Daniel Johns "...Otherwise I Was Going To Be Kurt Cobain"

[@kajuiceboi3592]

For all the non-Aussie viewers, PLEASE check out 2000s era Silverchair, it's really good shit. I see everyone exclusively talking about Frogstomp or maybe Freak but Neon Ballroom, Diorama, and even Young Modern are really underrated albums.

[@jnuhjnuh]

Young Modern is an f'ing masterpiece.

[@HorganBlatt]

I personally think that Frogstomp and Freakshow are their two weakest albums of the 5, with Neon Ballroom and Diorama, specifically, being their strongest. Not sure why they’d be underrated.

[@MrZZsharka]

@@HorganBlattI think it’s mostly because the record company releasedAbuse me as their first single off their second album (Freakshow) rather than releasing Freak first. And most of their young fans would have seen the song Abuse me as a bit gay (before gay was accepted) and soppy, while not understanding its message. It would be like Nirvana releasing Poly instead of Smalls Like Teen Spirit first off their second album (Never mind) I think this would have definitely reduced album sales if that had happened.

[@briarrose7016]

Oh trust me Aussie, Diorama to me is the best album ever made by any band. I tell everyone!

[@LFC2025CDLT]

Daniel is my favorite artist of all time.

[@kaydenandrade3138]

Silverchair is pretty underrated

[@SparkleP8nter]

Extremely

[@_ash_z]

what are you talking about? silverchair were huge haha

[@kaydenandrade3138]

@@_ash_z I barely know anyone who listen to them anymore

[@_ash_z]

@@kaydenandrade3138 that's odd, I have friends that still listen to silverchair. they're not as big as they were in the 90s/early 2000s of course, but most people would've at least heard of them

[@endlessnameless6494]

Never drink and drive. Never text while driving. Please, guys...stay safe on the road

[@noelleona5100]

Daniel is so misunderstood. He’s an extremely talented, complex soul, with struggles (both mentally and physically) who survived some really dark times. His music with Silverchair and without is brilliant and underrated. Hope Dan stays healthy and true to himself. He deserves peace and happiness like anyone else.

[@jessemonster7292]

@@noelleona5100 nah he's mediocre 😅😅

[@travzimmerman1340]

He struggles with alcohol and his sexuality

[@endlessnameless6494]

Never drink and drive. Never text while driving. Please, guys...stay safe on the road

[@mafemor]

​@@jessemonster7292 He's not wtf.

[@mafemor]

​@@travzimmerman1340Sexuality? What are you even talking about?

[@meliscoraggio2317]

He didn't mean Kurt in talent, he was severely depressed. Daniel isolated himself similar to Layne Staley. Thankfully his producer seems like a great person!

[@solofly8473]

Great video thank you!

[@Joemcncheese]

One of the most underrated bands of all time imo. Every album they released is amazing in their own way

[@noelleona5100]

I was just talking about how underrated silverchair and Daniel Johns are!

[@endlessnameless6494]

Never drink and drive. Never text while driving. Please, guys...stay safe on the road

[@gratzia]

Hes a pretty boy and gets pretty girls and hes successful, thats why there was jealous bullying. Chin up Daniel, not your fault.

[@selw0nk]

More Silverchair videos! I miss this band. I love Neon Ballroom and Diorama ❤

[@miklom41]

Love Silverchair , Daniel Johns is awesome

[@addyz0r]

I freaking love the last three albums. The first two, great too. The artsy and experimental stuff is just so good.

[@hwoods-kg1jf]

Great video! I was a HUGE Silverchair fan in the 90's as a teenager. My bedroom walls were a shrine to them basically. I got to see them live 3 times and they were incredible! I really loved their first 3 albums but their last 2 I couldn't really get into very much. Although, I was very sad when they broke up. I'm not a big fan of Daniel's music today. Don't get me wrong, he's an incredible musician/artist but I just don't like his new sound. It's more poppy than rock.

[@jihadamcsween2677]

He’s basically saying he would have unalived himself I don’t think he was comparing his career to that of Nirvana or Kurt. People are being a bit to harsh in the comments damn

[@CLA82529]

They don't know shit about him. Talking as if they're copying Nirvana when their sound was more similar to Pearl Jam.

[@travzimmerman1340]

​@@CLA82529 They didn't sound like PJ at all. You don't know shit about shit

[@LFC2025CDLT]

That's because people have a hard time comprehending, along with not completely understanding his history and not having enough, if any experiences to be able to relate.

[@endlessnameless6494]

Never drink and drive. Never text while driving. Please, guys...stay safe on the road

[@Teekay617]

Loved their first album

[@Beavisofficial]

Freak show is better

[@deadroses19]

@@Beavisofficial neon ballroom is even better

[@Beavisofficial]

@@deadroses19 I can get behind that

[@sleeping.helper]

The Beatles would be proud to record "Diorama"

[@mindfield9]

The same with Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson often had the feeling that he could not control anything in his life accept for his eating and so he ate only once a day, when he had concerts he did not eat of drink anything. Afterwards he had to be brought to the hospital after collapsing being dehydraded.

