http://youtube.com/watch?v=V3z0WlMnUv8&mode=related&search=
^ I'd say the last video came out the best so i recceomend starting with that one.
And here is the opening of his documentary with him dancing. Its pretty funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iURzfiNKCk8
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That was shit, sounds like a kid wrote it. I've heard much more freakier stuff than that.
What makes him and more of a real fucking artist than anyone else?
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that sucked
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That was shit, sounds like a kid wrote it. I've heard much more freakier stuff than that.
What makes him and more of a real fucking artist than anyone else?
I never said he was more real than anyone else you prick. If you don't like it don't reply here. Either pm me about or don't fucking type shit if you don't understand this.
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Anyways rent the dvd or download it on www.torrentspy.com. Best documentary i've seen in years.
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:'( we cant provide our opinions in a public thread about a shitty artist?
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:'( we cant provide our opinions in a public thread about a shitty artist?
No, of course you can drop your opinion. For instance, if you thought it sucked, give a reason why it sucked and not something ignorant like what "A Tribe Called DubCC" said.
Back On topic, How many other people with a mental disorder as extreme as he has can write songs and have them sung by Eddie Vedder, David Bowie, Beck, etc.? Thats what makes everything he does special.
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I swear to God I saw him in front of the 7-11 on Glenoaks Blvd.
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I swear to od I saw him in front of the 7-11 on Glenoaks Blvd.
LMFAO!!!
That just took me by surprise.
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he reminds me andy milinakis if he was like 50 years older
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what was that...
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LOL
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he reminds me andy milinakis if he was like 50 years older
My thoughts exactly. That was ear pollution.
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You're such a hard man. Prick? Ignorant? Fuck off.