The new 2006 edition "The Life, Art, and Music of Daniel Johnston" is now available.

The Life, Art, & Music of Daniel Johnston $19 95   Book   Regular: $24.98 In this illustrated biography of Daniel Johnston, his life and art are chronicled through extremely rare photos from his early childhood through all stages of his career, along with his own artwork, interviews with the people in his life, and an up to date discography. When not institutionalized, Daniel Johnston has spent most of the last 25 years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience. Initiates, including a healthy number of discerning musicians and critics, have hailed him as an American original in the style of bluesman Robert Johnson and country legend Hank Williams. A number of artists -- among them the Dead Milkmen, Yo La Tengo, the Velvet Underground’s songs. And he as collaborated with the likes of Jad Fair (a founding member of Half Japanese, who’ve also done Daniel’s songs), the Butthole Surfers, Bongwater/Shimmydisc guru Kramer, and members of Sonic Youth. Daniel gained his widest public exposure to date when, at the 1992 MTV Music Awards, Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain (who constantly touted Daniel in interviews) wore a Johnston T-shirt. In 2006, Daniel's art was featured in the Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial with more than a dozen of Mr. Johnston’s recent hallucinatory pen and Magic Marker drawings on view. (excerpts from The New York Times) About the Authors Don Goede lives in Colorado. He conceived the original Hi How Are You? Handbook in 1999. He has since spent several years taveling on tour with Daniel Johnston all over the world. Tarssa Yazdani is a writer and editor who focuses on art, music, and popular culture. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, artist Ron English, and their two children. Paperback: 225 pages Publisher: Last Gasp; 2 edition (November 15, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 086719667X ISBN-13: 978-0867196672 Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds