The Artist: Singer-songwriter and artist, Daniel Johnston.
The Doc: Jeff Feuerzeig's look into the mind of cult artist Daniel Johnston is remarkable, regardless of your opinion on the musical output of the man in question. Created using much of Johnston's own teenage home movies, Feuerzeig delves into the psychiatric problems that have plagued Johnston throughout his life.
His musical output (mostly created at home between institutional stays) has had a minimal impact, but after seeing this doc, it's hard to forget about this guy, who is plagued by depression and visions of the devil (one so extreme that it caused him to crash his father's plane). Highly recommended.
Musical Highlight: 'I Live My Broken Dreams' is indicative of the divisive nature of Johnston's style: a catchy ditty built around serious, contemplative lyrics, you'll either find his voice characterful or grating.
Encore? You could've caught Johnston at the (Matt Groening-curated) All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Somerset, May 2010.
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Hadouken76
Jul 1st 2010, 15:15
Flight 666, lets face it you wont see Bono pilotting the tour plane any time soon and I recently saw a 4 hour doc on Tom Petty, i didnt like Tom Petty but I do now!
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stomachpop
Jul 4th 2010, 15:33
The Flaming Lips doc 'The Fearless Freaks' is amazing! Put together with years worth of footage featuring some truly strange and interesting characters....or there is always the ace bio 'Hated' about GG Allen, frontman for the The Murder Jumkies, not only do we see him brawl with fans and roll around in his own faeces but the footage of his final concert where he runs naked from the cops and emerges from a window with a needle hanging from his arm is surely the spirit of rock and roll captured on film!
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