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It's been a couple of weeks since I requested the source for this, and none has been provided. It's quite likely true, but we shouldn't be relying on editors' memories for this sort of fact.
It can be reinserted in the article provided it is accompanied by a source citation, per the verifiability policy. Dpbsmith (talk) 00:37, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
This Houstin Chronicle article refers to Johnston's condition as manic-depression (aka bipolar disorder), so I'll put that reference into the article. Schi 01:44, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
"Manic Depression" is an outdated name for bipolar disorder and is inappropriate to continue using unless speaking of his diagnosis historically. Even Wikipedia's entry for Manic Depression sends you to "Bipolar Disorder" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manic_depression —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.236.67.71 ( talk) 17:41, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
I took photos of his recent concert in Atlanta [1] and [2] but not that I look at them they're not very good biography photos. If people want, I'll open these up as supplemental photos and I'll try to get a better primary photo next time I see him in concert. Sumdog][ talk 15:22, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
As I suspect the current photograph will be deleted soon (its copyright status is hazy), I have solicited photos from the Daniel Johnston fan site. There are also several photos on Flickr (although the ones currently licensed under CC are not good). If my appeal to the fan site is unsuccessful, I will beg a photographer on flickr for a few. --best, kevin kzollman][ talk 23:58, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
We already have permission to use the one you deleted, and it has been up for over a year with no trouble, it's a great, more or less recent photo don't monkey with it, doof! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.30.144.3 ( talk • contribs) 14:33, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
"It has recently been confirmed that he is the "the coolest man to ever live" by Jesus Christ himself." I'd like to see a reference for this... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.139.26 ( talk • contribs) 22:00, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Considering the nature of the difficulty he has overcome, are we certain that this is appropriate for BLP? Do we have definite & stable evidence of his agreement? DGG 03:26, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
I do not contest that the article is not perfect. But to me it seems important to have access on informations about an artist covered by Beck, Tom Waits or mercury Rev and many others... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.49.146.252 ( talk • contribs) 10:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Should an area on his page be set aside to acknowlege this turn of events? Today at the Convention Center, Austin icon and OG “outsider artist” Daniel Johnston told two jokes before a jam-packed day stage crowd: 1. “I heard they just sentenced a man to the death penalty… for trying to commit suicide.” 2. “I heard the Jews are having a pajama party… at the concentration camp.” Daniel punctuated the last one, which drew a pretty uncomfortable silence, with a Nazi salute and a screechy “Heil Hitler.” SpyMagician 06:06, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
I placed a quick summary of it in the recent news section, with a link. I don't think we should be protective of anyone's reputation here. Controvery or not--- and there does seem to be some on various blogs--- It's certainly worth mentioning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goophus ( talk • contribs) 08:55, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Johnston's apparent antisemitism is certainly wiki-worthy; interpretations of why he tells antisemitic jokes are on less certain ground. I've reinstated an account of his behavior at SXSW 2007; if I can find an accurate account of his jokes I will add that. I sense a certain paternalistic tone to some of these comments, so to reiterate: there's no need here to protect this man's reputation. Goophus 10:29, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
If this is going to remain on the site it needs to be put into the context of his mental illness. Marring an entire entry with a piece of information that may or may not be true, especially given the lack of any sort of context or reason that this is worthy of inclusion under "recent news". There needs to be something written other than the possibility that he told an insensitive joke to make it worthy of inclusion. Including it alone like that makes it seem as if it is an undeniable fact that Daniel Johnston is racist, insensitive, and some sort of Nazi sympathizer, when the fact is that this comment or any "fascination" is due to his mental illness AND strict Christian upbringing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.62.86.34 ( talk • contribs) 10:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
His drawings sell for all kinds of money, and he did that famous mural of the "Hi, How Are You?" alien. I'm going to stick "artist" in his initial description. The phrasing as it stands sounds sarcastic. Bleedingcherub 00:41, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Do not misunderstand me, this is by NO means an insult to Daniel and his work, but his manner of speech, his writing style, and aspects of his current lifestyle all seem to point to the possiablity that he may also be autistic and suffering from some other metal illness then simply bi-poler syndrom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.250.130.215 ( talk) 20:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Personally, I still like the old term manic-depressive.
