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To me Daniel Johns is not just a person....but a very effective spiritual being so in touch with music and the world it is astounding.
Most people opposed to my views consider Daniel to be 'crap' 'girly'...but who are they to judge? I cannot honestly say that Daniel is everything I believe him to be...compassionate, sensitive...but I can say with truth that he is so beyond talented, so musically minded that he should be recognised by all for his courage and for his amazing achievements. He remains to me the most talented person I am yet to come across.
Here is a little on Daniel.
DANIEL PAUL JOHNS
BORN: APRIL 22, 1979.
Daniel Johns was born on Sunday, April 22nd, 1979 and is currently 24 years old. He lives in Newcastle, Australia in a white house with a large porch. Inside his house is a very "country-like" atmosphere, with wooden floors, wooden cabinets, and glass figurines. His room contains a lot of guitars ("23" as of 1997, but I'm pretty sure Daniel has obtained a lot more since then). Outside his room is another room with a television and exercise equipment. These are random, pointless facts.
Daniel's family consists of his mother (who once kept track of silverchair's careers when they were underage), his father (who Daniel has "borrowed" many records from. Daniel's father currently works at a fruit market), his brother named Heath (he must be about 17 or 18 years old now), and his sister named Chelsea (11 years old). Heath is also in a band and I've heard that he's into basketball and rugby. It was also once said that Heath and Daniel share a bedroom, but I don't know what their "living status" is at present. Daniel's brother is into bands like Alice In Chains and Green Day, as far as I know. He also recently turned vegetarian. Chelsea takes care of Daniel's precious dog, Sweep, when he's away on tour.
Which brings us to the story of Sweep. "I found my dog in a garbage bag along with some dead puppies. There were three that were alive, so I took her home, fixed her up and now she lives like a queen. With animals it is different to when you're with people, as animals don't like you because you've got money or because they can get something out of you. They either like you or they don't and they can feel love a lot more. You don't have to tell them that you love them - they can just feel it and they know it. Me and my dog are best friends," says Daniel. In fact, Sweep played a roll during the recording of Neon Ballroom, silverchair's third album. She barks somewhere in Steam Will Rise (Track 12). Trivia fact- Sweep misbehaved with Nick Launay during the mixing of Neon Ballroom. Another odd fact is that Daniel has some "interesting" pictures of Sweep in his wallet.
Past pets Daniel has had include a border collie, a goldfish that died in two days, and a mexican walking fish. That's a type of lizard for those of you who don't know.
Johnsie or "Jasper" (those are two of Daniel's nicknames....In an interview Daniel said, "But I used to get called Jasper because everyone thought I looked like Casper the ghost!") had a good childhood. Very little is known about his childhood, though, other than a few things. First, he used to play trumpet in the school band. When Daniel was younger, he fell over and a watering can went in his mouth and he had to get stitches. This is another pointless fact. He used to have braces...even more pointless, but many poeple have remarked about how perfect his teeth are. His fondest memory of being a kid is during Christmas and being surrounded by people, watching him opening his presents.
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