ass ▁and ▁country ▁music . ▁He ▁bought ▁a ▁new ▁guitar ▁and ▁be fri ended ▁mus icians ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁city ’ s ▁coffee h ouses . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁and ▁bus ked ▁on ▁street ▁corners ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁a ▁summer ▁at ▁the ▁Ocean ▁City , ▁Maryland ▁board walk . ▁He ▁c ites ▁as ▁inspir ations ▁and ▁influ ences : ▁John ▁Mart yn , ▁Nick ▁Dra ke , ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁B uk ka ▁White , ▁Robert ▁Johnson , ▁How lin ’ ▁Wolf , ▁Son ny ▁Boy ▁William son , ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in / J im my ▁Page , ▁Joe ▁C ocker , ▁Mississippi ▁John ▁H urt ▁and ▁John ▁Lee ▁Hook er . ▁His ▁music ian ▁friends ▁ur ged ▁him ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁A I , ▁and ▁G unn ▁knew ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁professional ▁singer - song writer , ▁and ▁decided ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁opportunity ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁industry . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career : ▁Gra han ▁G unn ▁first ▁recorded ▁songs ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁started ▁using ▁his ▁stage ▁name . ▁He ▁was ▁reading ▁Arthur ▁R im ba ud ’ s — an ▁influ ential ▁French ▁poet ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 ’ s — work , ▁" H is ▁words ▁were ▁so ▁modern ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁his ▁name ▁Arthur ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁stage ▁name . ▁A ▁lot ▁of ▁people ▁know ▁me ▁as ▁D