John Darnielle

John Darnielle. Soundtrack: Paper Towns. John Darnielle was born in Bloomington, Indiana. Shortly after his birth, his mother and father moved to San Luis Obispo, as his father had gotten a job there. His parents divorced soon after, and his mother remarried to his stepfather who was physically abusive to both Darnielle and his mother. Darnielle grew up wanting to be a writer, with much encouragement from various teachers, and...