[@travzimmerman1340]

Nope. None of that is true.

[@johnlone141]

They did produce some real gems. Some good sound and experimental direction around 2007 but the band relationship and ego wasted the potential.

[@Wolfram_Hart]

I love the grunge era of Silverchair, however my favorite albums are Neon Ballroom and Diorama, where Daniel developed great potential as a song writer. If he had followed that path, Silverchair would have ventured into Progressive Rock. All this promising future was destroyed in 2007 with the worst album and the worst tour the band did. Before this 2007 disaster, Daniel had the potential to far surpass Kurt.

[@BeGoodBe]

Young Modern is fantastic and that tour in Australia they were the top of their game.

[@elishifter7995]

​@@BeGoodBe Young Modern fans vs Frogstomp fans!!

[@nokkie1717]

Imagine what would have happened if Kurt had told Krist and Dave that he wasn't feeling well, like Daniel did...

[@lockyp204]

LOL, I think they knew

[@carlykingston9428]

How old is this interview

[@danelectr]

Neon ballroom is the best!

[@jessemonster7292]

He says he's not gay but I simply don't believe him lol

[@MrFoofarew]

I didn’t realize being flamboyant and shy automatically makes someone a homosexual.

[@jessemonster7292]

@@MrFoofarew that's not why I say that. But it doesnt hurt my point lol i say this because I'm gay myself and my gaydar is on point lol there are juat certian little tells. and since he gets SO angry and has to scream onstage several times in a row that he's not gay ,makes, me a bit suspicious to say the least, also anorexia is a realy vain disorder, a man with such vanity really does not come off as heterosexual to me, BUT it's irrelevant it's all about the music.

[@jessemonster7292]

@@MrFoofarew but thank you you are very correct with your point!! It's important not to stereotype ❤️🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤎

[@endlessnameless6494]

Never drink and drive. Never text while driving. Please, guys...stay safe on the road

[@elishifter7995]

In the 90s, he admitted he was bisexual. If he's straight, I think it's impossible and doesn't make sense... because of the fact that he was in a relationship with a "man" in his crew (didn't mention his name). It's possible that if he breaks his heart it's not with his girlfriend... but with "something".

[@arcticmonkey3]

Freak wasn’t the first single off Freak Show. Abuse Me was ✅

[@miesmies4984]

Not a chance! Trying to be someone else is a waste of….

[@Shadow-oi6kj]

😮

[@Metal-licargh]

He was only saying that he didn't want to end up doing what Kurt Cobain did to himself. He chose to live. I really don't see how you misconstrued his comment.

[@benvargusson]

"I never fucking said that" -Kurt Cobain, 1989

[@adami2140]

How could he even say that, ego much...

[@BeGoodBe]

Ahhh he's saying he didn't want to end up dead.

[@Metal-licargh]

All he was saying is he didn't want to do what Kurt Cobain did to himself. I really don't see how you misconstrued his comment.

[@adami2140]

@@Metal-licargh He was comparing himself to Kurt Cobain, he just could of said he didnt want to die or commit suicide. Why did KC get dragged into it? Because he thinks he is in the same league as KC.

[@elishifter7995]

​@@Metal-licargh kurt cobain commite suicide? who said?

[@MacelPotter]

Hey thrre

[@SparkleP8nter]

Frogstomp was great, but I LOOOVE Freakshow.

[@amberrae8494]

Daniel johns ❤❤❤

[@annelouisemaclellan485]

Neon Ballroom 😍

[@BROKENLIUT]

SILVERCHAIR RULES

[@tiyanawilliams5070]

I love roses 💟I see the similarities between him and Kurt but even then he received so much slack for being "copycats" of Nirvana. I wasn't around when Nirvana broke but I remember how I felt similar to liberation that Sliver Chair gave me like Nirvana

[@johnlamonte1841]

Straight up carbon copy of Nirvana. First album came out in ‘95 (one year after Kurt Cobain’s death) and to me signifies the awkward period before Nu-metal would take over. Silverchair feels like an industry plant, and I know people are gonna be like “bUt tHeY FOrmED in 1992!” … so … they had the same look , sound , and number of members as Nirvana and the only reason they were ever signed to a major was cause Cobain died and the industry was scrambling for another cash cow. Also 1992 is one year after the release of Nirvana’s breakthrough Nevermind album. Seeing a lot of people in this comment section talking about them being underrated. Lol if anything they are over rated , you shouldn’t be able to get famous by being an exact copy of another band.

[@annelouisemaclellan485]

Ever hear the Diorama album?

