After hearing news that Chuck E. Cheese is getting rid of their animatronic house bands, Father John Misty took to Facebook to mourn the end of the long-running robot performers. “I typically don't eulogize over social media, but the shock and sadness I feel over losing this artist compelled me to humbly offer a few words in rememberence,” Josh Tillman began. He went onto compare Chuck to Frank Sinatra and notes: “Max Martin would've had nothing to do with Cheese. He was a little thick around the waste, and certainly refused to change with protean fads in the culture.” Tillman closed by writing: “This man introduced me to music. Though the world may have moved on, the music remains.” Read the full statement below.

Tillman is currently touring behind his latest Pure Comedy album, during which he continues the “lineage” of Chuck E. Cheese every night. Revisit Pitchfork’s feature “Here Is the Scandalous Father John Misty Interview You’ve Been Waiting For.”

Watch Father John Misty perform at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2015: