Goodbye Daniel Johnston :(

DANIEL JOHNSTON RIP 

I was sad to read that Daniel Johnston is no longer with us.    Here are two of my favorite songs by the late, great, crazy artist.

Life In Vain is from Johnston´s studio album fun.     It makes me think about my life and what the hell I´m doing with it.

Daniel sang his wonderful song Speeding Motorcycle with the band that covered it, Yo La Tengo, live on the radio.    This is my favorite version of the song because it is simple and also shows Daniel´s great what-the-hell, what-you-see-is-what-you-get attitude which so many people loved so much.

Here is a small sampling of Daniel´s art.    There are tons of  works to check out online as well as an excellent documentary about him, The Devil And Daniel Johnston.