Daniel going to Art School??
JROCK1221
Dawn Bollman
it to everyone who wants it seperately? Wouldn't that save you a lot of
time?
~*deannab23*~ wrote:
> Has anybuddy else read the article that was released in the UK (i
> think) about Daniel saying that he wants to take time off from the
> band they stop touring? He says that he doesn't want to write a song
> or even touch his guitar. He also said he's thinking of going to Art
> School...If you would like to read this article, I'll e-mail it to
> ya...Talk to ya laterz...--
> ~*deannab*~ "...Who am I? I dunno, you tell me.
> You seem to know everything else..."
Darius
--
Darius
~*deannab23*~ <bro...@cetlink.net> wrote in message news:BS7l3.71$eD5.2...@news1.i1.net...
~*deannab23*~
Itz an article that my friend from the UK sent me through E-Mail...
Here is a piece of the news article from last week which I was talking
about. It doesn't look good:
SILVERCHAIR FRONTMAN BATTLES ON
Fame at an early age doesn't make you a better person.
Just ask Daniel Johns. The 19-yearold frontman of
Silverchair is the latest in a long line of poster boys for the
maladjusted. The Australian band's first two albums, Frogstomp and
Freak
Show, may have sold four million copies around the world, but that
didn't
make life any easier for Johns.
Mentally and physically exhausted from a gruelling tour for Freak Show,
he
basically locked himself away from the world for six
months. "We hadn't had a holiday for three years, we went from
school to touring, from school to touring" he said lifelessly. It got
to
the point where Johns saw school as a "good excuse out of touring." But
Johns needed more then just a break from the rentless hours on the
road. He
was depressed, scared to leave his home and wasting away to a were 110
pounds.
After months of therapy and anti-depressants, Johns was able to get
himself
together and start recording Neon Ballroom, the trio's first disc as
high
school graduates. "It was the first time as a song writer that I could
think
of what I wanted to do with the songs rather than doing them as quickly
as
possible in 10 minutes, so we could go out on tour before we had to go
back
to our educational commitments," he says.
As a result, Neon Ballroom is Silverchairs most thoughtful and powerful
album to date. It captures a range of Johns emothions--from the range
of
Anthem for the year 2000 to the confusion of Emotion Sickness.
The latter features the manic talents of Australian pianist David
Helfgott,
another former child Prodigy and messed-up musician. After years of
mental
institutions, Helfgott became a household name when his story was
turned
into the Oscar-winning film, Shine. It's no wonder Johns wanted to work
with
the pianist. "I wanted a very discordant, unsettling piano part and we
had a
short-list of people who would fit that style. Acctually David Helfgott
was
at the top of the list but we didn't think he'd acctually agree," says
Johns.
Helfgott did, much to Silverchair's delight. "It was a positive
collaboration. It was probably one of the best days of my life. To have
a
song that meant so much to me and have someone that special playing
it..."
Johns trailed off. "We thought it was really cool because he started at
a
young age and we could relate to some of the things he's been through
and he
could relate to some of the things we were doing." Like Helfgott,
Johns'
mental health has improved considerably.
"Hopefully, the touring won't stop the healing process," he says. To
make
sure it doesn't, Johns spends a lot of time on his own, reading and
writing.
He rarely agrees to do interviews, letting drummer Ben Gillies and
bassist
Chris Joannou do the bulk of the band's media schmoozing. Johns admits
that
he isn't all that enamoured with touring anymore.
After the year is up, he plans to distance himself from music. "I just
don't
want to write a song for a year; because I spent so much of last year
writing the album," he says. "Every now and then, I write some poetry
but
musically, I don't even want to touch a guitar unless we're playing
live."
Not surprisingly, Johns can't see himself with Silverchair for much
longer.
Instead, he hopes to go to Art school in the years to come. "I'm really
into
abstract art of any kind whether it be sculpture or painting. "I'm not
necessarily good at it, but I just really enjoy doing it." And that's
what
counts.
There ya go!! I hope that they aren't breaking up...because their music is
truly amazing.
--
~*deannab*~
"...Who am I? I dunno, you tell me.
You seem to know everything else..."
Dawn Bollman <dbol...@techplus.com> wrote in message
news:379601B6...@techplus.com...
> Why don't you just post the article in the newsgroup rather than sending
> it to everyone who wants it seperately? Wouldn't that save you a lot of
> time?
>
> ~*deannab23*~ wrote:
>
Lquidpapr
>truly amazing.
>--
Ya know....like daniel said....about not wanting to write another song....FOR A
YEAR....like I always assumed that they would break up and ben would become a
porn star and Chris a big neck model and daniel would kinda just go solo and do
all the music on his own, ya know????
-The Great Brittan
God his neck is big...
~*deannab23*~
Remember me? Anyways...Well, my friend e-mailed me again and said that
Daniel says that he is hoping to do one more album with the band and maybe
do a tour, and then split to do other things. Hope not...but if it's what
he wants to do...then I wish him luck.
--
~*deannab*~
"...Who am I? I dunno, you tell me.
You seem to know everything else..."
Lquidpapr <lqui...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990722162918...@ng-bd1.aol.com...
Lquidpapr
> Remember me?
hmmmm.....no....why? are you stalking me????? WHY DO PEOPLE ALWAYS FUCKING KNOW
ME! I AM NOT SOME FAMOUS PERSON! LEAVE ME ALONE! I JUST WANT TO BE ABNORMAL FOR
CRYING OUT LOUD....
-The Great Brittan
I feel so distraught....
~*deannab23*~
I'm SilvrLit... or "silvr_freak" in SilverChat...
You, that other girl (I forgot her name!) and I were gonna do the
documentary thing...we wrote John Watson about it...
I'm a bit offended at your cursing and yelling...it was really uncalled
for... =o(
But fine, if you wanna be like that...
--
~*deannab*~
"...Who am I? I dunno, you tell me.
You seem to know everything else..."
Lquidpapr <lqui...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990723025833...@ng-ba1.aol.com...
InnocentCr
>documentary thing...
Am I missing something...?
~Kristin~
Lquidpapr
No....she's talking about me....the misunderstood one! No one understands me!
'cept for you Mister Persnickity....oh I love you too...I know, we'll always be
together....no don't cry Mister Persnickity, I'll be okay! I don't need any
humans to understand. Yea you're right, humans are stupid. Yea screw 'em!
-The Great Brittan
GOD! LOOK WHAT YOU DID! YOU MADE MISTEr PERSNICKITY CRY!
Sally Ann
Persnickity is one of my favourite words.
~jennifer
"Dreams are bad when all they do is leave the past behind...." ~ D. Johns
"every tool is a weapon if you hold it right." ~ Ani DiFranco
"Have I been played or do I need a Rolaid ?" ~R.Wainwright
MseryChick
>
>>Persnickity is one of my favourite words.
>
>Discombobulation is better...its a song ya know. Dis Com Bob U LATION!
>-The Great Brittan
>Testosterone is a great one too, it rolls of your tongue....joygasm...thats
>always a fun one...
>
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>
"Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou, Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name,
for if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love and I will never be a Capulet."
"OHMIGOD! If you don't have sex with me right now I'm just gonna POP!"
Lquidpapr
J0n bleach
pneumonultramicroscopiccilocovolcaniconiosis
thas not how you spell it..but thats the longest word.
InnocentCr
>pneumonultramicroscopiccilocovolcaniconiosisthas not how you spell it..but
>thats the longest word.
I actually think it's spelled more along the lines of
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, but don't take my word for
it...I just wrote it the way I say it, so...
~Kristin~
MseryChick
*yeah, theres a mile between each of the S's*