Daniel Johns

2022 - 8 - 30

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CARRIE BICKMORE secures exclusive interview with DANIEL ... (TV Blackbox)

Former Silverchair rocker Daniel Johns breaks his silence with Carrie Bickmore in his only TV interview this week on The Project.

On Thursday night, Rob will be with the panel for a big announcement. The last time dimple-cheeked, larger-than-life drag queen Bianca Del Rio appeared on the show, it was complete chaos. But, in 2022, Daniel Johns’ life has taken a turn for the better.

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Silverchair: Daniel Johns on triple-murder by teens who were ... (Daily Mail)

When the police arrived to arrest the teenagers, the pair were allegedly playing the song Israel's Son, from Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp, which features ...

In 1995, a 16-year-old boy from Washington, D.C., and his friend killed his parents and brother in a crime that shocked the capital. At the time, I was still, I guess... A lot of the time they happen, but I don't know I'm making a prediction,' he said. Johns (pictured in 2008) said during an episode of his docuseries In The Mind of Daniel Johns, 'It's pretty devastating to write a song when you're a teenager and then have someone's lives taken because apparently it influenced the people to murder someone' 'I didn't realise it at the time. Johns, 43, said during an episode of his docuseries In The Mind of Daniel Johns: 'It's pretty devastating to write a song when you're a teenager and then have someone's lives taken because apparently it influenced the people to murder someone.'

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Daniel Johns praises Kanye West: 'I think he raises a lot of good ... (Tone Deaf)

In his new docuseries, Daniel Johns has spoken about his admiration for Kanye West and the way he views mental health.

“I don’t want to quote him, but he said something like, ‘Sometimes the way people treat mental health is similar to if you got an Olympic sprinter with a broken ankle and forc[ed] him to run.’ And he said it right at a time where I was feeling that. [Last week](https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/daniel-johns-announces-world-first-immersive-experience-and-docuseries/), the singer confirmed his new three-part docuseries Inside the Mind of Daniel Johns, with the first episode premiering at the same time. ““I still don’t believe it, even though people have shown me,” he said in the second episode of his docuseries. [NME](https://www.nme.com/news/music/daniel-johns-says-kanye-west-raises-a-lot-of-good-points-about-mental-health-we-should-consider-ourselves-lucky-3300260?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=daniel-johns-says-kanye-west-raises-a-lot-of-good-points-about-mental-health-we-should-consider-ourselves-lucky), that included discussing Ye’s influence. He added that it was Ye’s thoughts on mental health that he particularly appreciated. [Kanye West](https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/kanye-west-avoids-charges-after-allegedly-punching-a-fan/) and the way he views mental health.

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Daniel Johns says Kanye West “raises a lot of good points” about ... (NME.com)

Daniel Johns has spoken about his reverence for Kanye West, saying he connected with him during a particularly turbulent period of his life.

[In a four-star review of ‘FutureNever’](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/daniel-johns-futurenever-review-silverchair-3202095), NME’s [Andrew Trendell](https://www.nme.com/author/andrew-trendell) praised the album for the way it “shows off [Johns’] range”, writing: “While there’s a lot of Daniel Johns at his best here, this isn’t ‘The Best Of Daniel Johns’. “I don’t want to quote him, but he said something like, ‘Sometimes the way people treat mental health is similar to if you got an Olympic sprinter with a broken ankle and forc[ed] him to run.’ And he said it right at a time where I was feeling that. Johns then explained that he relates to West in regards to the rapper’s views on mental health, noting how “there’s a lot of things [West] talks about” that he agrees with. He continued: “I know this could be controversial, but I think he raises a lot of good points, particularly around mental illness. [his YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3HhsB4fKRYa6N-w2WG5Zw) at 6pm AEST (9am BST) next Monday (September 5). On his reaction to seeing West cite Silverchair as an influence, Johns expressed a feeling of shock: “I still don’t believe it, even though people have shown me,” he said with an emphatic smile.

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Daniel Johns opens up on Silverchair triple murder tragedy (Tone Deaf)

Daniel Johns has opened up about a devastating tragedy that saw a 16 year old boy commit a triple murder, claiming he was inspired by Silverchair.

It was like that is f—ed up and that is going to f— me in the future. “I don’t even know where this ship is going. He added, “It affected me, but I had to act like it didn’t.

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Daniel Johns says Kanye West “raises a lot of good points” about ... (NME.com)

Daniel Johns has spoken about his reverence for Kanye West, saying he connected with the controversial rap icon during a particularly turbulent period of ...

In a four-star review of ‘FutureNever’, NME’s Andrew Trendell praised the album for the way it “shows off [Johns’] range”, writing: “While there’s a lot of Daniel Johns at his best here, this isn’t ‘The Best Of Daniel Johns’. “I don’t want to quote him, but he said something like, ‘Sometimes the way people treat mental health is similar to if you got an Olympic sprinter with a broken ankle and forc[ed] him to run.’ And he said it right at a time where I was feeling that. Johns then explained that he relates to West in regards to the rapper’s views on mental health, noting how “there’s a lot of things [West] talks about” that he agrees with.

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