About the artist

Johnny Blue Skies is a moniker adopted by American musician, songwriter and singer, John Sturgill Simpson in 2024 as a result of his distaste for the celebrity status he had attained. The moniker had been used in Simpson's work several times before, including as the name of a production company for the Sound & Fury film and as an easter egg in the artwork to A Sailor's Guide to Earth. In July 2024, he released his first album under this moniker, Passage du Desir.