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Johnston's first six albums as part of the "Story of an Artist" boxset, "Don't Be Scared" was described as "lacking in quality control", with Wolk calling "Stars on Parade" "plain awful" and the rest of the material "rather samey", save for "The Story of An Artist". Similarly,
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included the album's title track in its first episode. In May of 2022, Vans produced a second shoe design featuring the album's artwork in a collage with his other tapes. In May of 2023, an exhibit of
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