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{{Short description|American musician (born 1981)}}
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| name               = Father John Misty
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| caption            = Tillman performing in June 2017
| birth_name         = Joshua Michael Tillman
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1981|5|3}}
| birth_place        = [[Rockville, Maryland]], U.S.
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| other_names        = J. Tillman
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* Musician
* singer
* songwriter
* record producer
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| years_active       = 2001–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Emma Elizabeth Garr<br />|September 2013}}
| website            = {{URL|https://fatherjohnmisty.com}}
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* [[Indie rock]]
* [[indie folk]]
* [[folk rock]]
* [[chamber pop]]
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* Vocals
* guitar
* piano
* drums
* percussion
* harmonica
* bass
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*[[Sub Pop]]
*[[Yer Bird]]
*[[Western Vinyl]]
*[[Bella Union]]
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*[[Fleet Foxes]]
*[[Saxon Shore (band)|Saxon Shore]]
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'''Joshua Michael Tillman''' (born May 3, 1981), better known by his stage name '''Father John Misty''', is an American musician. He is known for his satirical lyrics and eccentric performance style.

Tillman began his career in [[Seattle]] in the early 2000s.<ref name=ArtistDirect-JoshTillman>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/josh-tillman/4892283 |title=Josh Tillman Biography |publisher=Artist Direct |access-date=January 17, 2013 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020000410/http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/josh-tillman/4892283 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Demming |first=Mark |title=Father John Misty Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/father-john-misty-mn0002877943 |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> One of his demos reached [[Damien Jurado]], and in 2003 he opened for him on his tour. Tillman began performing and releasing studio albums under the name '''J. Tillman'''. The albums were characterised by their folk sound and intimate lyrics. In 2008 Tillman joined the band [[Fleet Foxes]] as their drummer during the tour for their first record; he went on to play on their second album, ''[[Helplessness Blues]]'' (2011). Tillman left the band soon after the record was completed and started a new solo project, now under the name Father John Misty, releasing his first record, ''[[Fear Fun]],'' in 2012. The album was a radical departure from his previous output, featuring a more marked, [[indie rock]] sound and satirical lyrics. His second album, ''[[I Love You, Honeybear]]'' (2015), received widespread acclaim, and was said to be a [[concept album]] based on Tillman's relationship with his wife, Emma. ''Honeybear'' was followed by another concept album, ''[[Pure Comedy]]'' (2017), exchanging the romantic content of the former for a nihilistic view of [[society]], [[consumerism]], and [[politics]]. His next two records, ''[[God's Favorite Customer]]'' (2018) and ''[[Chloë and the Next 20th Century]]'' (2022), explore [[soft rock]] and [[traditional pop]] respectively.

During his career he has been either a permanent or touring member of [[Demon Hunter (band)|Demon Hunter]], [[Saxon Shore (band)|Saxon Shore]], [[Jeffertitti's Nile]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qthemusic.com/1894/jeffertittis-nile-one/|title=Jeffertitti's Nile – No One – Q MagazineQ Magazine|website=Q|access-date=November 4, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415165441/http://www.qthemusic.com/1894/jeffertittis-nile-one/|archive-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> Pearly Gate Music,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/04/new-band-pearly-gate-music|title=Pearly Gate Music (No 778)|first1=Paul|last1=Lester|date=May 4, 2010|access-date=November 4, 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Siberian,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/rocka-rolla/Content?oid=128628|title=Rocka Rolla|first1=Hannah|last1=Levin|website=Thestranger.com|access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> [[Har Mar Superstar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grimygoods.com/2013/04/26/har-mar-superstar-with-j-tillman-at-satellite-on-april-25-2013-photos-review/|title=Har Mar Superstar with Josh Tillman at Satellite – Photos & Show Review – April 25, 2013|website=Grimygoods.com|date=April 26, 2013 |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> [[Poor Moon (band)|Poor Moon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsup-magazine.com/2012/12/poor-moon-good-dancers-on-lonely-streets/|title=Poor Moon: Good dancers on lonely streets – What's Up! Magazine|website=Whatsupmagazine.com|access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> Low Hums, and Jonathan Wilson,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jonathan Wilson's 'Fanfare' is the most important album of 2013|url = http://dangerousminds.net/comments/jonathan_wilsons_fanfare_is_the_most_important_album_of_2013|website = DangerousMinds|date = October 28, 2013|access-date = January 2, 2016}}</ref> and has toured extensively with [[Jesse Sykes]] and [[David Bazan]].<ref name="thesixtyone">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesixtyone.com/JTillman/ |title=J. Tillman |work=thesixtyone |date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name="SpeedofDark-2012">{{cite web|last=Alt-Gramma|title=Interview with Josh Tillman|url=http://www.speedofdark-web.com/blog/2008/07/20/interview-with-josh-tillman|work=Speed of Dark|access-date=December 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430052821/http://www.speedofdark-web.com/blog/2008/07/20/interview-with-josh-tillman|archive-date=April 30, 2012|format=blog}}</ref> As a record producer and songwriter, Tillman has also made contributions to albums by more mainstream artists such as [[Beyoncé]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Camp|first1=Zoe|title=Father John Misty Tells Two Stories About Beyoncé Collaboration: One Real, One Fake|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65053-father-john-misty-tells-two-stories-about-beyonce-collaboration-one-real-one-fake/|website=Pitchfork|date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> [[Lady Gaga]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Amy|title=Lady Gaga Announces New Album Joanne|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67359-lady-gaga-announces-new-album-joanne/|website=Pitchfork|date=September 15, 2016 |access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> [[Kid Cudi]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muller|first1=Marissa G.|title=Father John Misty Talks New Album, Doing Mushrooms with Kid Cudi and his TV Pilot|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2698697/father-john-misty-i-love-you-honeybear/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213120/http://www.mtv.com/news/2698697/father-john-misty-i-love-you-honeybear/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2016|publisher=MTV|access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> [[Lana Del Rey]], and [[Post Malone]].

