The myth of Daniel Johnston's genius

Superlative praise is just one of the many ways the great outsider artist Daniel Johnston has been done a disserviceHe may not chase fame, but cult songwriter Daniel Johnston is currently receiving more attention than ever. With a movie of his life in production, a biography imminent from the pen of Everett True, high-profile UK dates pencilled in, and new reissues of his classic 80s albums Hi, How Are You, Yip/Jump Music and Continued Story (as well as the Welcome to My World retrospective comp...

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