<P> In November 2015, Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston, a short biopic about Johnston's life, was released featuring Johnston as his 2015 self and Gabriel Sunday of Archie's Final Project as Johnston's 1983 self . The executive producers for the film included Lana Del Rey . </P> <P> In July 2017, Johnston announced that he would be retiring from live performance and would embark on a final five - date tour that fall . Each stop on the tour featured Johnston backed by a group that had been influenced by his music: The Preservation All - Stars in New Orleans, The Districts and Modern Baseball in Philadelphia, Jeff Tweedy in Chicago, and Built to Spill for the final two dates in Portland and Vancouver . </P> <P> In 2018, Johnston's 1982 song "The Story of an Artist" was featured in a television advertisement by Apple Inc . </P> <Ul> <Li> Songs of Pain (1981) </Li> <Li> Don't Be Scared (1982) </Li> <Li> The What of Whom (1982) </Li> <Li> More Songs of Pain (1983) </Li> <Li> Yip / Jump Music (1983) </Li> <Li> Hi, How Are You (1983) </Li> <Li> Retired Boxer (1984) </Li> <Li> Respect (1985) </Li> <Li> Continued Story (1985) (with Texas Instruments) </Li> <Li> Merry Christmas (1988) </Li> <Li> It's Spooky (1989) (with Jad Fair) </Li> <Li> 1990 (1990) </Li> <Li> Artistic Vice (1991) </Li> <Li> Fun (1994) </Li> <Li> Rejected Unknown (2001) </Li> <Li> Fear Yourself (2003) (with Mark Linkous) </Li> <Li> Lost and Found (2006) </Li> <Li> Is and Always Was (2009) </Li> <Li> Beam Me Up! (2010) (with Beam) </Li> <Li> Space Ducks (2012) </Li> </Ul>

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