==Early life==
Joshua Michael Tillman<ref>{{cite web |last=Valania |first=Jonathan |date=August 19, 2013 |title=Father John Misty: Misty Mountain Hop |url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2013/08/19/father-john-misty-misty-mountain-hop/ |access-date=January 1, 2016 |work=Magnet Magazine}}</ref> was born in [[Rockville, Maryland]], on May 3, 1981,<ref name="WTF">{{cite web|title=Episode 457 – Father John Misty |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_457_-_father_john_mistyi|work=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast|access-date=December 31, 2013|format=podcast|date=December 30, 2013|first1 = Marc|last1 = Maron|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Father John Misty's 'I Love You, Honeybear' Out February 10th|url=https://www.subpop.com/news/2014/11/04/father_john_mistys_i_love_you_honeybear_out_february_10th|publisher=Sub Pop|access-date=February 13, 2015}}</ref> the son of [[Evangelical Christianity|evangelical Christian]] parents Barbara and Irvin C. Tillman, an engineer at [[Hewlett-Packard]], who met at a Christian youth group.<ref name=WTF /> His mother was raised in [[Ethiopia]], where her parents were missionaries.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/26/father-john-mistys-quest-to-explain-himself|title=Father John Misty's Quest to Explain Himself|first1=Nick|last1=Paumgarten|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=June 27, 2019|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]}}</ref> The eldest of four children, he has a brother and two sisters.<ref name=KDHX-2013-review>{{cite web|last1=Stiles|first1=Blair|title=Concert review: Crowd meets the palm of Father John Misty's hand (with Pure Bathing Culture) at a sold-out Firebird, Friday, June 14|url=http://kdhx.org/music/reviews/concert-review-crowd-meets-the-palm-of-father-john-mistys-hand-with-pure-bathing-culture-at-a-sold-out-firebird-friday-june-14|publisher=KDHX|access-date=December 31, 2013|date=June 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101034550/http://kdhx.org/music/reviews/concert-review-crowd-meets-the-palm-of-father-john-mistys-hand-with-pure-bathing-culture-at-a-sold-out-firebird-friday-june-14|archive-date=January 1, 2014}}</ref> Before he settled on a career as a musician, he briefly had ambitions of becoming a pastor because of the performance aspect,<ref name="thelineofbestfit">{{cite web|last1=Down|first1=Lauren|title=TLOBF Interview :: J. Tillman|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/tlobf-interview-j-tillman-13316|date=March 9, 2009|access-date = January 16, 2013|work=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref> when he was approximately six years old.<ref name="WDR">{{cite web|title=Rockpalast Father John Misty Interview Haldern Pop Festival WDR|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=11m23s&v=GTq9IEuLMac|work=West Deutscher Rundfunk|access-date=September 4, 2015|format=video|date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> He has commented that his parents strongly emphasized Christianity in his upbringing, to a degree that he has described as "culturally oppressive". He was estranged from his parents for many years, but they have since reconciled.<ref name=WTF /><ref name="thelineofbestfit" />

After learning drums at a young age, Tillman learned guitar when he was 12.<ref name=thelineofbestfit /> He attended a [[Baptists|Baptist]] church and an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] elementary school while growing up, then a [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal Messianic]] day school.<ref name=LATimes-Introspection-2009 /> He said he was naïve when he was growing up because there was limited secular cultural influence within the home and no secular music was allowed. Around the age of 17, his parents modified their cultural stipulations; he was allowed to listen to secular music that had a "spiritual theme". For this reason, his early purchases included albums like [[Bob Dylan]]'s ''[[Slow Train Coming]]'' as he was able to convince his parents that Dylan was classified as a "Christian artist".<ref name=WTF />

==Career==
===Early career and Fleet Foxes (2004–2012)===
After attending [[Nyack College]] in New York from 1999 to 2002,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Paumgarten |first1=Nick |title=Father John Misty's Quest to Explain Himself |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/26/father-john-mistys-quest-to-explain-himself |access-date=May 31, 2022 |agency=The New Yorker |issue=June 26, 2017 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> Tillman moved to Seattle when he was 21.<ref name=WTF /> He found a job there working at a bakery, which allowed him to record at night before his 4:30&nbsp;am shift began. A demo he made eventually found its way to Seattle singer and songwriter [[Damien Jurado]]. A year later, Tillman started opening for Jurado.<ref name="westernvinyl">{{cite web|url=http://westernvinyl.com/artists/j-till.html |title=J. Tillman |publisher=Western Vinyl |date=April 27, 2009 |access-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> At shows Tillman would distribute CD-R copies of songs that would later become his album ''I Will Return''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Domino |first=Matt |date=September 2012 |title=Father John Misty {{!}} A conversation with Josh Tillman |url=https://www.themontrealreview.com/2009/Father-John-Misty-Josh-Tillman.php |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=www.themontrealreview.com}}</ref> During the tour, he also struck up a friendship with Eric Fisher, who produced another CD-R album, ''Long May You Run''.<ref name=":2" /> Tillman and Jurado both later signed on for a U.S. tour with [[Richard Buckner (musician)|Richard Buckner]].<ref name=":2" />

