Sad day for music. Daniel Johnston is really one of the greats. He wrote 100% pure music from his own perspective. This version of “Speeding Motorcycle” was recorded live on the air as Daniel called into the station as Yo La Tengo was doing a live on air set.
Daniel Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 10, 2019) was an American singer-songwriter and visual artist regarded as a significant figure in art as well as lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his early work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home. He gathered a local following in the 1980s by passing out tapes of his music while working at a McDonald's in Austin, Texas. His cult status was propelled when Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was seen wearing a T-shirt that featured artwork from Johnston's 1983 album Hi, How Are You. In 2005, Johnston was the subject of the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston.
Cause we don't want to wreck but
We can do a lot of tricks
We don't have to break our necks
To get our kicks
[Spotify] Speeding Motorcycle
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