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Born in [[Bloomington, Indiana]], Darnielle grew up in [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]] and then [[Claremont, California]] with an abusive stepfather<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rodrick|first1=Stephen|title=God & Worshipper: A Rock-and-Roll Love Story, of Sorts|url=https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/55031/|website=NYMag.com|publisher=New York Magazine|access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref> (as referenced frequently in ''[[The Sunset Tree]]'').
Darnielle often attended [[professional wrestling]] matches with his stepfather at the [[Grand Olympic Auditorium]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rodrick|first1=Stephen|title=We Took The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle To His First Pro Wrestling Show In 35 Years|date=April 2015 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1788418/we-took-the-mountain-goats-john-darnielle-to-his-first-pro-wrestling-show-in-35-years/franchises/cover-story/|publisher=Sterogum|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> There, he developed a passion for the sport and local wrestlers like [[Chavo Guerrero Sr.]] His childhood love of wrestling would go on to inspire the Mountain Goats' album ''[[Beat the Champ]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-27 |title=John Darnielle: pro wrestling is real the way fiction is real |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/27/john-darnielle-pro-wrestling-is-real-the-way-fiction-is-real |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
Darnielle attended [[Claremont High School (California)|Claremont High School]], located in the [[Pomona Valley]] region of [[Southern California]]. For a short time after high school, he lived in [[Portland, Oregon]], where he developed an addiction to intravenous [[methamphetamine]] and other hard drugs (as referenced in ''[[We Shall All Be Healed]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |title=Episode 366 - John Darnielle |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_366_-_john_darnielle |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast |language=en-US}}</ref> Darnielle worked in the psychiatric ward at the [[Metropolitan State Hospital (California)|Metropolitan State Hospital]] in [[Norwalk, California]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-slow-climb-how-the-mountain-goats-john-darnielle-became-the-best-storyteller-in-rock-227793/|title=How John Darnielle Became Rock's Best Storyteller|first1=Christian|last1=Hoard|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> Darnielle attended [[Pitzer College]] from 1991 to 1995, earning a degree in English.<ref name=":0" />
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Darnielle is best known for his role in the band [[the Mountain Goats]]. Since starting the band in 1991, he has gained a cult following. Despite being dubbed a [[lo-fi music|low fidelity]] artist, Darnielle has always dubbed his work "bi-fi", pointing out that recordings such as his couldn't be made without modern technology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=SF Weekly |date=1996-09-18 |title=It's a Bi-Fi World |url=https://www.sfweekly.com/music/its-a-bi-fi-world/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=SF Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> He is known for his prolific output and literary lyrics. [[Sasha Frere-Jones]], writing in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', referred to him as "America’s best non-hip-hop lyricist".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/05/16/050516crmu_music |title=The Declaimers |magazine=The New Yorker |date=May 16, 2005 |access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref> In its June 2006 issue, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine named Darnielle one of the "100 Best Living Songwriters".<ref>{{cite web|title=Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters #81–90|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2006/06/pastes-100-best-living-songwriters-8190.html|publisher=Paste|access-date=December 26, 2011|date=June 14, 2006}}</ref>
Darnielle has several series of songs with similar titles or storylines. A series entitled "Going To..." features small stories about various places and includes songs such as "Going to Cleveland", "Going to Maryland", "Going to Georgia", and "Going to Queens".<ref name="annotatedtmg">{{cite web|url=https://annotatedtmg.org/series.html#goingto|website=annotatedtmg.org|title=annotatedtmg.org/series.html#goingto|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> This series explores the futility of running away from one's problems in stark and cryptic detail. There is no reoccurring main character or strong thematic subject linking these similarly titled tracks, and in a 1997 interview with KJHK-Lawrence, Darnielle has described the series as "real loose, though. it's real loose".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themountaingoats.net/misc/kjhk.html |title=Interview with john darnielle on KJHK-lawrence |website=www.themountaingoats.net |access-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011019150430/http://www.themountaingoats.net/misc/kjhk.html |archive-date=October 19, 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His "Alpha" series predates his musical career and began as a collection of poems called 'Songs from Alpha Primitive'.<ref name="tumblr">{{cite web|url=https://johndarnielle.tumblr.com/post/53493520474/why-did-you-write-so-many-alpha-songs-did-you|website=johndarnielle.tumblr.com|title=William Caxton Fan Club • why did you write so many alpha songs? did you...|date=117 |access-date=January 14, 2022}}[[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]</ref> It is about a distressed couple's marriage and history, with such song titles as "Alpha Incipiens", "Alphabetizing", and "Alpha Rats Nest". The band's 2002 album ''[[Tallahassee (album)|Tallahassee]]'' was exclusively about the couple. "Their broader story", Darnielle writes, "involved an alcohol-soaked trek from California through Nevada and then bottom-crawling across the country until they wound up in northern Florida".<ref name="tumblr2">{{cite web|url=https://johndarnielle.tumblr.com/post/46335170309/the-sleeve-that-held-the-boarding-pass-from-my|website=johndarnielle.tumblr.com|title=William Caxton Fan Club • the sleeve that held the boarding pass from my...|date=238 |access-date=January 14, 2022}}[[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]</ref> Unless otherwise specified in the lyrics, the songs are intended to be sung by either member of the couple.<ref name="tumblr3">{{cite web|url=https://johndarnielle.tumblr.com/post/51682027488/hi-jd-so-long-as-were-sharing-parents-react-to|website=johndarnielle.tumblr.com|title=William Caxton Fan Club • Hi JD: So long as we're sharing Parents React to...|date=136 |access-date=January 14, 2022}}[[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]</ref> There are a number of songs, not all containing the word 'alpha', that are generally considered to be part of the series, and are explored in more detail on Kyle Barbour's site 'The Annotated Mountain Goats.<ref name="annotatedtmg2">{{cite web|url=https://annotatedtmg.org/series.html#alpha|website=annotatedtmg.org|title=annotatedtmg.org/series.html#alpha|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref>
Darnielle has stated that all songs written up to and including those on ''[[Tallahassee (album)|Tallahassee]]'' are fictional, but that ''[[We Shall All Be Healed]]'', ''[[The Sunset Tree]]'', and other more recent works are partially autobiographical.
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Darnielle has lived in [[Grinnell, Iowa]]; [[Colo, Iowa]]; [[Ames, Iowa]]; [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]; [[Portland, Oregon]]; and [[Milpitas, California]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} He currently resides in [[Durham, North Carolina]] with his wife Lalitree Darnielle, a botanist and photographer (who was featured playing the [[banjo]] in the band's 1998 EP ''[[New Asian Cinema]]''<ref name="artistdirect">{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1650670,00.html|author=artist direct|title=New Asian Cinema (album)|website=ARTISTdirect|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref>), and sons Roman and Moses.
Darnielle prays regularly and identifies as a Christian.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joffe |first1=Justin |title=The Mountain Goats on Going 'Goth,' Christianity and the Age of Trump |url=https://observer.com/2017/05/mountain-goats-band-john-darnielle-interview/ |website=Observer.com |date=May 18, 2017 |publisher=Observer |access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> His music often includes religious themes, including ''[[The Life of the World to Come (album)|The Life of the World to Come]]'', on which each song is named after a Bible verse. He is a fan of Christian singers [[Amy Grant]] and [[Rich Mullins]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shellnut |first1=Kate |title=The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle Loves Amy Grant, Rich Mullins, and the Book of Jonah |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/august-web-only/mountain-goats-john-darnielle-loves-amy-grant-rich-mullins-.html |website=Christianity Today |access-date=October 11, 2018}}</ref>
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