{"id":29075,"date":"2019-09-25T21:58:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dekettingzaag.nl\/?p=29075"},"modified":"2020-09-10T08:12:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:12:39","slug":"all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape\/","title":{"rendered":"All hail to the Cassette-tape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Daniel Johnston&nbsp; (January 22, 1961 \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;September 11, 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Een gastbijdrage van FishEye Gumbo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"497\" data-attachment-id=\"29076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape\/dj-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-1.jpg?fit=792%2C498&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"792,498\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dj-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-1.jpg?fit=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-1.jpg?fit=790%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-1.jpg?resize=790%2C497&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-1.jpg?w=792&amp;ssl=1 792w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-1.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>De dag dat ik trouwde was ook de sterfdag van Daniel\nJohnston, lekker gemakkelijk te onthouden, ook omdat het ook nog allemaal op 11\nseptember plaatsvond, <em>Nine-Eleven<\/em>.\nMaar Daniel Johnston dus, (mijn trouwen laten we hier maar even buiten\nbeschouwing); Grote held, Outsider-Artiest, begenadigd tekenaar, en bovenal\nbegenadigd liedjesschrijver, is niet meer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En een hele bijzondere \u2018perfomer\u2019, of zoals Meindert Talma\nhet omschreef in hfd. 53 van \u2018Je denkt dat het komt\u2019: \u201cDe geestelijke labiele\nTexaan legde zijn hele ziel en zaligheid in <em>elke<\/em>\nnoot die hij zong of speelde op zijn gitaar\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hem live zien spelen was \u00f3\u00f3k een opgave, een mooie opgave,\nheel grappig ook, maar ook zwaar, pijnlijk bij vlagen, en altijd met\nplaatsvervangende ongemakkelijkheid.&nbsp; De\nlaatste keer was in Barcelona, Primavera 2013, waar je toen apart nog kaartjes\nvoor moest scoren, de Snoeischaar wou wel mee weet ik nog, hoewel hij nog\nonbekend was met het fenomeen Daniel Johnston. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Een hartverscheurende versie van <em>True Love Will Find You in the End<\/em> als toegift zal me daarvan altijd\nbijblijven, traantje weg pinkend, en ook zijn, en mijn, opluchting dat hij er\nklaar mee was, het goed geweest was, en hij van het podium kon snelwandelen in\nzijn Superman-T-shirt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You In The End (Primavera Sound 2013)\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f2tBQpML7Jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Een ander keer was op Crossing Border, in 2000, in Amsterdam\ndie keer, met Emmylou Harris in de grote zaal van Paradiso, en daarna Daniel in\nde bovenzaal, op gitaar toen. Een van de meer intense concerten die ik ooit\ngezien heb, en dat dan van een man solo met een te kleine Spaanse gitaar voor\nzijn grote lijf, trillend en onvast, totdat hij begon te zingen. Nog steeds\ntrillend en onvast maar tegelijkertijd hemeltergend en ziel doorsnijdend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mijn eerste kennismaking met het werk van Daniel Johnston\ndateert van midden jaren tachtig van de vorige eeuw, de dagen waar ik elke\nwoensdag aan de radio gekluisterd zat, snel naar huis, meestal woensdagmiddag\nvrij, en dan de Wilde Wereld, en dan lachen met Jacques Plafond, en \u2018s avonds\nverder met moeilijk muziek bij Gerard J. Walhof, en dan afsluiten met Roel\nBentz van de Berg met Heartlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1985 was ook het jaar van de derde en laatste editie van\nPandora\u2019s Music Box, en \u00e9\u00e9n van de sensaties daar waren de Butthole Surfers.\nZij deden rond die tijd ook een live-set voor de VPRO-radio, en ik zat trouw\nklaar met mijn cassettedeck, om alles op te nemen. Gerard J. hing bij Gibby\nHaynes &amp; kompanen aan de lippen, en draaide ook een cassette die door de\nButtholes was meegenomen, van ene Daniel Johnston. In de ronkende woorden van\nGerard J. een \u201ctotale mafkees uit Texas, die de meeste tijd in inrichtingen\nzat\u201d, en zijn muzikale zielenroerselen toevertrouwde aan een draagbaar\ncassettedeck, liedjes gespeeld op een krakkemikkige piano, of op een haperend\nakkoorden-orgel, over zijn onbeantwoorde, en totaal onbereikbare liefde Laurie,\nhet meisje van de <em>Funeral Home.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De live-opnames van de Buttholes waren erg goed, ik heb het\nbandje vaak gedraaid, maar de liedjes van Daniel tussendoor bleven nog meer\nhangen. Die weltschmerz, dat onvaste gezang, de onderwerpen van zijn liedjes,\nde ogenschijnlijke simpliciteit. Ik was gefascineerd, en fan. En ben dat altijd\ngebleven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoe het precies in die pre-Internet-tijd gegaan is weet ik\nniet meer,&nbsp; maar op de een of andere\nmanier had ik daarna het adres achterhaald van zijn toenmalige\n\u2018manager\u2019\/zakenbehartiger, Jeff Tarkatov, met hem gecorrespondeerd en\nuiteindelijk, denk ik, dollars opgestuurd, zodat hij me het hele oeuvre van\nDaniel op cassette kon opsturen. Dat deed hij namelijk, kopie\u00ebn maken van de\ncassettes die Daniel had opgenomen, en die dan per mail-order versturen. En zo\nhad ik een tiental witte cassettetapes in huis, met alle Laurie-verhalen, alle\nliedjes over monsters, King Kong en superheld Mr. America, over de Beatles en\nover Casper the Friendly Ghost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"592\" data-attachment-id=\"29079\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape\/dj-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-2.jpg?fit=960%2C719&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,719\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dj-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-2.jpg?fit=790%2C592&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-2.jpg?resize=790%2C592&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-2.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-2.jpg?resize=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Songs of Pain<\/em> heette de ene, of <em>Frankenstein Love<\/em>, of <em>More Songs of Pain<\/em>, <em>The Lost Recordings<\/em> I en II, maar de beroemdste was toch wel \u201c<em>Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album<\/em>\u201d,\nmet de iconoclastische kikker&nbsp; \u201cJeremiah\nthe Innocent\u201d erop, waarmee hij later ook zoveel indirecte roem vergaarde, via\nhet T-shirt ervan dat Kurt Cobain nogal vaak droeg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"340\" data-attachment-id=\"29080\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape\/dj-3-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-3.jpg?fit=220%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"220,340\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dj-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-3.jpg?fit=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-3.jpg?fit=220%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-3.jpg?resize=220%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-3.jpg?w=220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-3.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"311\" data-attachment-id=\"29081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape\/dj-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-5.jpg?fit=491%2C311&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"491,311\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dj-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-5.jpg?fit=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-5.jpg?fit=491%2C311&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-5.jpg?resize=491%2C311&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-5.jpg?w=491&amp;ssl=1 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-5.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" data-attachment-id=\"29082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape\/dj-4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-4.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dj-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-4.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-4.jpg?fit=790%2C593&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-4.jpg?resize=790%2C593&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-4.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-4.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-4.jpg?resize=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi How Are You is later ook op plaat uitgebracht op\nHomestead Records, zoals meer cassettes van hem, en werd de \u2018grote\u2019 doorbraak,\nvooral door toedoen van Kurt Cobain dan, naar het grote publiek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoe het hem allemaal verder verging kun je nalezen op bv. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Johnston\">Wikipedia<\/a> of in\nallerlei artikelen en gedenkschriften die er over hem verschenen zijn na zijn\ndood. O.a deze in de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2019\/sep\/12\/daniel-johnston-had-the-biggest-heart-in-indie-rock-and-magical-songs\">Guardian<\/a>\nis goed geschreven, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinfilm.org\/2019\/09\/watch-this-a-young-daniel-johnston-in-richard-linklaters-first-short-film\/\">deze<\/a>, uit Austin van mede-filmfanaten, met ook beelden\nvan een hele jonge Daniel. En ook van jongere fans, via <a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2019\/09\/24\/rip-daniel-johnston-1961-2019.html\">boingboing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"29084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape\/dj-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dj-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?resize=186%2C186&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-6.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik ben al die jaren trouw zijn platen en CD\u2019s blijven kopen,\nvoor een tentoonstelling van zijn tekeningen in Eindhoven ooit, sprongen we als\nde wiedeweerga in de trein, maar het mooiste souvenir van hem kreeg ik van\nEstelle J., toen zij in de jaren \u201890 in de VS was, en daar een concert van hem\nin L.A. bezocht, ik jaloers natuurlijk, wist niet eens dat hij ook\/nog live speelde,\nmaar zij was erbij. Net zoals Matt Groening overigens, de tekenaar van de\nSimpsons. Estelle was genoeg bij haar qui-vive om, behalve van Matt Groening\neen tekening van Marge Simpson voor haarzelf los te pingelen, ook aan Daniel\neen tekening voor mij te vragen, waar ik haar nog altijd zeer dankbaar voor\nben!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"924\" data-attachment-id=\"29085\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/all-hail-to-the-cassette-tape\/dj-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-7.jpg?fit=693%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"693,924\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dj-7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-7.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-7.jpg?fit=693%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-7.jpg?resize=693%2C924&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-7.jpg?w=693&amp;ssl=1 693w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dekettingzaag.nl\/dekettingzaag.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dj-7.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Johnston had geen gemakkelijk leven, dat is zeker,\nondanks zijn toch opgedane roem, beroemde vrienden, of tentoonstellingen van\nzijn tekeningen, in waterverf en kleurenstift, in gerenommeerde galerie\u00ebn en\nmusea. En een goed ontvangen, prijswinnende documentaire over zijn leven; \u201cThe\nDevil and Daniel Johnston\u201d uit 2005. Daniel Johnston was nu eenmaal niet\ngemaakt om daar goed mee om te kunnen gaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Misschien is hij wel beter af nu, of zoals Jeff Tarkatov op facebook opmerkte: \u201c<em>I imagine him receiving a hero\u2019s welcome from Vic Chesnutt, Mark Linkous, David Berman, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie and the other greats we lost. And he finally gets to meet John Lennon, if there\u2019s a heaven there is a star for you<\/em>\u201d. Voor als je in een hemel gelooft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En nog 1 via Jeff, als metafysische uitsmijter. In de jaren\n\u201890 werd Daniel\u2019s muziek ook gebruikt voor een balletvoorstelling van het Lyon\nOpera Ballet in een voorstelling van de gerenommeerde Amerikaanse choreograaf\nBill T. Jones. De muziekjournalist Peter Blackstock uit Austin wijdde daar toen\neen stukje aan, en ik wil jullie zijn laatste 2 alinea\u2019s niet onthouden:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The true beauty of this event was not the irony\nof hearing Johnston\u2019s music applied to high culture, but rather the glorious\naffirmation that art itself transcends the artists who create it. As the\nwhite-clad dancers (with a male wearing a hood in the central role) acted out\nfree-form interpretations of the struggle between life and death to the strains\nof \u201cChord Organ Blues,\u201d \u201cKing Kong,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Let The Sun Go Down On Your\nGrievances\u201d and other classic Daniel ditties, it became clear that\nchoreographer Jones had found meaning in these songs that reached far beyond\nthe original conceptions of their composer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Indeed, what makes music significant in this\nworld is the realization that such inspiration must come from beyond this world\n&#8212; that those who write songs are less creators than discoverers, moved by a\nmuse that cannot be explained by the rules of the universe. Whenever I\u2019m asked\nif I\u2019m religious, I\u2019m usually tempted to respond, \u201cYes; music is my religion.\u201d\nSome people wouldn\u2019t understand that, but watching this performance only served\nto confirm my faith.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Don&#8217;t be sad <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>I know you will<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Don&#8217;t give up until<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>True love will\nfind you in the end<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Johnston&nbsp; (January 22, 1961 \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;September 11, 2019) Een gastbijdrage van FishEye Gumbo De dag dat ik trouwde was ook de sterfdag van Daniel Johnston, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[3113,294,3112,3114,3110,3111],"class_list":["post-29075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-klassieker","tag-butthole-surfers","tag-daniel-johnston","tag-gerard-j-walhof","tag-jeff-tarkatov","tag-kurt-cobain","tag-meindert-talma"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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