Daniel Johnston quotes
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“Most of the worst things said about me, I've said myself.”
-- Daniel JohnstonSource : Interview With Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2011.
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“Listen up and I'll tell a story about an artist growing old. Some would try for fame and glory; others aren't so bold.”
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“I wish I had never got manic depression. When I was in junior high, I didn't know what was the matter with me. It was as if I'd died or something. Now that I go to a clinic and get the right kind of medicine, I am not as depressed as I used to be.”
-- Daniel JohnstonSource : Interview With Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2011.
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“For the longest time I was afraid I'd have to keep on working at the factories. There was a steel mill and a pottery; if you didn't go to college, you went to work in those places.”
-- Daniel JohnstonSource : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2011.
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“When I was a kid, I always thought that I'd be a comic book artist. It took a long time to start thinking that I could be a musician.”
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“I've got something to live for, because I always wanted to be an artist; I always wanted to be famous.”
-- Daniel JohnstonSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“I like to tour, but I prefer to tour in the United States. If I go overseas, I tend to get into trouble.”
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“To understand and be understood is to be free.”
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“There is a devil, and he knows my name.”
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“Do yourself a favor, become your own savior.”
-- Daniel JohnstonSource : Song: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances
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