Joshua Michael Tillman (born May 3, 1981), also known as
J. Tillman or
Father John Misty, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and drummer. Maintaining a steady output of solo recordings since 2004, Tillman is a former member of
indie rock bands
Saxon Shore,
Fleet Foxes,
Jeffertitti's Nile, Pearly Gate Music,
Siberian,
Har Mar Superstar,
Poor Moon, Low Hums, Jonathan Wilson,
Bill Patton,
The Lashes, Stately English, and has toured extensively with
Pacific Northwest artists
Damien Jurado,
Jesse Sykes, and
David Bazan.