▁ 3 6 5 ▁days ▁using ▁a ▁" half - size ▁children ' s ▁guitar " ▁while ▁living ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁car ▁and ▁being ▁essentially ▁hom eless . ▁He ▁plays ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁and ▁s ings ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁began ▁tour ing ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁recording ▁arrangement ▁with ▁an ▁ind ie ▁music ▁label ▁named ▁Part isan ▁Records . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁ ▁Begin nings ▁Stra ck any ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁college ▁but ▁was ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁service - level ▁jobs ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁song writer . ▁He ▁chose ▁the ▁mon iker ▁Pale o ▁after ▁seeing ▁a ▁pale ont ology ▁exhib it ▁of ▁but ter f lies ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁He ▁explained : ▁ ▁He ▁ex changed ▁his ▁collection ▁of ▁music ▁CD s ▁for ▁a ▁t atto o . ▁In ▁a ▁subsequent ▁interview , ▁he ▁re called ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁he ▁could ▁" make ▁a ▁living ▁making ▁music " ▁but ▁wasn ' t ▁sure ▁how ▁this ▁would ▁happen . ▁He ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁musical ▁influ ences ▁from ▁pop ▁culture ▁but ▁one ▁in ▁particular ▁that ▁stands ▁out ▁is ▁the ▁musical ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁Super star ▁which ▁he ▁describes ▁as ▁a ▁guilty ▁pleasure . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁cre ative ▁temper ament , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁interview , ▁described ▁himself ▁as ▁living ▁" in ward ly ": ▁ ▁He ▁explained ▁after ▁a ▁performance ▁in ▁Sy rac use , ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁April