Daniel Johnston is your favorite songwriter’s favorite songwriter. The legend was a standout figure in the outsider and lo-fi music scenes of the 1990s. His music still touches the hearts of listeners ...

Elton John’s “Daniel” was overshadowed by a slow Paul McCartney song. “Daniel” is a song about a soldier in the Vietnam War. The Wings song in question is one of Paul’s worst love ballads. Elton ...

Here's a song you can sing when you brush your teeth, just like Daniel! Here's a song you can sing when you brush your teeth, just like Daniel. But to be sure you're getting your teeth all clean, ...

Capturing the yearning in a Daniel Johnston song is a difficult thing, possibly because the specific kind of longing felt by Johnston — the prolific outsider musician who died a couple of years ago — ...