Daniel Johns

Daniel Paul Johns (born April 22, 1979) is the vocalist, composer and guitarist in the rock band Silverchair. Growing up in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, he formed Silverchair at the age of 14. Jo

Daniel Paul Johns (born April 22, 1979) is the vocalist, composer and guitarist in the rock band Silverchair. Growing up in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, he formed Silverchair at the age of 14. Johns has found it somewhat difficult to cope with the fame brought on, at one stage suffering from anorexia nervosa and depression.

The band's career began when they were just 14 years old, and signed to Murmur Records in 1994, after their demo Tomorrow won the local heat of Triple J's "Unearthed" talent search. Their first album release was Frogstomp, in 1995. By 2002, Johns appeared to have recovered from his internal trauma and was ready for the release of what he regarded as his band's masterpiece, Diorama. However, just as the album was due for release Johns was struck down by a rare case of reactive arthritis and spent most of 2002 unable to perform. It was feared that he may not be able to perform for years, and perhaps would never play again.