During those long, silent years there was lots of speculation about what Daniel was doing. The enigmatic singer/songwriter removed himself from radar. Rumours were rife.
“Some of the rumours were probably true”, he chuckles. Which ones? “Well, anyone who wants to listen to the new songs will figure it out pretty quick. It’s been an interesting ride.”
In the meantime there’s an uplifting and uptempo love song … “Cool On Fire” … co-written and produced by Lorde/Jarryd James collaborator Joel Little is the latest single by Daniel.
“I’ve always felt like most people hate everything I do but thankfully there’s always been an enthusiastic minority who seem to ‘get' it. That’s fine with me. Anything that appeals to everyone tends to suck anyway.”
"What’s funny is that when Silverchair released “Frogstomp" most people went out of the way to tell me how much it sucked. Then when we made “Diorama” a few years later everyone started telling me how I should go back to making “Frogstomp”. I guess now I’ll be told to go back and make “Diorama” again!”
“That was part of why I picked the album title too by the way. I don’t really care what most people think. Let them talk."
