Musician Daniel Johnston, whose recordings inspired dozens of musicians from Kurt Cobain to Lana Del Rey, has passed away at the age of 58.
According to his family in a statement said “The songwriter and artist passed away of natural causes at his home in Texas. His fellow colleagues took to their social media pages to pay their last respect to the singer.
Musician Beck and Film star Elijah wood called him a gentle and beautiful treasure. Daniel Johnston was born in California in 1961.
Johnston was known as a songwriter, artist, comic book writer and his marker cartoon drawings were an inspiration for The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