[@jhiramboggs]

I think they were more like a grunge copy. They looked like nirvana and definitely ripped off a couple songs, but they sounded more like Pearl Jam.

[@jihadamcsween2677]

They sounded nothing like Nirvana they are just in the same genre of music

[@wombo6788]

You do realize Kurt does the same thing he would even ask if it sounded similar to another song he liked which is where he got a lot of his inspirations from there's nothing wrong with using someone else for inspiration

[@jhiramboggs]

@@wombo6788 Kurt was an original, even though he borrowed some riffs. In the early days of this band, they were complete rip offs. No one can say nirvana is a rip off These are all my opinions, of course.

[@jessemonster7292]

That's pretty pretentious to compare yourself to kurt cobain.. you were never that good man 😂😂😂

[@ACDZ123]

Kurt isn't that great ffs. He had the entire backing from the USA music industry...Daniel was making hardcore music at 14 yrs old and Kurt at the same age was picking his nose probably

[@BeGoodBe]

His songwriting and musicianship far exceeded Cobains. And he's not comparing himself to Cobain, he's saying he didn't want to kill himself like other artists have. Cobain is the best example of a guy killing himself because of depression, drugs and pressure.

[@jessemonster7292]

@@BeGoodBe no 🤣

[@BeGoodBe]

@jessemonster7292 Ahhh he factually did. You're entitled to your own opinion but it's a fact that Daniel was a far more complicated and established Songwriter and musician. Kurt wrote 3 albums of very simple basic tunes and could barely play 1 instrument. Listen to Diorama it's one of the most complex rock records of all time.

[@jessemonster7292]

@@BeGoodBe no lol

[@TheLeatheryman]

I never really bought into the anorexia or arthritis claims. Just severe depression

[@thomaspayne2859]

um lol buddy you couldn't be Kurt Cobain

[@ACDZ123]

He meant he didn't want to kill himself dummy ..

[@JanelleBlackz]

Dude don’t compare yourself to Kurt cobain

[@mattshoo5130]

I totally agree. He photocopied Cobains image. Everytime i hear him whine about life all I see is mopery. At least Cobain wasn't a joke

[@Albiz-R.]

Kurt was murdered anyhow. It just shows how much everybody idolises kurt, when they always make him the reference

[@annelouisemaclellan485]

@@mattshoo5130 Daniel Johns is a legendary Australian artist

[@mattshoo5130]

@annelouisemaclellan485 a legend, in the same league as Cobain who he compares himself to? Please stop making me laugh

[@annelouisemaclellan485]

@@mattshoo5130 Not in the same league but great nonetheless.

[@patientmental875]

Oh boo hoo... - Mr. Krabs

[@dawidklucz849]

When you 15 😮😮😮and suddenly you become famous millionaire you can be exhausted and got enough ! Media and record company treat Silverchair like a chicken give them golden eggs

[@wendygarcia1279]

Can’t Stand A CopyCat

[@ACDZ123]

He didn't copy Kurt lol ...their music is totally different

[@tp8271]

Lame front man thought he was Kurt is so embarrassing

[@wombo6788]

You're the type of person Kurt would've despised.

[@mattshoo5130]

Exactly. John's is a faded replica of someone he ripped off. I can't help but laugh at Pure Massacre, a pathetic song written by an angst ridden teenager who thought it was a statement of his misery. Where is he now? He has stopped ripping off Nirvana and still complains how he is completely misunderstood

[@mattshoo5130]

Kurt would have felt sick if he had of heard Silverchair. What a joke

[@tp8271]

@@wombo6788 well you are speaking about someone you’ve never met and have no idea who he actually was. He lied in interviews constantly, you are pathetic

[@tp8271]

@@wombo6788 genuinely you have no idea what you are talking about

[@tp8271]

Silver chair has always been a massive embarrassment. If you are a fan you should be embarrassed. Idc hate me

[@petevaldezbc1]

Have you listened to Diorama? It's a fantastic album and it's the point where they were no longer a Nirvana clone, but their own band. Young Modern is great too, and totally different than Diorama, but Diorama is generally considered their opus. I liked them for their first 3 albums, and was so disappointed by Diorama and the new direction the band took. One day I decided to give Diorama one more try, and it has since become an all time classic

[@tp8271]

@@petevaldezbc1 I have and it’s trite. It’s objectively bad and they are a objectively bad band. I wouldn’t care because I like bands that are objectively bad but silverchair is such a disingenuous group

[@annelouisemaclellan485]

@@petevaldezbc1Diorama is great! Love all their albums

[@noelleona5100]

@@petevaldezbc1 diorama is a masterpiece, I’m glad to see other people appreciate it too 😊

[@tp8271]

@@noelleona5100 you have no taste

[@Druguaer12345]

Wish i was as cool as you