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| Born | Daniel Paul Johns 22 April 1979 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
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Daniel Paul Johns (born 22 April 1979) is an Australian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the frontman, guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Silverchair. Johns is also one half of The Dissociatives with Paul Mac and one half of Dreams with Luke Steele. He released his first solo album, Talk, in 2015. Johns' second solo album, FutureNever, was released on 22 April 2022.
In 2007, Johns was ranked at number 18 on Rolling Stone's list of The 25 Most Underrated Guitarists.[1] Johns has won 21 ARIA Awards from 49 nominations as a member of Silverchair,[2] and has earned four other nominations as a solo artist.[3]
- ^ "The Twenty-Five Most Underrated Guitarists". Rolling Stone. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Collins, Simon (17 November 2016). "Stage fright – ARIAs celebrate 30 years of highs and lows". The West Australian.
- ^ "2015 ARIA Awards Connected By Telstra | Nominated artists revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 October 2015.