The Beatles were the ones who got me started in playing the guitar . My youth was spent listening to their songs . Soon after them , i started to listen to other artistes mainly from the 70s . In addition to this , i grew an interest in folk , folk / rock , acoustic music . Cat Stevens , Jim Croce , Nick Drake , James Taylor , Elliott Smith are a couple of them . Moreover , i also cite my inspiration from power pop bands like Badfinger and Big Star .