I know to some of you this might seem like it is coming from left field, but I’ve had a pretty big crush on Daniel Johns since I was 14. All my high school friends will surely remember (in embarrassment). I think we celebrated Dan’s birthday by going to Outback Steakhouse and made him a pretty huge birthday card that my friend Janelle delivered to “his people” when she went to the Silverchair concert when we were sophomores (I wasn’t allowed to go – more about that later). Ah, those were the times.
But for those of you that are unfamiliar with Mr. Johns, I’ll fill you in. Dan is the lead singer for the Australian rock band, Silverchair. They were huge here in the U.S. during the mid-90’s and were grouped with other grunge groups such as Bush who were deemed to be Nirvana rip-off’s. However, they kind of lost popularity here in the states as time went by but, contrary to popular belief, they still make music and are still extremely popular in Australia. So for those of you that thought they only had Frogstomp under their belt, do your research! Their most recent album is Young Modern and it was just announced a few weeks ago that they have returned to the studio to record their next album, which I couldn’t be more excited about. Unfortunately, they have only come to South Florida once and I was a measley 15. At that point, I couldn’t attend concerts if they weren’t in Miami (they performed in Ft. Lauderdale) so I couldn’t go. It devastated me and they have never returned. I got super excited when I saw that they were going to be opening for Jimmy Eat World (weird pairing) and playing at Orlando’s House of Blues a couple of years ago. Augi and I were ready to pack our bags when we realized we were going to be on our honeymoon! Silverchair is truly one of the only bands that I adore that I have not been able to see live and it drives me bananas! I hope one of these days they decide to broaden their touring schedules to include South Florida…
Wow, that was a long intro. I’ll shut my trap now and give you what you really want: the photos!
Glad to see he’s kicked that eating disorder to the curb – check out the hot bod!
This picture would have made 15-year-old me melt into a puddle.
Love these boys.
Amanda says
Daniel Johns.. what happened to you? =/
I think I preferred him with his long blond hair. And no stache.
Elsie says
He’s grown up and not in rehab! Good for him!
Megs says
I love you.
I was always a Chris girl when I was younger (still am), but I can appreciate Dan’s appeal. And my husband would totally go gay for him.
If they come to Chicago the next time around, you should fly up and we’ll go together. I flew to L.A. once to see them so you can fly here. 🙂
Meli says
You would not have to convince me much to meet you guys up in Chicago, Megs! And I’m pretty sure I’ve told you that Augi would go gay for him as well. I had his coworkers calling me questioning why Augi had a picture of Dan half naked as his computer’s desktop image.
Ashley says
God yes. I love him SO FREAKING MUCH. Ughhhh. This is your best post ever, haha 😉 Also if you’re interested, I would love to hook you up with his side project stuff!
Meli says
Oh Ash, definitely! Is this the whole PowderChair thing I’ve heard of? Or the Dissociatives b/c I also have never heard their stuff….Hook me up, girl!
Aj Garcia says
I love Dan so much, all his music really heals my soul… Thanks for posting all his pix’s. I would like to know, Is he 33 years old now? I would love to meet him.. I am very much entertained by Silverchair. I love Miss you love, Asylum, After all these years, Ana’s song, straight lines, without you, love your life amd abuse me; did I miss any good songs of them? Please let me know… Thank you so much! 🙂