▁Le ad ▁Bel ly , ▁Big ▁Bill ▁Bro on zy ▁and ▁Josh ▁White ▁Har per ▁said ▁they ▁made ▁music ▁which ▁"... se emed ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁a ▁different ▁planet ▁... We ' d ▁never ▁heard ▁anything ▁like ▁it . ▁It ▁changed ▁our ▁world ▁over night , ▁a ▁s ledge ▁ham mer ▁of ▁a ▁cultural ▁change ▁... an ▁equivalent ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁suddenly ▁hear ▁music ▁from ▁outer ▁space ". ▁Har per ▁was ▁also ▁exposed ▁to ▁classical ▁music ▁in ▁his ▁child hood ▁and ▁has ▁pointed ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Jean ▁Sib el ius ' s ▁K are lia ▁Su ite . ▁L yr ical ▁influ ences ▁include ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Rom antics , ▁especially ▁Sh elle y , ▁and ▁Ke ats ' s ▁poem ▁" End ym ion ". ▁Har per ▁has ▁also ▁c ited ▁the ▁Beat ▁po ets ▁as ▁being ▁highly ▁influ ential , ▁particularly ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac . ▁Har per ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁paid ▁performance ▁at ▁a ▁poetry ▁reading ▁in ▁New castle ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁or ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Har per ▁started ▁to ▁write ▁more ▁songs ▁than ▁poetry . ▁He ▁obtained ▁a ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁London ' s ▁famous ▁So ho ▁folk ▁music ▁club ▁Les ▁C ous ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁having ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁Peter ▁Bell amy ▁of ▁The ▁Young ▁Trad ition . ▁Har per ' s ▁first ▁advert ised ▁performance ▁was