Silverchair's Daniel Johns Reveals His Battle With Anorexia
MTV News
June 9, 1999
Silverchair's new single Ana's Song (Open Fire) sounds like a romantic
ballad, but it's actually one of the darker tracks on the
band's new album, Neon Ballroom.
As lead singer and songwriter Daniel Johns revealed to MTV News' John Norris,
the song reflects Johns' recent stint in psychotherapy to
treat what he says was his depression and paranoia as well
as a debilitating eating disorder (a rarity in men) that had
him wasting away. The "Ana" in the title, Johns
explained, refers to anorexia.
Daniel Johns:
"This song is basically about not so much being in love
with a psychological disorder, but hiding behind it,"
Johns told MTV News. "'Ana' just uses a metaphor and
kind of uses a name for a composite of people just hiding
behind an eating disorder."
We'll have more from Daniel Johns on his struggle with anorexia on this
week's "MTV News 1515" which begins airing on Friday
night at 7:30.