From 2001 to 2004, Tillman played drums in the instrumental post-rock band [[Saxon Shore (band)|Saxon Shore]], touring extensively and drumming on their first two recordings. In 2006, the independent label Fargo Records released Tillman's first properly distributed solo album, ''Minor Works'', and reissued ''I Will Return'' and ''Long May You Run'' as a two-disc set the same year. In 2007, [[Yer Bird Records]] released his more elaborately arranged fourth album, ''Cancer and Delirium''.<ref name="autogenerated">{{cite web |title=About J. Tillman – J. Tillman Career |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/tillman__j/bio.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119122545/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/tillman__j/bio.jhtml |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2013 |publisher=CMT}}</ref>

After signing to independent record label [[Western Vinyl]], Tillman released two albums in 2009, ''Vacilando Territory Blues'' and ''Year in the Kingdom''.<ref name="westernvinyl"/> Tillman said he wrote the title track of ''Vacilando Territory Blues'' to describe imagery he associates with his move to Seattle. His brother Zach moved there as well<ref name=thelineofbestfit /> and is now in the musical group Pearly Gate Music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barsuk.com/bands/pearlygatemusic|title=Pearly Gate Music|website=Barsuk.com|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> The following year, Tillman released ''Singing Ax''.<ref name="westernvinyl"/>

In 2008, Tillman joined Seattle [[folk rock]] band [[Fleet Foxes]] as their drummer.<ref name=LATimes-Introspection-2009>{{cite news|last1=Ducker|first1=George|title=Introspection pays: Sad folk ballads of J. Tillman|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/01/j-tillman.html|access-date=December 31, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 22, 2009|location=Pop & Hiss – The L.A. Times Music Blog}}</ref> After extensive touring with Fleet Foxes, promoting their album ''[[Helplessness Blues]]'', Tillman played his final show with the band in Tokyo on January 20, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hogan|first1=Marc|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/01/fleet-foxes-lose-one-beard-j-tillman-exits-band/ |title=Fleet Foxes Lose One Beard: J. Tillman Exits Band |work=Spin|date=January 20, 2012 |access-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref>

===Father John Misty performing name and ''Fear Fun'' (2012–2014)===
[[File:J. Tillman 2014.jpg|thumb|200px|Tillman performing in 2014]]
After leaving Fleet Foxes, Tillman moved to Los Angeles and signed to his next record label [[Sub Pop]]. Dissatisfied with the slow and sad music he had previously made, he adopted the performing name of Father John Misty. The first album under his new name, ''[[Fear Fun]]'', was released on May 1, 2012.<ref name=FJM>{{cite web|url=http://fatherjohnmisty.com/ |title=Father John Misty Website – Very Important Info! |publisher=FatherJohnMisty.com |access-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> A couple of months before the release of the album a video was released for the song "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" starring ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''{{'}}s [[Aubrey Plaza]]. The album was a dramatic departure from any of Tillman's prior releases.<ref name=Subpop>{{cite web|last1=Zabrey|first1=Paula|title=Fear Fun by Father John Misty|url=https://www.subpop.com/releases/father_john_misty/fear_fun|website=Subpop|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref>

As Father John Misty, Tillman was featured on [[Kid Cudi]]'s 2013 album ''[[Indicud]]''.<ref name=TinyMixTapes>{{cite web|last1=Rayner |first1=Caroline |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/j-tillman-reborn-father-john-misty-releases-brooding-new-album-fear-fun-sub-pop |title=J. Tillman reborn as Father John Misty, releases brooding new album Fear Fun on Sub Pop – Music News – Releases |work=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> Tillman wrote an essay about Damien Jurado's recording, ''[[Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son]]'' ([[Secretly Canadian]], 2014).<ref name=Spin-JuradoEssay-2013>{{cite web|last1=McGovern|first1=Kyle|title=Read Father John Misty's Incredible Essay About Damien Jurado's New Album|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/10/damien-jurado-new-album-brothers-and-sisters-of-the-eternal-son-father-john-misty/|work=Spin|access-date=December 31, 2013|date=October 16, 2013}}</ref> He also [[The History Of Caves|wrote the soundtrack]] for a short film called ''The History of Caves'', directed by his wife, filmmaker Emma Elizabeth Tillman.<ref name=RS-Soundtrack-2013>{{cite magazine|last1=Brown|first1=Harley|title=Josh Tillman Talks Film Score, New Father John Misty Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/josh-tillman-talks-film-score-new-father-john-misty-album-20131029|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 31, 2013|date=October 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Pitchfork-stream-soundtrack2013>{{cite web|last1=Battan|first1=Carrie|title=Stream Father John Misty's Soundtrack for The History of Caves|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53129-stream-father-john-mistys-soundtrack-for-the-history-of-caves/|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=December 31, 2013|format=SoundCloud|date=November 25, 2013}}</ref>