George415
00:34, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
I agree that he's probably autistic, but that's mere speculation, not a publicized diagnosis. Bleedingcherub ( talk) 06:08, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
The page says Daniel suffers from Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, I think this should be changed to Bipolar Disorder only. There is no mention of schizophrenia in any official resource I have come across and the Boston Globe article cited does not mention his bipolar disorder, so this could most likely be put down to a mistake by the writer. HonestGeorge ( talk) 18:08, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
As I understand it, Bi-Polar Disorder (and I agree "Manic-Depressive" sounds better, plus Daniel himself uses the term in one of his early songs) is the only thing he's been "officially" diagnosed with; from a personal speculation standpoint, I disagree strongly with the autism conjecture, though Dan unarguably does have a very "childlike" aesthetic sensibility and sense of humor. Daniel seems without a doubt to be (to me) schizophrenic. Compare him to Roky Erickson, another musician sometimes lumped into the "Outsider Artist" category, and a diagnosed schizophrenic... In my opinion, if any one thing explains the incredible genius of Daniel's work, it's his schizophrenia. BUT, all that said, since he's never been officially diagnosed as anything other than Manic-Depressive, seems like that's the only mental illness Wiki should list. --Mikey 11:49, 7 January 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.78.80.22 ( talk)
i'm taking down the dubious statement about lsd in the introduction. no one ever said acid "caused" daniel johnston's illness, and it's well documented that the drug can exacerbate existing psychological conditions. if someone can find a citation for this statement, AND demonstrate why it has a place in this article's introductory paragraph, revert it. peterpumpkin87 —Preceding undated comment added 20:16, 17 January 2010 (UTC).
Schizophrenia with a co-occurring mood disorder (bipolar) is called "Schizoaffective." To say he's been diagnosed with both in the past can be correct, but he wouldn't hold both diagnosis at the same time as it would default to schizoaffective. As far speculation, I agree autism doesn't fit the childlike nature. There's possibly some developmental stuff going on. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.47.70.89 ( talk) 02:48, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Should we mention that both his Hi How Are You mural and shirt were featured in the recent film Whip It? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.103.3.244 ( talk) 00:14, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
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Is Daniel Johnston dead? I can't find a source that confirms this. The date is yesterday 6/26/2018. Still no articles confirming? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tesseractyler ( talk • contribs) 04:28, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
:( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:1382:402c:e9d1:811c:89ad:4ea3 ( talk • contribs) 23:55, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
He has an album from 2006 called “Welcome To My World” Sawhitney36 ( talk) 14:13, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi :) Welcome To My World isn't included as its a compilation of material of his from previous albums, and this page only lists the core discography. However, it is listed on the Daniel Johnston discography article. Humbledaisy ( talk) 16:48, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
Seems there was a recent event celebrating Johnston's memory. Details at [3] if anyone deems it worth adding to the article. -- Fyrael ( talk) 20:52, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
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I snipped
It's been a couple of weeks since I requested the source for this, and none has been provided. It's quite likely true, but we shouldn't be relying on editors' memories for this sort of fact.
It can be reinserted in the article provided it is accompanied by a source citation, per the verifiability policy. Dpbsmith (talk) 00:37, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
This Houstin Chronicle article refers to Johnston's condition as manic-depression (aka bipolar disorder), so I'll put that reference into the article. Schi 01:44, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
"Manic Depression" is an outdated name for bipolar disorder and is inappropriate to continue using unless speaking of his diagnosis historically. Even Wikipedia's entry for Manic Depression sends you to "Bipolar Disorder" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manic_depression —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.236.67.71 ( talk) 17:41, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
I took photos of his recent concert in Atlanta [1] and [2] but not that I look at them they're not very good biography photos. If people want, I'll open these up as supplemental photos and I'll try to get a better primary photo next time I see him in concert. Sumdog][ talk 15:22, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
As I suspect the current photograph will be deleted soon (its copyright status is hazy), I have solicited photos from the Daniel Johnston fan site. There are also several photos on Flickr (although the ones currently licensed under CC are not good). If my appeal to the fan site is unsuccessful, I will beg a photographer on flickr for a few. --best, kevin kzollman][ talk 23:58, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
We already have permission to use the one you deleted, and it has been up for over a year with no trouble, it's a great, more or less recent photo don't monkey with it, doof! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.30.144.3 ( talk • contribs) 14:33, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
"It has recently been confirmed that he is the "the coolest man to ever live" by Jesus Christ himself." I'd like to see a reference for this... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.139.26 ( talk • contribs) 22:00, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Considering the nature of the difficulty he has overcome, are we certain that this is appropriate for BLP? Do we have definite & stable evidence of his agreement? DGG 03:26, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
