hi, how are you?

My introduction to Daniel Johnston couldn't have come at a better time. His greatest hits compilation Welcome to My World (iTunes) was released on April 18, 2006, and the biographical documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston is being shown in select cities including ours at Landmark Century Theater.

So who is Daniel Johnston? Well, he's from Texas. And he's bipolar. And he writes trippy morbid folk songs. And he doodles.

Though obscure, he has a devoted cult following including the likes of David Bowie and the late Kurt Cobain. In fact, an entire tribute album, The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (iTunes), came out in 2004, with covers by impressive indie rock talent such as Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes and Sparklehorse with the Flaming Lips, among others.

other albums:

listen:
Impossible Love mp3
Tears, Stupid Tears mp3
Syrup of Tears mp3
Davinare mp3
Funeral Girl mp3
Sun Shines Down mp3
Devil Town mp3 (cover by Bright Eyes)

art:

links:
Hi, How Are You? (official site)
Rejected Unknown (fan site)
Daniel Johnston on Wikipedia