Daniel Johns will be opening up about his ‘noisy mind’ and suffering from synaesthesia in a new documentary by acclaimed Shine director Scott Hicks.
The former Silverchair frontman, 44, will speak extensively about his condition in The Musical Mind, a movie which explores the creative processes of famous neurodivergent musicians.
‘I’m not meaning to sound troubled because I’m not, but my head is noisy, and it always has been since I was a kid,’ Johns says in a trailer.
I’m really intrigued and inspired by visuals. When I hear music I feel more than just the notes. I’m mostly turned on by vision and colours and smells.’
Synaesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon in which the senses are blended, so a person might see an array of colours when listening to music.
Daniel Johns (pictured) will be opening up about his ‘noisy mind’ and suffering from synaesthesia in a new documentary by acclaimed Shine director Scott Hicks
The documentary will also be profiling American musician Ben Folds, Australian concert pianist David Helfgott and classical pianist Simon Tedeschi.
It looks to provide a never before seen insight into the minds of these legendary musicians.
The Musical Mind – A Portrait in Process is to be released in cinemas across Australia on Thursday, November 23.
The former Silverchair frontman, 44, will speak extensively about his condition in The Musical Mind, a movie which explores the creative processes of famous neurodivergent musicians
Earlier this month, Johns announced he will be deleting his social media accounts to focus on his music career.
The rock star shared a post to Instagram on Tuesday, telling his fans he’ll be shutting down his page to focus on his semi-autobiographical feature What If The Future Never Happened?’
‘I’m notoriously bad at stopping and smelling the roses so I’m putting this here to remind myself,’ he said.
‘I’m not meaning to sound troubled because I’m not, but my head is noisy, and it always has been since I was a kid,’ Johns says in a trailer
‘This will be my final post for 2023 so I can go away to work on finishing orchestration and credit sequence for What If The Future Never Happened?’
‘I’m shutting my socials down, putting my phone in a drawer and getting back to work.’
He went on to say that his 2022 album FutureNever was the ‘most gratifying creative experience of my career’ and he’s never ‘felt more connected to fans’.
Johns also revealed he was presented with a huge plaque to mark FutureNever being announced as ARIA’s highest selling new Australian Album of 2022.
The documentary will also be profiling American musician Ben Folds, Australian concert pianist David Helfgott (right) and classical pianist Simon Tedeschi
Earlier this month, Johns announced he will be deleting his social media accounts to focus on his music career
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