I do not contest that the article is not perfect. But to me it seems important to have access on informations about an artist covered by Beck, Tom Waits or mercury Rev and many others... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.49.146.252 ( talk • contribs) 10:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Should an area on his page be set aside to acknowlege this turn of events? Today at the Convention Center, Austin icon and OG “outsider artist” Daniel Johnston told two jokes before a jam-packed day stage crowd: 1. “I heard they just sentenced a man to the death penalty… for trying to commit suicide.” 2. “I heard the Jews are having a pajama party… at the concentration camp.” Daniel punctuated the last one, which drew a pretty uncomfortable silence, with a Nazi salute and a screechy “Heil Hitler.” SpyMagician 06:06, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
I placed a quick summary of it in the recent news section, with a link. I don't think we should be protective of anyone's reputation here. Controvery or not--- and there does seem to be some on various blogs--- It's certainly worth mentioning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goophus ( talk • contribs) 08:55, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
Johnston's apparent antisemitism is certainly wiki-worthy; interpretations of why he tells antisemitic jokes are on less certain ground. I've reinstated an account of his behavior at SXSW 2007; if I can find an accurate account of his jokes I will add that. I sense a certain paternalistic tone to some of these comments, so to reiterate: there's no need here to protect this man's reputation. Goophus 10:29, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
If this is going to remain on the site it needs to be put into the context of his mental illness. Marring an entire entry with a piece of information that may or may not be true, especially given the lack of any sort of context or reason that this is worthy of inclusion under "recent news". There needs to be something written other than the possibility that he told an insensitive joke to make it worthy of inclusion. Including it alone like that makes it seem as if it is an undeniable fact that Daniel Johnston is racist, insensitive, and some sort of Nazi sympathizer, when the fact is that this comment or any "fascination" is due to his mental illness AND strict Christian upbringing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.62.86.34 ( talk • contribs) 10:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
His drawings sell for all kinds of money, and he did that famous mural of the "Hi, How Are You?" alien. I'm going to stick "artist" in his initial description. The phrasing as it stands sounds sarcastic. Bleedingcherub 00:41, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Do not misunderstand me, this is by NO means an insult to Daniel and his work, but his manner of speech, his writing style, and aspects of his current lifestyle all seem to point to the possiablity that he may also be autistic and suffering from some other metal illness then simply bi-poler syndrom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.250.130.215 ( talk) 20:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Personally, I still like the old term manic-depressive.
George415
00:34, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
I agree that he's probably autistic, but that's mere speculation, not a publicized diagnosis. Bleedingcherub ( talk) 06:08, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
The page says Daniel suffers from Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, I think this should be changed to Bipolar Disorder only. There is no mention of schizophrenia in any official resource I have come across and the Boston Globe article cited does not mention his bipolar disorder, so this could most likely be put down to a mistake by the writer. HonestGeorge ( talk) 18:08, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
As I understand it, Bi-Polar Disorder (and I agree "Manic-Depressive" sounds better, plus Daniel himself uses the term in one of his early songs) is the only thing he's been "officially" diagnosed with; from a personal speculation standpoint, I disagree strongly with the autism conjecture, though Dan unarguably does have a very "childlike" aesthetic sensibility and sense of humor. Daniel seems without a doubt to be (to me) schizophrenic. Compare him to Roky Erickson, another musician sometimes lumped into the "Outsider Artist" category, and a diagnosed schizophrenic... In my opinion, if any one thing explains the incredible genius of Daniel's work, it's his schizophrenia. BUT, all that said, since he's never been officially diagnosed as anything other than Manic-Depressive, seems like that's the only mental illness Wiki should list. --Mikey 11:49, 7 January 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.78.80.22 ( talk)
i'm taking down the dubious statement about lsd in the introduction. no one ever said acid "caused" daniel johnston's illness, and it's well documented that the drug can exacerbate existing psychological conditions. if someone can find a citation for this statement, AND demonstrate why it has a place in this article's introductory paragraph, revert it. peterpumpkin87 —Preceding undated comment added 20:16, 17 January 2010 (UTC).
Schizophrenia with a co-occurring mood disorder (bipolar) is called "Schizoaffective." To say he's been diagnosed with both in the past can be correct, but he wouldn't hold both diagnosis at the same time as it would default to schizoaffective. As far speculation, I agree autism doesn't fit the childlike nature. There's possibly some developmental stuff going on. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.47.70.89 ( talk) 02:48, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Should we mention that both his Hi How Are You mural and shirt were featured in the recent film Whip It? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.103.3.244 ( talk) 00:14, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
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Is Daniel Johnston dead? I can't find a source that confirms this. The date is yesterday 6/26/2018. Still no articles confirming? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tesseractyler ( talk • contribs) 04:28, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
:( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:1382:402c:e9d1:811c:89ad:4ea3 ( talk • contribs) 23:55, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
He has an album from 2006 called “Welcome To My World” Sawhitney36 ( talk) 14:13, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi :) Welcome To My World isn't included as its a compilation of material of his from previous albums, and this page only lists the core discography. However, it is listed on the Daniel Johnston discography article. Humbledaisy ( talk) 16:48, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
Seems there was a recent event celebrating Johnston's memory. Details at [3] if anyone deems it worth adding to the article. -- Fyrael ( talk) 20:52, 23 January 2020 (UTC)