The "Limited Run Promotional Poster" was available at the artist's website, and promoted a purported release called ''New Winter'', described as a "Christmas Neu-Jazz Double Album", and quoted several paradoxes and reviews (for example, from ''The Wall Street Journal'', calling it the "new standard by which all seasonal music must now be measured", or from ''Spin'', giving the release 10 out of 10 points and calling it "[e]ssential year-round listening"). The poster text further states that the release will be sold as "compact disc" as well as "[l]imited edition prismatic hologram 6xLP on merlot and emerald semi-translucent 180 gram vinyl with original alternate-side etchings by Josh Tillman available till[sic] supplies last". The poster names five songs that are part of the track list: "Gesture I: Inoculation (Mother and Child)", "Gesture II: Feast of Spirits", "Anacrusis Future Seed", "Naked Fire/The Fifth Season" and "Gemini".<ref>{{cite web|title='New Winter' Christmas Neu-Jazz Double Album Promotional POSTER|url=http://fatherjohnmisty.merchline.com/products/new-winter-poster|access-date=February 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218002356/http://fatherjohnmisty.merchline.com/products/new-winter-poster|archive-date=February 18, 2015}}</ref>

===''I Love You Honeybear'' (2015–2016)===
[[File:Father John Misty, 2015.jpg|thumb|Tillman performing in 2015]]
The album ''[[I Love You, Honeybear]]'' was released in February 2015 to widespread acclaim. According to Tillman, it is a [[concept album]] about himself and his personal life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.subpop.com/releases/father_john_misty/i_love_you_honeybear |title=Sub Pop Records : Father John Misty : I Love You, Honeybear |publisher=[[Sub Pop]] |date=February 10, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/31/father-john-misty-josh-tillman-fleet-foxes|title = Father John Misty: 'I just wanted to write about love without bullshitting'|date = January 31, 2015|newspaper= [[The Guardian]]|last1 = Samadder|first1 = Rhik}}</ref> Tillman made headlines by covering Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" and "Welcome to New York" in 2015. He claimed to have never listened to the artist prior to recording the covers. This was done as a parody of [[Ryan Adams]], who had released his own version of Swift's [[1989 (Taylor Swift album)|''1989'']], featuring covers of every song.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6722745/father-john-misty-taylor-swift-covers|title=Father John Misty Finally Explains Taylor Swift Covers & Her Team's Reaction|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> Tillman released a new song entitled "Real Love Baby" on May 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65580-father-john-misty-shares-real-love-baby-listen/ |title=Father John Misty Shares 'Real Love Baby': Listen |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |first1=Evan |last1=Minsker |date=May 19, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref> He appeared on the song "Saturday Night Inside Out" on [[The Avalanches]]' second studio album ''[[Wildflower (The Avalanches album)|Wildflower]]'', which was released on July 1, 2016.

Tillman gained media attention on July 22, 2016, after walking off stage at [[XPoNential Music Festival]] in [[Camden, New Jersey]], after twenty minutes into his planned fifty-minute performance.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/father-john-misty-went-full-troll-mode-for-his-set-at-philadelphias-xpn-festival/ |title=Father John Misty went full troll mode for his set at Philadelphia's XPN Festival |magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] |first1=Alex |last1=Young |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref> Instead of performing his setlist, Tillman walked out and asked, "What the fuck is going on?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inthemix/Father-John-Misty-upending-expectations-at-the-Xponential-Fest.html |title=Father John Misty, upending expectations at Xponential Fest |publisher=[[Philadelphia Media Network]] |first1=Dan |last1=DeLuca |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref> He then talked for six minutes about the "numbing" role entertainment plays in our lives and how "stupidity just fucking runs the world because entertainment is stupid." When the audience applauded him he asked them not to and responded by saying, "Maybe just take a moment to be really fucking profoundly sad."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67018-father-john-misty-explains-obscenely-vulnerable-festival-performance/ |title=Father John Misty Explains 'Obscenely Vulnerable' Festival Performance |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |first1=Evan |last1=Minsker |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref> He finally played a thirteen-minute piece from his then-upcoming album ''[[Pure Comedy]]'' called "Leaving LA" which references the frustrations he spoke of during his speech. Tillman then covered [[Leonard Cohen]]'s "[[Bird on the Wire]]" before telling the crowd he loved them and walked off the stage, cutting his performance short.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67014-father-john-misty-cuts-festival-set-short-after-lecture-about-evil-watch/ |title=Father John Misty Cuts Festival Set Short After Lecture About "Evil": Watch |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |first1=Evan |last1=Minsker |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref> The following day, Tillman explained his performance in an Instagram post, in which he called [[Donald Trump]]'s [[2016 Republican National Convention#Donald Trump's speech|speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention]] a "demonic clown pageant coronation of our next potential Idiot King", which took place the night before Tillman's performance.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/67018-father-john-misty-explains-obscenely-vulnerable-festival-performance/|title=Father John Misty Explains "Obscenely Vulnerable" Festival Performance|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=July 23, 2016|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

In September 2016, his voice and likeness were featured in [[Brad Neely]]'s animated [[Surreal humour|surreal comedy]] show [[Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio|''Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio'']] on [[Adult Swim]]. In the first-season finale episode "For Alba", he sings a song titled "This is America". The song features an animated Father John Misty singing what appears to be a humorous parody of his music, with lyrics most likely written by Brad Neely. The lyrics describe how Americans "die doing the dumbest of crap," such as riding [[unicycle]]s, [[ghost hunting]], and performing stunts while [[cosplay]]ing as [[Batman]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=September 15, 2016|title=Watch Animated Father John Misty Perform 'This is America'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-animated-father-john-misty-perform-humorous-new-song-this-is-america-109277/|access-date=November 30, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130221057/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-animated-father-john-misty-perform-humorous-new-song-this-is-america-109277/ |archive-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 14, 2016|title=Watch Father John Misty's Incredible Animated Video for "This Is America"|url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/9/father-john-misty-animated-this-is-america-video|access-date=November 30, 2021|website=HYPEBEAST}}</ref> He also obsessively mentions [[Go-Gurt]]s throughout the song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 14, 2016|title=Watch Father John Misty Perform a New Song About Go-Gurt and Death on Adult Swim Show|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68236-watch-father-john-misty-perform-a-new-song-about-go-gurt-and-death-on-adult-swim-show/|access-date=November 30, 2021|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref>

