God this album annoyed me when I was younger. I thought “what the hell are you complaining about – you’re living the dream”. But age brings perspective, and by god Daniel Johns must have been going through a tough time. The clues are in the song titles. Freak, Abuse Me, Pop Song For Us Rejects.
Yes, these titles could be considered the complaints of any teenager… but isn’t exactly what he was? I’ve seen footage of the band playing Freak at Rock in Rio and there must be 250,000 people in the audience. a moment where you think he should be enjoying one of the high points of his career, he’s letting out involuntary screams, he puts on funny voices, he’s acting up. But not quite in a “rock star” way. Daniel Johns is basically losing his mind. In It’s quite hard to watch for me. I really feel for him. I always thought the lyrics “I’m a Freak of nature” were really basic. Turns out he was expressing exactly how he felt.
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