Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns admits himself to a rehab facility
Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns has checked himself into a rehab facility after using alcohol as a crutch to deal with his anxiety, depression and PTSD.
The 42-year-old singer and guitarist revealed on Thursday that he has been suffering from ‘panic attacks’ and got into a car accident on Wednesday after becoming ‘lost’ while on the road.
In a statement, he said: ‘As you know, my mental health is a work in progress. I have good days and bad days but it’s something I always have to manage.
Statement: Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns has checked himself into a rehab facility after using alcohol as a crutch to deal with his anxiety, depression and PTSD
‘Over the last week I began to experience panic attacks. Last night I got lost while driving and I was in an accident. I am OK, everyone is OK.’
He continued: ‘Alongside my therapy, I’ve been self-medicating with alcohol to deal with my anxiety and depression. I know this is no sustainable or healthy.
‘I have to step back now as I’m self-admitting to a rehabilitation center and I don’t know how long I’ll be there. Appreciate your love and support as always.
The admission comes weeks after Daniel slammed his Silverchair ‘colleagues’ for allegedly not supporting him when he was gravely ill in 2002.
Announcement: In a statement, he began: ‘As you know, my mental health is a work in progress. I have good days and bad days but it’s something I always have to manage’
Suffering: The admission comes weeks after Daniel slammed his Silverchair ‘colleagues’ for allegedly not supporting him when he was gravely ill in 2002
The singer and guitarist revealed in a Facebook post he’d been diagnosed with reactive arthritis, an inflammation of the joints that left him in crippling pain, when the band was launching their fourth album Diorama.
Johns, who also suffered from anxiety and anorexia at the time, claimed he did not receive the help he needed, and felt his band was ‘more of a business than family’.
‘I felt personally responsible for people in our crew who couldn’t work because of my illness,’ he wrote.
‘While I was undergoing exhaustive treatment both here and abroad, I learned very quickly who loved me as a human being and who needed me a performer.
‘I really needed a friend back then, instead I had disgruntled colleagues. When my phone did ring it was usually someone asking if I was ready to tour again.’
He also recalled how one member of the Silverchair team even questioned if he was sick at all.
Unhelpful: ‘I needed a friend back then, instead I had disgruntled colleagues,’ said Johns. Pictured: Johns with his Silverchair bandmates Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou in October 2002
‘Someone in the team even questioned whether I was sick at all and that maybe I just didn’t want to promote the album… Who the f**k wanted Diorama to be more successful than I did?’ he said.
Johns added: ‘I’m not resentful. I understand everyone was under pressure and the band was putting food on many tables but this was too much to put on me. I was 22.’
It’s unclear if Johns was referring to his bandmates Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou when he spoke of his ‘colleagues’ and members of Silverchair’s ‘team’.
Diorama became Silverchair’s fastest-selling album, and went on to be certified triple platinum. Johns has also made a full recovery from his various health issues.
Johns previously revealed why he’d decided to distance himself from the band that catapulted him to fame.
Never going back: It comes after Johns revealed why he’d decided to distance himself from the band that catapulted him to fame, grunge rockers Silverchair (pictured)
In October, he confirmed the group would never reform with him as frontman because he’d struggled for years with the dark side of fame.
Johns – who was just 15 when Silverchair’s first single was released – said on his Spotify podcast Who Is Daniel Johns? he had even thrown out all of his memorabilia, awards and mementos.
‘It’s not that I am not proud of it, but for some reason I don’t want it around,’ he said.
He bluntly added: ‘I wouldn’t even get Silverchair back together for a million dollars with a gun to my head.’
More to follow.
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