When I was writing songs, I always thought I'd make more of a career out of the drawings, the comics even more than the music.
Daniel JohnstonI 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 JohnstonFor 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 JohnstonListen up and I'll tell a story about an artist growing old. Some would try for fame and glory; others aren't so bold.
Daniel JohnstonI believe in spiritualism. It's like, when you listen to music or something and then you're sort of primed. If you're an artist, you're sort of primed and inspired, and you start drawing, you sort of have the spirit of what you're listening to, still in you. You just have sort of an inspiration.
Daniel Johnston