'When Silverchair shuddered suddenly to a halt in 2011, there was no swansong, no farewell tour, just a brief statement and they were gone, after 15 years of brilliant music, five hit albums, legions of fans, millions of record sales, scores of ARIAs and the odd controversy. Three teenagers from Newcastle had taken the world by storm, graduating from a family garage to Madison Square Garden within the time it takes most bands to record their first single.
'Over their stratospheric career, Daniel Johns developed into a performer and songwriter with few peers. Shortly after the breakup, Johns' marriage to pop star Natalie Imbruglia also ended. People feared what might happen next. But at the same time, a new Daniel Johns emerged. 2018 saw the advent of DREAMS, his long-awaited collaboration with Luke Steele. This was a vastly different Daniel Johns to the grungy, guitar-blazing teen of the 1990s. It was a remarkable creative makeover, perhaps the most ambitious ever undertaken by an Australian rockstar. Former rockstar.
'The Book of Daniel documents how Johns also battled many personal demons, including life-threatening anorexia and crippling reactive arthritis, not to mention a wilful streak a mile wide. Jeff Apter has brought Johns' story to life, revealing in remarkable detail the many struggles and triumphs of one of Australia's most distinctive talents.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Writing Disability in Australia
| Type of disability | Anorexia nervosa and reactive arthritis. |
| Type of character | Primary. |
| Point of view | [Third person.] |
