A unique performer, you could draw vague likenesses to the likes of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart and Nick Cave but essentially, he is uncategorisable due to his huge and varied back catalogue. He is a country rock outsider, a hillbilly, a crooner, a storyteller and a great songwriter, with songs that bring his darkly comic life experiences and surreal tales from the twisted, depraved Underbelly of America.