The devil & Daniel johnston

This is an inspiring, yet tragic story of a talented boy from Austin, TX. 

In the 1980's, daniel johnston gained recognition after spreading out homemade tapes of his music to friends & people at shows.
All the music on the tapes was recorded by him at his parents basement, using only a boombox and a microphone to record it.

For me, there is something creepy and awfully innocent in his music, which nowadays is considered as a cult to underground rock fans.

Daniel johnston is an awesome painter too, and his most famous drawing appears as the front cover for his tape "hi, how are you".

In general, the story is that during the 80's he had travelled around the united states doing music with the likes of Butthole Surfers, and did a bunch of drugs he wasn's supposed to do, due to mental issues that were hidden.
The drugs brought to an eruption of highly functional manic-depression and schizophrenia, and daniel was hospitalized for most of the 90's at a mental institute due to his mental illness and a constant obsession with the devil.
His lyrics give you an image of a lost boy in a giant world of madness.
His song "A story of an Artist" could give you a great perspective of feeling you are not good enough for everyone's standards becuase you do what you are passionate about.

His full story is portrayed in the movie titled " The devil & Daniel johnston", which i will hook you up with in this blog in the next few weeks.

For now, you could enjoy his music and have a look at his work of art in his official website: http://www.hihowareyou.com/

Thanks to dean klein for introducing this to me.