About the Author

Daniel Johnston has spent the last 20 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience. Initiates, including a healthy number of discerning musicians and critics, have hailed him as an American original in the style of bluesman Robert Johnson and country legend Hank Williams. His artwork has been exhibited on both sides of the Atlantic, and in 2006 a documentary on his life won acclaim and awards at the Sundance Film Festival.