===''Pure Comedy'' and ''God's Favorite Customer'' (2017–2020)===
[[File:Father John Misty am Haldern Pop Festival 2019 - 18 - Foto Alexander Kellner.jpg|thumb|Tillman performing in 2019]]
On January 23, 2017, the title track from Misty's third studio album, ''[[Pure Comedy]]'', was released with an accompanying music video. The second single released from ''Pure Comedy'', "Two Wildly Different Perspectives", was released with another music video on January 30, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/01/new-music-father-john-misty-shares-video-for-somber-song-two-wildly-different-perspectives/|title=Father John Misty Shares Video for Somber Song 'Two Wildly Different Perspectives'|website=Spin|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> The third single released was "Ballad of the Dying Man" on February 1, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/02/new-music-father-john-misty-ballad-of-the-dying-man/|title=New Music: Father John Misty – "Ballad of the Dying Man"|website=Spin|date=February 2017|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> The fourth single, "Total Entertainment Forever", was released on the night it was performed on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on March 4, 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/03/05/father-john-misty-taylor-swift-total-entertainment-forever/|title=Father John Misty references Taylor Swift in new song, 'Total Entertainment Forever'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> ''Pure Comedy'' was released on April 7, 2017. The album sees Tillman externalize the stereotypical Father John Misty character that he developed through the two previous albums to prevent himself from being constricted to the character's image, using his personhood and experiences to expose his outlook on life.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/03/the-world-according-to-father-john-misty.html|title=The World According to Father John Misty|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref> Additionally, Tillman produced the Gambles album ''Let Us Be'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theculturefiles.com/gambles-father-john-misty-forever-well-be/|title=Gambles Shares Father John Misty-Produced Song "Forever We'll Be" – The Culture Files|website=Theculturefiles.com|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2017 |title=Gambles – "Forever We'll Be" (Prod. Father John Misty) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1944929/gambles-forever-well-be-prod-father-john-misty/music/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>

The Pure Comedy World Tour began in April 2017 and continued into early 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/father-john-misty-plots-expansive-pure-comedy-world-tour-w475085|title=Father John Misty Plots Expansive 'Pure Comedy' World Tour|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> During this tour, Tillman mixed the tracks for his next album produced with Jonathan Rado, revealing potential song titles "Mr. Tillman, Please Exit the Lobby" (later shortened to "Mr. Tillman"), "Ouch, I'm Drowning", "Well, We're Only People and There's Nothing Much We Can Do About It", and "Dum Dum Blues". The album explores heartache and was written during a six-week period where Tillman was living in a hotel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/father-john-misty-reveals-secrets-next-album-new-issue-uncut-102403|title=Father John Misty reveals the secrets of his next album in the new issue of Uncut – Uncut|date=November 16, 2017|work=Uncut|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref> Tillman released the lead single, "Mr. Tillman", from ''[[God's Favorite Customer]]'' on February 20, 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-father-john-mistys-new-song-mr-tillman-w516912|title=Hear Father John Misty Battle a Hotel Clerk in New Song 'Mr. Tillman'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref> The album was announced on April 18 and was released on June 1; its track listing was shared, alongside two further songs, "Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest Of Them All" and "Just Dumb Enough to Try".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/gods-favorite-customer/1364116200|title=God's Favorite Customer by Father John Misty|date=June 1, 2018|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=June 3, 2018}}</ref>

British screenwriter and film producer [[Drew Pearce]], who had previously directed the music video for "The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apartment", sought out Tillman for his directorial debut ''[[Hotel Artemis]]'', when he wanted to cast a musician. Tillman has a small role in the film as a bank robber, and has said that his character "gets his head blown off within, like, 30 seconds."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/father-john-misty-says-he-filmed-an-action-movie/|title=Father John Misty Filmed an Action Movie|last1=Monroe|first1=Jazz|last2=Kim|first2=Michelle|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=June 6, 2018}}</ref> Tillman also contributed to the soundtrack of ''Hotel Artemis'' with the song "Gilded Cage", which was released on June 8, 2018, the same day as the film. The song has since been removed from streaming platforms for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/06/father-john-misty-hotel-artemis-soundtrack/|title=Father John Misty Will Cameo in Hotel Artemis Soundtrack and Film|last1=Castro-Cota|first1=Isabella|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=June 6, 2018|access-date=June 6, 2018}}</ref>

On March 23, 2020, Tillman released a live album titled ''[[Off-Key in Hamburg]]'', which was recorded at the Hamburg [[Elbphilharmonie]] on August 8, 2019, on [[Bandcamp]]. All proceeds from the album go to the [[MusiCares]] COVID-19 Relief Fund.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Sodomsky|first1=Sam|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/father-john-misty-releases-new-live-album-off-key-in-hamburg-listen/|title=Father John Misty Releases New Live Album Off-Key in Hamburg|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref> It has been described by ''[[NME]]'' as a "high-end luxury offering" and "immaculate".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cooper|first1=Leonie|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/father-john-misty-off-key-in-hamburg-review-2634146|title=Father John Misty – 'Off Key In Hamburg' review: a timely reminder of the power and beauty of a really good gig|website=[[NME]]|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

