Iconic musicina Daniel Johns has lifted the lid on his crippling battle with anorexia in the late '90s.
The Silverchair frontman, 42, detailed his harrowing ordeal in this week's episode of the Who is Daniel Johns podcast, telling interviewer Kaitlyn Sawrey that he would go on three-hour walks to 'lose weight' at the height of his anorexia.
'I used to wait until everyone went to bed and then I would take her for walks at 2am for like, three hours, because I was anorexic so I was trying to lose weight,' Johns said.
'I couldn't control anything but I could control what I ate': Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns, 42, (pictured) has revealed he was 'going the way of Kurt Cobain' as his mental health deteriorated amid his anorexia battle in the late '90s
Johns said he became a recluse in his late teenage years, only leaving his bedroom at night to exercise.
The singer, who was just 15 when Silverchair's first single was released, explained that starving himself was the only part of his life he could control as a global teen sensation.
'That's eating disorder 101. I couldn't control anything but I could control what I ate,' Johns explained.
'I was anorexic so I was trying to lose weight': Johns detailed his harrowing ordeal in this week's episode of the Who is Daniel Johns podcast, telling interviewer Kaitlyn Sawrey that he would go on three-hour walks at night to 'lose weight'. Pictured in 1999
Iconic: Daniel was just 15 years old when Silverchair shot to fame, and several of the band's songs were about the serious illnesses he contended with while growing up. Pictured with drummer Ben Gilles (centre) and bassist Chris Joannou (left)
John spoke about his anorexia battle in his 1999 single Ana's Song (Open Fire), which contained lyrics such as: 'You're my obsession / I love you to the bones / And Ana wrecks your life like an anorexia life.'
Reflecting upon the raw lyrics, John
