Daniel Johns addresses disagreement with Silverchair bandmates after ABC documentary pulled from iView

Daniel Johns has responded to speculation about the removal from iView of an ABC documentary featuring his former Silverchair bandmates, Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou.

In a statement posted on Instagram on Sunday night, the singer claimed drummer Gillies and bass player Joannou repeatedly denied him an opportunity to read an advanced copy of their tell-all memoir, Love & Pain, ahead of the airing of the two-part Australian Story documentary A Silver Lining, released to coincide with their upcoming book.

A Silver Lining, the first part of which aired on Monday 18 September, features interviews with Gillies and Joannou on the Aria-winning trio’s rise from teenagers in early 90s Newcastle to global superstardom.

Photograph: HachetteJohns said ABC later approached him via Silverchair’s music label, Sony, to approve the use of seven of the band’s songs for iView – “most of which were composed solely by me” – to soundtrack the two-part series.

According to a story in the Daily Telegraph, however, Johns and his brother and label manager, Heath, granted clearance for the songs to be used in the ABC’s terrestrial broadcast of the first part of A Silver Lining, but not on iView.

In the candid series, Johns discussed his struggles with fame, mental health, anorexia and reactive arthritis, as well as his time in Silverchair and subsequent solo career.