The feat of Australian rock band Silverchair in becoming the most successful band at their own country’s music awards (The ARIAS) proves these three musicians from Newcastle have matured from childhood stars to, at least for Daniel Johns, being on the verge of becoming music legends.
It isn’t just the music that has matured, and in particular the award winning latest album, Young Modern and the hit Straight Lines, but the men themselves.
Looking at a young Silverchair, circa 1997, in Richard Simpkins new book Richard and Famous, gives an insight into the way the public persona of the group has changed – or more to the point how they deal with their fame.
Richard Simpkin has been hunting photographs of himself with celebrities for over 20 years and the book contains about 200 shots of everyone from Royalty to greats of film and music.
His 1997 shot of Silverchair has the three members of the band agreeing to a photo with Richard, although already at that stage Daniel Johns showed his reclusive side, lingering at the back.
By 2005 when Richard Simpkin next asked Daniel Johns for a photo while he was doing a charity gig at the Sydney Opera House, he was refused. According to Richard, Johns said every time he posed for a photo part of his soul died.
Well, it is the soul of a musical genius.. Congratulations Silvershair!!!
It isn’t just the music that has matured, and in particular the award winning latest album, Young Modern and the hit Straight Lines, but the men themselves.
Looking at a young Silverchair, circa 1997, in Richard Simpkins new book Richard and Famous, gives an insight into the way the public persona of the group has changed – or more to the point how they deal with their fame.
Richard Simpkin has been hunting photographs of himself with celebrities for over 20 years and the book contains about 200 shots of everyone from Royalty to greats of film and music.
His 1997 shot of Silverchair has the three members of the band agreeing to a photo with Richard, although already at that stage Daniel Johns showed his reclusive side, lingering at the back.
By 2005 when Richard Simpkin next asked Daniel Johns for a photo while he was doing a charity gig at the Sydney Opera House, he was refused. According to Richard, Johns said every time he posed for a photo part of his soul died.
Well, it is the soul of a musical genius.. Congratulations Silvershair!!!
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