Many have been saddened by
the loss of the famous Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band. None have been
affected by the loss than Josh Tillman, or better known as Father John Misty.
Tillman took to his Facebook Friday night (August 18th) to write a eulogy for
the performer.
Tillman compared Chuck E.
Cheese to Frank Sinatra stating,
"Chuck
was an interpreter. He didn't write much, outside of his seminal "Happy
Birthday" but neither did Frank fucking Sinatra. Like Sinatra, Chuck
wasn't "the best". But he had a style, and style cannot be
taught..."
He went to praise
Chuck's work ethic. Tillman said,
"I
can appreciate firsthand not only the strain of trying to sustain a flow of
creativity for so long but the rigorous, pretty unexotic feat of physical
endurance just getting through a few hundred shows a year, plus all the travel,
is."
Josh Tillman's love and
appreciation for the musical mouse was not lost on readers. Chuck Entertainment
Cheese inspired countless people to pick up an instrument.
You can read Josh
Tillman's full eulogy below.
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