kind of smart-ass. So when I realized that, I realized that I had an obligation to start including my sense of humor and my actual, true, conversational voice in my music in order for it to be exclusive to me, and not to be just my best stab at trying to be a preexisting idea." Not fulfilling preexisting ideas Tillman used some sort of arbitrariness finding his new moniker 'Father John Misty'. For TheVine he explained himself as following: "I had to give it a name, so I kind of wanted to confuse people with this ridiculous red herring [and] admittedly patently ridiculous name that’s also phonetically beautifully and looks good in print. Sort of a name I’ve decided to give to this weird, subconscious, dream fragmentation I have of this homosexual, shamanic drifter who bounces around [and] stirs up weird shit in my dreams. Like making out with my brother. So I guess the aggregate of all those things just felt right. But really and truly, the whole thing is just kind of about the fact that it really doesn’t matter what the fuck you call yourself, as long as the goods are in the explicit honesty." Track listing Music videos Personnel Musicians Josh Tillman – performance Keefus Green – piano , synthesizers , mellotron Wylie Gelber – bass guitar Hugo Nicolson – omni-chord programming Gabriel Noel – strings , upright bass Ben Peeler – pedal steel Leslie Stevens – backing vocals Zach Tillman – bass guitar Sara Watkins – fiddle Casey Wescott – bass frequency , harpsichord , piano Jonathan Wilson – electric guitar , bass guitar , piano , 12-string guitars , mandolin , pedal construction , VOX organ , Hammond organ , Wurlitzer , trumpet , acoustic guitars , baritone guitar Production Jonathan Wilson – production, engineering Josh Tillman – production Hugo Nicolson – engineering Wylie Gelber – assistant engineering Phil Ek – mixing Greg Calbi – mastering Design Dimitri Drjuchin – cover painting, interior artwork Emma Garr – insert photo Jeff Kleinsmith – design Sasha Barr – design References External links Father John Misty on Sub Pop Fear Fun on Sub Pop 2012 albums Josh Tillman albums Sub Pop albums Bella Union albums Albums produced by Jonathan Wilson (musician) Albums produced by Josh Tillman