{"name":"Daniel Johnston","title":"Daniel Johnston","id":2300,"slug":"daniel-johnston","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2300/?format=json","bio_short":"Daniel Johnston (b. January 22, 1961 in Sacramento, California) is a prolific American <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/singer-songwriter\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">singer-songwriter</a> and artist. He has been classified as an outsider musician.  His songs are typically painfully direct, and often display a disturbing blend of childlike naïvete with darker, &quot;spooky&quot; themes. Johnston's singing voice is rather high-pitched, and his performances often seem faltering or uncertain; one critic writes that Johnston's recordings range from &quot;spotty to brilliant&quot;.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/DanielJohnston.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":2610,"title":"Silly Love","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/silly-love/"}]}