Daniel Johns has claimed his former SIlverchair bandmates are ‘filled with bitterness, jealousy and anger’ over his success and claimed that drummer Ben Gillies has a ‘real problem’ with his fame.
The rock star, 43, spoke to The Project’s Carrie Bickmore on Wednesday in a wide-ranging interview where he spoke publicly for the first time since his conviction for high-range drink driving.
He also said Silverchair would ‘never get back together’ despite him asking his former bandmates Ben and Chris Joannou to appear on his new album FutureNever.
Daniel Johns has claimed his former bandmates are ‘filled with bitterness, jealousy and anger’ over his success and claimed that drummer Ben Gillies has a ‘real problem’ with his fame
He said of his bandmates turning him down: ‘I was alright. I kind of expected it’.
Johns went on to say his bandmates Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou would ‘never come and see him’ due to ‘bitterness, jealousy and anger’.
‘I don’t have any bad feelings, but I know – I know bitterness and I know jealousy when I see it because I have seen it my whole life.
‘I don’t have any bad feelings, but I know – I know bitterness and I know jealousy when I see it because I have seen it my whole life,’ said Johns. Pictured with Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou
Johns performing at the APRA Awards in 2015
When asked what his relationship with Ben and Chris is like now, he added: ‘They’ve not shown me any respect.
‘I always say, “they”, me and Chris have a very passive relationship.
‘Ben, for some reason, has a real issue with me being successful without him. That’s sad. Because I wish him all the best honestly, but unfortunately he doesn’t want me to branch out.’
When asked what his relationship with Ben and Chris is like now, he added: ‘They’ve not shown me any respect. Pictured with Carrie Bickmore
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou for comment.
Elsewhere, during the interview, Johns said memories ‘f*** you up’ as he looked at old photos from his Silverchair days.
‘I’m always happy to revisit memories, but I don’t want to live in it. It almost makes me teary,’ he told Carrie.
At one point, he walked off before opening up about his struggles with mental health and the drink driving crash that would ultimately send him to rehab.
Elsewhere, during the interview, Johns said memories ‘f*** you up’ as he looked at old photos from his Silverchair days
He recalled he ‘thought he was going to die’ in the car accident which saw him plead guilty to high-range drink-driving charges in March.
He also revealed he ‘can’t play or listen to music’ at the moment following his stint in rehab and that he would have ‘killed himself’ if he’d hurt anyone in the crash.
He was pulled over on on March 23 and recorded a blood-alcohol reading of more than three times the legal limit. The star was handed a 10-month intensive corrections order to be served in the community by the court
But he added the ‘great thing that came out of it’ was that ‘no one was hurt’ because on paper ‘people should have got hurt’.
When asked how much he could remember from the crash he responded: ‘Everything. Everything. I remember every detail,’ before becoming overwhelmed with emotion.
‘I remember being lost. I remember being petrified. I remember being in the dark. I remember the colours. I remember – I even remember thinking, “This is how I’m going to die.”
When asked how much he could remember from the crash he responded: ‘Everything. Everything. I remember every detail,’ before becoming overwhelmed with emotion
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