John Darnielle

John Darnielle
Darnielle playing in St. Augustine, Florida, in 2010.
Background information
Born (1967-03-16) March 16, 1967
Genres
OccupationsSinger-songwriter, musician, novelist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active1991–present
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox musical artist with deprecated parameter "associated_acts". It should be removed.

John Darnielle (/dɑːrˈnl/; born March 16, 1967) is an American musician and novelist best known as the primary, and originally sole, member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. He has written three novels: Wolf in White Van (2014), Universal Harvester (2017), and Devil House (2022).