Daniel Johnston

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2007

First Recording: 1981

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Daniel Johnston
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Songs
🔲Rolling Stone Cover
🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
1990 (1990)

Daniel Johnston @ Wikipedia

Will Daniel Johnston be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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If you know anything about Lo-Fi Rock, Experimental Folk Rock or Outsider music, you know Daniel Johnston. his music often reflected on his struggles with mental illness (Johnston was diagnosed with both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) and his time in psychiatric institutions. his music has also been cover by many artists such as Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, and Beck. I recommend give the documentary from 2005, The Devil and Daniel Johnston watch if you never heard of Johnston.

He didn't just influence other artists who play music in the same genres he did. He had and still has a huge influence on grunge rock and alternative music. on top of influencing Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Beck and The Flaming Lips, more modern artists like Lana Del Rey, Mac Miller and Barrie-James O'Neill, the founded of the alternative folk rock band, Kassidy, have also been influenced by him.

Posted by Bobby on Tuesday, 06/23/2020 @ 17:21pm


Oh hell yes, he's great and so influential to the entire indie/alternative scene. Unfortunately I don't see him getting into the RH ever, but if there were an Indie Rock Hall of Fame he would be in the first class.

Posted by RG on Tuesday, 06/23/2020 @ 20:19pm


You can't separate Daniel the artist, from his personal life, because it was a thin line as was his mental health. Then cobain put that "hey how are you shirt" on the unplugged session, and thats when I discovered his story. Some may say its tragic, but I was taken aback at the type of parents Daniel had. In one way they were loving supportive people, but they lacked the tools to deal with his psychosis, as it would be for most, especially in those times. However, their fundamental christian ways suppressed daniel from growing and developing into the artist that he would have become. We should feel privileged to hear his recordings that survived all the obstacles and turmoil. His albums are time capsules to be preserved, yeah the RHOF would be nice, but his music stands alone with or without that accolade, Daniels recordings are timeless and will outlast us all.

Posted by True love will find you in the end on Thursday, 12/2/2021 @ 18:35pm


Here is a list of artists influenced by him

Lana Del Ray
Kurt Cobain
Mac Miller
Everyone on "The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered" album

His influence on music is big enough for him to be Inducted into the hall of fame.

Posted by Robby on Thursday, 03/2/2023 @ 14:22pm


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