37 Facts About Sturgill Simpson

John Sturgill Simpson was born on June 8,1978 and is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor.

John Sturgill Simpson was born in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky.

Sturgill Simpson's father was a Kentucky State Police Trooper who formerly worked undercover.

Sturgill Simpson says of his educational career that he was "not a great student".

Sturgill Simpson's parents divorced when he was in the seventh grade.

Sturgill Simpson later lived in Everett and Seattle, Washington, where he waited tables at IHOP, before moving back home to Lexington, Kentucky.

Sturgill Simpson formed the country rock band Sunday Valley in 2004, which played at the Pickathon festival in Portland, Oregon.

In 2014, Sturgill Simpson released his second album, again produced by Dave Cobb, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, to positive reviews.

Sturgill Simpson made his US network television debut on July 14,2014, on the Late Show with David Letterman, playing "Life of Sin".

Sturgill Simpson played the Grand Ole Opry, and he opened for Willie Nelson at Austin City Limits.

Sturgill Simpson's cover of "The Promise" by 1980s band When In Rome was featured in the Season 2 Episode 9 of the HBO series The Leftovers in November 2015.

In March 2016, Sturgill Simpson released the first track from his third album, A Sailor's Guide To Earth, a song called "Brace For Impact ", with the album itself released in April.

Sturgill Simpson had planned to take a break from touring for the entirety of 2017 to focus on his family, but reconsidered after his Grammy nominations.

Sturgill Simpson began touring again in May 2017 by playing a show at the Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach, Alabama, with Margo Price.

Sturgill Simpson performed as the opening act for three shows during the Guns N' Roses "Not in this Lifetime" tour in the summer of 2017.

Sturgill Simpson later stated that he was "talked into" returning to touring, despite his family commitments and feelings of exhaustion.

Sturgill Simpson claimed that his Grammy nominations for A Sailor's Guide To Earth were a scheme for the record labels to get a return on their investment, and had nothing to do with him or his music, referencing frequent criticisms of bias and "secret committees" within the Grammys.

Sturgill Simpson was originally going to perform at the Woodstock 50 music festival in August 2019, before the festival's cancellation.

On October 16,2020, Sturgill Simpson released his first bluegrass album, titled Cuttin' Grass Vol.

The album was officially released through High Top Mountain Records, a label that Sturgill Simpson owns, and it was marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers.

Sturgill Simpson released the concept album The Ballad of Dood and Juanita on August 20,2021.

However, Sturgill Simpson expressed a desire to form a proper band with several musicians he respects, believing that it would be more "democratic" in terms of creativity.

In September 2021, Sturgill Simpson cancelled his remaining tour dates for the rest of the year after suffering a vocal cord hemorrhage.

Sturgill Simpson announced a new album and tour in 2024, both to be credited to "Johnny Blue Skies".

On October 26,2024, Sturgill Simpson was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.

Sturgill Simpson made his acting debut with a cameo in the 2011 indie film Orca Park.

Sturgill Simpson secured his first substantial role the same year, appearing in several episodes of the CBS All Access television series One Dollar, in which he plays the part of Ken Fry, a laid-off steel mill worker who sells stolen goods.

That same year, Sturgill Simpson had a supporting role in the drama film Materna.

In 2021, Sturgill Simpson was cast in Martin Scorsese's epic Western crime drama film Killers of the Flower Moon as bootlegger Henry Grammer, who was involved in the Osage Indian murders.

In 2023, Sturgill Simpson joined the cast for the third season of the HBO crime comedy The Righteous Gemstones playing Marshall, a member of a doomsday prepping militia.

Sturgill Simpson sang a cover of "All the Gold in California" that was later released on the season's soundtrack under the name of his character Brother Marshall and the Choir of Fire.

Sturgill Simpson has expressed an interest in screenwriting; during a 2020 interview, he stated that he was working on a "punk rock" reboot of the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London, as well as a script based on his experiences in the Navy.

However, Sturgill Simpson is frequently compared to Waylon Jennings, and his style to the outlaw country genre of country music.

Sturgill Simpson is a Kentucky Colonel, having been honored at the Kentucky State Capitol on March 20,2018.

Sturgill Simpson has been open about his struggles with substance abuse and mental health issues.

Sturgill Simpson took up horseback riding before filming his role in Killers of the Flower Moon.

In 2015, Sturgill Simpson denied media speculation that he was an atheist, replying that he has a tattoo of Jesus' name.