1. Daniel Paul Johns was born on 22 April 1979 and is an Australian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the frontman, guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Silverchair.
40 Facts About Daniel Johns
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On March 13,2015 Daniel Johns released his first solo EP Aerial Love and on March 22,2015, he released his first solo LP Talk.
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In 2007, Daniel Johns was ranked at number 18 on Rolling Stones list of The 25 Most Underrated Guitarists.
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Daniel Johns has won 21 ARIA Awards from 49 nominations as a member of Silverchair, and has earned four other nominations as a solo artist.
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Daniel Paul Johns was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 22 April 1979 to Greg and Julie Johns.
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Daniel Johns's father owned a fruit shop in Newcastle, and his mother was a full-time homemaker.
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Daniel Johns grew up in Merewether, with two younger siblings.
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Daniel Johns attended Newcastle High School, from which he graduated in 1997.
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On 13 June 2008, it was reported on Silverchair's website that Daniel Johns was working on a new side project with Luke Steele, but a release date was not confirmed for the collaboration.
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In December 2008, Daniel Johns was named as the producer of The Scare's album.
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In 2012, Daniel Johns collaborated with the Australian Chamber Orchestra to create the soundtrack Atlas for a Qantas Airlines commercial that began airing a week before the 2012 Olympics.
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In May 2012, Daniel Johns wrote and recorded music with pop duo The Veronicas for the latter's third album.
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In May 2013, Steele revealed that he and Daniel Johns were completing the project that they had started in 2008.
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In January 2014, Daniel Johns co-wrote the song "Impossible", released by Australian rapper 360, and sang on the song's chorus.
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Daniel Johns met 360 through his brother Heath, who is 360's publisher.
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In 2016, Daniel Johns was a musical director and arranged and produced the music for the Netflix animated children's series Beat Bugs.
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Daniel Johns was the singing voice for the characters Walter, and Mr Mudwasp.
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Daniel Johns stated, "It's a dream job to go into the studio and dissect all of The Beatles' music".
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Daniel Johns said that Eddie Vedder liked his version with the guide vocals for "Magical Mystery Tour" so much that he kept Daniel Johns's backing vocals in the finished song.
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In May 2016 Daniel Johns collaborated with Perth duo Slumberjack on their track "Open Fire", and featured in the music video.
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Daniel Johns has worked with artists such as Zhu in the track "Modern Conversation" in 2017 and fellow Australian artist What So Not in the album Not All The Beautiful Things, released in 2018, where he contributed to a good portion of the music.
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Daniel Johns teamed up with Luke Steele from Empire of the Sun to form Dreams, releasing the single "No One Defeats Us" in March 2018.
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In November 2013, it was reported by various media outlets that Daniel Johns was in the process of working on a solo album due for release sometime in 2014.
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Daniel Johns released his fifteen-track debut album as a solo artist on 22 May 2015, entitled Talk.
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The five-part podcast, produced by Kaitlyn Sawrey, Amelia Chappelow and Frank Lopez, features interviews with key figures in Daniel Johns' life, including ex-wife Natalie Imbruglia, Paul Mac, Van Dyke Parks and Billy Corgan.
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On 7 December 2021, Daniel Johns announced via a personal letter to fans that his second solo album, FutureNever, would be released on 1 April 2022; however, this was later pushed back to 22 April.
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FutureNever is the first album Daniel Johns released on his own label via a new global deal with BMG.
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On 28 October 2014, Daniel Johns was stopped by police when they spotted his black Jaguar travelling at a speed of between 70 and 80 kilometres per hour along Morgan Street in Merewether, which is governed by a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour.
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Daniel Johns, who was arrested for driving under the influence, told police that he had consumed four large glasses of wine.
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Daniel Johns reappeared in Newcastle Local Court in February 2015 and was convicted of mid-range drunk driving, receiving an $880 fine and disqualification from driving until June 2015, and was required to attend a traffic offenders course.
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In March 2022, Daniel Johns was again charged with a DUI after his SUV crossed to the wrong side of the Pacific Highway at North Arm Cove and collided with a van travelling in the opposite direction.
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Daniel Johns said he had been medicating with alcohol to deal with his PTSD, anxiety and depression, and he would be admitting himself to a rehabilitation centre.
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Daniel Johns denied the allegations and sued The Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Mail for defamation.
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Daniel Johns revealed that at one point he had considered suicide.
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Daniel Johns checked the surf conditions obsessively every morning even though he hadn't surfed since his teens.
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Daniel Johns is known for his animal rights support, having revealed that he was a vegan in 1998, although it was stated that he was a pescetarian in 2009.
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In 1999, Daniel Johns met Australian actress, singer, and model Natalie Imbruglia backstage at a Silverchair concert in London.
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Daniel Johns wrote the song "Satisfied" for Imbruglia's 2005 album Counting Down the Days, which he produced, and co-wrote the song "Want" from Imbruglia's 2009 album Come to Life.
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In 2008, Daniel Johns was dating Australian model Louise Van der Vorst.
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Daniel Johns commenced a relationship with former model Michelle Leslie in October 2016.