The cult singer/songwriter. Subject of a great documentary "The Devil and Daniel Johnston." Suffered from various mental illness but was an inspiration to many other artists including Bowie and Cobain. Only 58. Some really great songs if you have never heard of him (some really awful ones as well which goes with the territory).
Daniel Johnston, Cult Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 58
Daniel Johnston, the outsider folk artist whose childlike pleas for love captivated the likes of Kurt Cobain and Tom Waits, has died at 58.
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