Josh Arnold learnt his first guitar chords from his father, a semi-pro musician, when he was 15 year old but his musical influences are eclectic and do not reflect his rural upbringing; "Pearl Jam's my favourite band, I like their energy, their song structures and Eddie Vedder's my favourite singer. From a lyrical point of view, Bob Dylan is probably the main influence these days," says Arnold.

Since first performing live in 94, Josh Arnold has developed a quintessentially Australian humility about his artform': "Getting beer cans thrown at your head is good for finding your style, paying your bills and waiting for that elusive record deal," he says laughing. As for the approach he takes when writing songs, Arnold says he is something of a perfectionist. "I've never been a big fan of jamming. With every song, I feel like I"ve only got two and a half to four minutes to reach in and rip someone's heart out and put it back in again. That's the idea anyway." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.