Daniel Johnston
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1 min readNov 8, 2015
Quick Facts:
- Born 1961 in Sacramento, California (Grew up in West Virginia)
- Diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
- Spent years of his life in and out of mental institutions
- Wrote most of his songs about one girl from his high school, Laurie.
- Was the subject of the 2005 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston.
- Daniel currently lives with his dad in Texas.
In 2011 various artists released a cover album of Daniel’s songs. For some, the absence of Daniel’s shaky voice and playing finally revealed the beauty of his songwriting.