=== ''Chloë and the Next 20th Century'' (2021–2023) ===
In December 2021, a spoken-word vinyl was mailed to fans by Bella Union.<ref name="Exclaim Chloe and the Next 20th">{{Cite web|first=Kaelen|last=Bell|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/father_john_mistys_new_album_is_called_chloe_and_the_next_20th_century|title=Father John Misty's New Album Is Called 'Chloe and the Next 20th Century'|website=[[Exclaim!]]|date=December 17, 2021|access-date=December 17, 2021}}</ref> It was announced Father John Misty's fifth studio album, ''[[Chloë and the Next 20th Century]]'', would be released on April 8, 2022, by Sub Pop and Bella Union.<ref name="Exclaim Chloe and the Next 20th"/> The album's eleven tracks were produced by Tillman and Jonathan Wilson.<ref name="Exclaim Chloe and the Next 20th"/> The album and its track listing were officially revealed on January 5, 2022, with its lead single "Funny Girl" released the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Evan|last=Minsker|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/father-john-misty-announces-new-album-shares-video-for-new-song-funny-girl-watch/|title=Father John Misty Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song "Funny Girl": Watch|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> A second single from the album, "Q4", was released on February 9, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alex|last=Gallagher|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/father-john-misty-q4-3157348|title=Listen to Father John Misty's new single 'Q4'|website=[[NME]]|date=February 9, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> A third, "Goodbye Mr Blue", was released on March 9, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Evan|last=Minsker|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/father-john-misty-shares-new-song-goodbye-mr-blue-listen/|title=Father John Misty Shares New Song "Goodbye Mr. Blue": Listen|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> On April 4, 2022, "The Next 20th Century" was released as the fourth and final single to precede the album's release.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Joe|last=Goggins|url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/father-john-misty-shares-final-single-next-20th-century-14173/|title=Father John Misty shares final single from new album, 'The Next 20th Century'|website=[[Rolling Stone UK]]|date=April 4, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> The Father John Misty EP ''Live at Electric Lady'' was released on Sub Pop on September 15, 2022. It includes a cover of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s 
"[[I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=Father John Misty Shares New Live at Electric Lady EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/father-john-misty-shares-live-at-electric-lady-ep-listen/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |publisher=Pitchfork |date=September 15, 2022}}</ref>

Tillman is featured on the track "[[Let the Light In (Lana Del Rey song)|Let the Light In]]" on [[Lana Del Rey|Lana Del Rey's]] album ''[[Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2023 |title=Lana Del Rey Unveiled The 'Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd' Album Tracklist |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/lana-del-rey-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd-tracklist/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=UPROXX}}</ref>

=== ''Greatish Hits'' and ''Mahashmashana'' (2024–present) ===

In July 2024, Tillman released the single "I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All," a different version of which he had first performed in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Father John Misty, "Time Makes Fools of Us All" - Berkeley, Jun 8, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeQG0qF6aSU |website=YouTube |access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref> 

Initially promoted as the sole new track from a greatest hits compilation titled ''[[Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl]]'' and released on August 16, 2024, the single was later revealed as the first offering from the studio album, ''[[Mahashmashana]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mahashmashana |url=https://megamart.subpop.com/products/father-john-misty_mahashmashana |website=Sub Pop |access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref> The album, which was co-produced by Tillman and [[Drew Erickson]] with longtime collaborator [[Jonathan Wilson (musician)|Jonathan Wilson]] as executive producer, was released on November 22, and serves as Tillman's sixth studio album under the Father John Misty moniker. On September 17, Tillman released the album's second single, "Screamland", which features [[Low (band)|Low]]'s Alan Sparhawk on guitar.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Matthew |title=Father John Misty Announces Tour Dates and New Album Mahashmashana, Shares Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/father-john-misty-announces-tour-dates-and-new-album-mahashmashana-shares-video-watch/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Conde Nast |access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref>

"She Cleans Up" was the next single released on October 15, 2024. Tour dates supporting ''Mahashmashana'' were also announced.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |title= Father John Misty Knows How It Ends on New Song 'She Cleans Up' |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/father-john-misty-she-cleans-up-mahashmashana-1235134376/ |website=Rolling Stone |publisher=Conde Nast |access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>

