Sturgill Simpson

Sturgill Simpson is the rare artist I trust to never repeat himself. Born in the Kentucky hills, he wears the country label loosely, then floods it with psychedelia, soul and rock until the genre boundaries dissolve, and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music was the moment I realized he was operating on his own map. His refusal to court the awards machine, and even his gleefully contrarian online persona, feel of a piece with the music: stubbornly free. I see him as a true heir to outlaw country, not by costume but by conviction. Few working musicians feel this genuinely unbought.

Name (English)

Sturgill Simpson

Name (Japanese)

スターギル・シンプソン

Reading

すたーぎる・しんぷそん

Born

June 8, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Origin

Jackson, Kentucky, United States

Occupation

singer / singer-songwriter / musician / rock musician / country musician

High school

Woodford County High School

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Americana Award for Artist of the Year
• 2014 Americana Award for Emerging Act of the Year
• Libera Award for Best Breakthrough Artist

• Official sitehttps://sturgillsimpson.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wherethefuckissturgillsimpson/
• Xhttps://x.com/SturgillSimpson
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgill%20Simpson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16736403

Tags

• Kentucky
• singer
• singer-songwriter
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.