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Daniel Johnston – review

Union Chapel, LondonFor self-confessed loner and cult superstar Daniel Johnston, the Union Chapel has become a sort of spiritual home. A gig here in 2007 spawned effusive praise and Johnston's first live DVD, and the mood is of admiration and unquestioning acceptance.Watching Johnston, however, is uncomfortable. Relying on lyric sheets and haphazardly strumming his acoustic guitar, he's a big man imbued with the fragility of bone china. Unrequited love and mental-health issues remain an endless ...

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17:05 on April 18 2012

Daniel Johnston – review

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonFor self-confessed loner and cult superstar Daniel Johnston, the Union Chapel has become a sort of spiritual home. A gig here in 2007 spawned effusive... more info