==Musical style==
Tillman's musical style has been described as [[indie rock]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Matt|last=Doria|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/father-john-misty-is-teasing-something-eerie-3105992|title=Father John Misty is teasing something eerie|publisher=NME|date=November 28, 2021|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> [[indie folk]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Jay|last=Boller|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/highly-bloggable-indie-folk-star-father-john-misty-coming-to-surlys-festival-field/418348223|title=Highly Bloggable Indie-Folk Star Father John Misty Coming to Surly's Festival Field|website=[[City Pages]]|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=April 5, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608200040/http://www.citypages.com/music/highly-bloggable-indie-folk-star-father-john-misty-coming-to-surlys-festival-field/418348223|archive-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> [[folk rock]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Kevin E G|last=Perry|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/father-john-misty-new-album-2022-b2033180.html|title=Father John Misty: How the most online man in folk rock disappeared|publisher=Independent|date=April 5, 2022|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> [[chamber pop]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jordan|last=Bassett|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/father-john-mistys-maddest-moments-how-the-singer-became-a-grade-a-troll-3938|title=Father John Misty's Maddest Moments: How The Singer Became A Grade-A Troll|publisher=NME|date=August 25, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> [[soft rock]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Rob|last=Tannenbaum|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/arts/music/father-john-misty-pure-comedy-interview.html|title=How Father John Misty Made an Ideal Album for the Era of Outrage|work=New York Times|date=March 14, 2017|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> [[psychedelic rock]],<ref name="NPR genres">{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/02/12/385255873/a-serious-man-father-john-mistys-ongoing-transformation|title=A Serious Man: Father John Misty's Transformation In Progress|publisher=NPR|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> [[Folk music|folk]],<ref name="NPR genres"/> and [[Country music|country]].<ref name="NPR genres"/>

==Personal life==
Tillman met photographer Emma Elizabeth Garr after he moved to the [[Laurel Canyon]] neighborhood of Los Angeles in 2011. They were married in [[Big Sur]] in September 2013.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/article/9589-father-john-misty-how-to-make-love/|title=Father John Misty: How to Make Love|last1=Bevan|first1=David|date=February 5, 2015|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=February 13, 2015}}</ref> They lived in New Orleans, but have since returned to Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSTAVn0IAFg&t=15m46s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/NSTAVn0IAFg |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Father John Misty – Full Performance (Live on KEXP)|last=KEXP|date=August 25, 2015|access-date=November 4, 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Garr had previously lived in Seattle for several years.<ref name=LATimes-Introspection-2009 /> She has taken photographs for his albums. In October 2024, he revealed that they have a child together.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spyplane |first=Blackbird |title=Maybe God is a curious God |url=https://www.blackbirdspyplane.com/p/father-john-misty-interview-mahashmashana-2024 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.blackbirdspyplane.com |language=en}}</ref>

Having been raised in an Evangelical Christian household, Tillman now openly criticizes religion in many of his songs.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/father-john-misty-talks-seeing-taylor-swift-on-acid-why-love-is-radical-226369/|title=Father John Misty Talks Marriage, Seeing Taylor Swift on LSD|last1=Doyle|first1=Patrick|date=April 18, 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> He has said that he is still "culturally Christian for all intents and purposes" but is troubled by [[Christian right|the way Christianity is commonly expressed in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/music/father-john-misty/|title=Father John Misty|last1=Strang|first1=Cameron|date=August 10, 2017|website=Relevant Magazine|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>

Tillman has struggled with depression, anxiety, and drug use.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Lindsay|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/father-john-misty-depression_n_59495dbfe4b05eccf2b48a95|title=Father John Misty Nails Why People With Depression Don't Speak Up|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2020}}</ref> He stated in 2017 that he [[Psychedelic microdosing|microdoses]] on [[LSD]] every day to alleviate his depression and anxiety.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/father-john-misty-was-on-lsd-during-this-interview-126367/|title=Father John Misty Talks LSD, Trump, Why Social Media Is 'Self-Harm'|first1=Andy|last1=Greene|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2020}}</ref> He has also stated that he has been diagnosed with [[post-traumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] by three separate therapists.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tannenbaum|first1=Rob|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/arts/music/father-john-misty-pure-comedy-interview.html|title=How Father John Misty Made an Ideal Album for the Era of Outrage|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 14, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2020}}</ref>

==Backing band==
{{redirect|Eli Thomson|other uses|Eli Thompson (disambiguation)}}
'''Current members'''
*Chris Dixie Darley – guitar, backing vocals (2012–present)
*Kyle Flynn – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals (2012–present)
*[[David Vandervelde]] – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, various instruments (2014–present)
*Eli Thomson – bass guitar, synthesizer (2014–present)
*Dan Bailey –  drums (2014–present)
*Jon Titterington – piano, keyboards, backing vocals (2017–present)
*[[Kelly Pratt (musician)|Kelly Pratt]] – [[Horn instrument|horns]], [[vibraphone]], [[arrangement]]s, conductor (2017–present)

'''Former members'''
*Benji Lysaght – guitar (2012–2014)
*[[Jeff Ramuno]] – bass guitar (2012–2014)
*[[Aaron Sperske]] – drums (2012–2014)

==Discography==
{{Main|Josh Tillman discography}}
'''Studio albums'''

'''as J. Tillman'''
* ''Untitled No. 1'' (2003)
* ''[[I Will Return]]'' (2004)
* ''Long May You Run, J. Tillman'' (2006)
* ''[[Minor Works]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Cancer and Delirium]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Vacilando Territory Blues]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Year in the Kingdom]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Singing Ax]]'' (2010)

'''as Father John Misty'''
* ''[[Fear Fun]]'' (2012)
* ''[[I Love You, Honeybear]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Pure Comedy]]'' (2017)
* ''[[God's Favorite Customer]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Chloë and the Next 20th Century]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Mahashmashana]]'' (2024)

'''with Fleet Foxes'''
* ''[[Helplessness Blues]]'' (2011)

'''with Saxon Shore'''
* ''Be a Bright Blue'' (2002)
* ''Four Months of Darkness'' (2003)

