Daniel Johnston Passes Away

2019-09-11 by sean | 32 Comments
Iconic, yet troubled, artist Daniel Johnston has sadly pasted away at the age of 58. The cause of death was a heart attack, as confirmed by former manager Jeff Tartakov. The lo-fi musician was known for his beautifully awkward and often melancholic brand of singer-songwriter music. His death comes as a shock to the music world, with peers such as The Mountain Goats and Beck paying respects to Johnston. He will be remembered for how his music and story touched those who experienced it.


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Kompys2000
Emeritus
September 11th 2019
9428 Comments


Dammit, RIP

Artuma
September 11th 2019
32769 Comments


oh shit this is legitimately fucking sad

YakNips
September 11th 2019
20098 Comments


hard RIP

Sinternet
Contributing Reviewer
September 11th 2019
26570 Comments


ahh fuck man didn't expect him to go this young, hopefully he's at peace

every lo-fi indie artist owed him a great deal

Tunaboy45
September 11th 2019
18424 Comments


incredibly sad news, he was one of a kind

GooGooGajoob
September 11th 2019
236 Comments


(sad faces)

dbizzles
September 11th 2019
15193 Comments


May his soul find the peace he had longed for through his music.

Supercoolguy64
September 11th 2019
11787 Comments


Holy shit RIP

brainmelter
Contributing Reviewer
September 11th 2019
8320 Comments


damn rip :c

SandwichBubble
September 12th 2019
13796 Comments


every lo-fi indie artist owed him a great deal [2]
The world wouldn't have been the same without him, feel confident saying that from the bottom of my heart.

dustandnations
September 12th 2019
371 Comments


Where do I start with this legend

ConcubinaryCode
September 12th 2019
7541 Comments


Damn, that's a loss

SandwichBubble
September 12th 2019
13796 Comments


@dustandnations
"1990" or "Hi, How Are You"
My favorite was always "Don't Be Scared" though, so that too.

oltnabrick
September 12th 2019
40635 Comments


RIP RIP

ian b
September 12th 2019
2175 Comments


every lo-fi indie artist owed (and still owes) him a great deal [3]
honestly i don't think i've ever been this gutted by a loss in music, truly one of the greatest, and easily the most honest voice in singer-songwriter history. what he accomplished as an artist, is and always will be some of the most unique pieces of music and poetry that has ever been recorded. his brutal honesty and sheerly unadulterated pain that he managed to get across is unparalleled by anything else i've ever read, watched, or listened to. still don't really know what to say, but rest in peace to one of the greatest songwriters to ever do it, despite everything that was against him.

Jots
Emeritus
September 12th 2019
7562 Comments


not sure if he was ever happy (tough guy to peg) but I hope he achieved some semblance of it

cagedbutterfly
September 12th 2019
584 Comments


Terrible news! I loved his music. RIP.

chilledpunkrock
September 12th 2019
113 Comments


This and David Berman in the span of about a month is heartbreaking.

huskerdoo
September 12th 2019
403 Comments


Aw man fuck

BAT
September 12th 2019
1787 Comments


RIP, gonna bump 1990

Asdfp277
September 12th 2019
24275 Comments


rest in peace

rafalafa
September 12th 2019
288 Comments


Fuck. What a loss. His influence will be felt forever. RIP

Hendoi
September 12th 2019
740 Comments


sad

CugnoBrasso
September 12th 2019
2640 Comments


Terrible news

Egarran
September 12th 2019
33883 Comments


Well, I'm conflicted because I thought he was already dead.

Must have been someone else.

dimsim3478
September 12th 2019
8987 Comments


WHAT

ChaoticVortex
September 12th 2019
1587 Comments


Hard R.I.P. Such a great voice that channeled heartfelt pain.

DikkoZinner
September 12th 2019
5368 Comments


RIP

TheBarber
September 13th 2019
4130 Comments


I've always wondered if he one day met peace. I hope he did now. Farewell

Winesburgohio
Staff Reviewer
September 13th 2019
3951 Comments


harder to listen to him crack singing "there's a heaven and there's a star for you" than ever

R.I.P. but my god what an absolute champion

TVC15
September 13th 2019
11372 Comments


Oh my fucking God... hard rip...

Nazzadan
September 13th 2019
2370 Comments


Why is this in my discussions but RIP I guess



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