==Awards and nominations==

===A2IM Libera Awards===
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!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| Himself
| Hardworking Artist of the Year
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|first=Nina|last=Ulloa|url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2015/05/05/the-2015-libera-award-nominees/|title=The 2015 Libera Award Nominees…|work=Digital Music News|date=May 5, 2015|access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[I Love You, Honeybear]]''
| Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2016
| rowspan="2"|Creative Packaging Award
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://liberaawards.com/past-winners/2016-winners/|title=2016 Winners - Libera Awards|work=Libera Awards|access-date=April 11, 2022|archive-date=May 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518225549/https://liberaawards.com/past-winners/2016-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
| rowspan="2"|''[[Pure Comedy]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Steve|last=Knopper|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2018-a2im-libera-awards-nominees-8460782/|title=The 2018 A2IM Libera Awards Will Be a Declaration of Independents|magazine=Billboard|date=June 18, 2018|access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| Himself
| Best Live Act 
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

===Berlin Music Video Awards===
The Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVAs) are an annual festival that puts filmmakers and the art behind music videos in the spotlight.
{{award table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2017
| rowspan=2|"Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution"
| Best Music Video 
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Director
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

===Grammy Awards===
The [[Grammy Award]]s are awarded annually by the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] of the United States. Josh has received one win from four nominations.<ref name="Grammy Awards 2012-2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/father-john-misty|title=Grammy Award Results for Father John Misty|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618035754/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/father-john-misty|archive-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/josh-tillman|title=GRAMMY Award Results for Josh Tillman|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327041100/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/josh-tillman|archive-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>

{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" | [[54th Annual Grammy Awards|2012]] 
| ''[[Helplessness Blues]]'' 
| [[Grammy Award for Best Folk Album|Best Folk Album]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<ref name="Grammy Awards 2012-2018"/>
|-
| align="center" | [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]] 
| ''[[I Love You, Honeybear]] (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl)''
| [[Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package|Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]] 
| ''[[Pure Comedy]]''
| [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| '' Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)''
| [[Grammy Award for Best Recording Package|Best Recording Package]]
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/60th-grammy-awards-full-nominees-list|title=See The Full List Of 60th Grammy Nominees|work=Grammy.com|date=November 28, 2017|access-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128121536/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/60th-grammy-awards-full-nominees-list|archive-date=January 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{end}}

===mtvU Woodie Awards===
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!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2013
| "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings / Drive"
| [[MTV Woodies#Best Video Woodie|Best Video Woodie]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1703720/mtvu-woodie-awards-2013-winners-list/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531214401/http://www.mtv.com/news/1703720/mtvu-woodie-awards-2013-winners-list/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 31, 2014|title=mtvU Woodie Awards 2013 Winners List|work=MTV|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
{{end}}

===NME Awards===

{{award table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2018
| Himself
| Best International Solo Artist 
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Rhian|last=Daly|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/vo5-nme-awards-2018-nominations-vote-2220352|title=Lorde, Kasabian, and Dua Lipa lead VO5 NME Awards 2018 nominations|work=NME|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
{{end}}

===Rober Awards Music poll===
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!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2012
| rowspan=4|Himself
| Best Songwriter 
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roberawards.com/awards-archive/2012-rober-awards/2012-music-review/the-2012-music-poll/|title=The Rober Awards 2012 Music Poll|website=Rober Awards|access-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216002511/http://roberawards.com/awards-archive/2012-rober-awards/2012-music-review/the-2012-music-poll/|archive-date=February 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|2015
| Best Male Artist 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|Best Songwriter 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2017
| {{won}}
|
{{end}}

===Sweden GAFFA Awards===
Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| Himself
| Best Foreign Solo Act
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gaffa.se/nyhet/134691/gaffa-priset-2019-haer-aer-artisterna-som-ligger-baest-till|title=GAFFApriset 2019 – här är artisterna som ligger bäst till|work=GAFFA|access-date=September 3, 2019|location=Sweden|language=sv|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223163743/https://gaffa.se/nyhet/134691/gaffa-priset-2019-haer-aer-artisterna-som-ligger-baest-till|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[God's Favorite Customer]]''
| Best International Album
| {{nominated}}
|-
{{end}}

===UK Music Video Awards===

The [[UK Music Video Awards]] is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=http://www.ukmva.com/content/about-us |publisher=[[UK Music Video Awards]] |access-date=August 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921064905/http://www.ukmva.com/content/about-us |archive-date=September 21, 2015 }}</ref> Tillman has received one award from two nominations.

{{award table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| rowspan="2" | "Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution"
| Best Rock/Indie Video – International
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Brendon|last=Veevers|url=https://renownedforsound.com/news-winners-announced-for-uk-music-video-awards-2017/|title=News: Winners announced for UK Music Video Awards 2017|work=Renowned For Sound|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Best Animation 
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Brendon|last=Veevers|url=https://renownedforsound.com/news-nominations-for-the-uk-music-video-awards-2017-revealed/|title=News: Nominations for the UK Music Video Awards 2017 revealed|work=Renowned For Sound|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
{{end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.fatherjohnmisty.com}}
* [http://westernvinyl.com/artists/j-till.html Profile on Western Vinyl website]
* [http://yerbird.com/jtillman/ Profile on Yer Bird website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140101030448/http://www.autumntone.com/artist/j-tillman Profile on Autumn Tone Records website]
* {{cite web |last=Simon |first=Scott |title=Father John Misty discusses his new album 'Mahashmashana' |website=NPR |date=2024-11-23 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/11/23/nx-s1-5117968/father-john-misty-discusses-his-new-album-mahashmashana |access-date=2024-11-25}}

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