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Influences
I write my songs about the stories I've lived through, witnessed firsthand, or read about. The characters in these stories are my biggest influence.
At any given point, the art of the following folks has inspired me and likely saved my life:
Glen Phillips, Ani DiFranco, Gabriel Mann, The Animators, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, Bruce Springsteen, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Martin Sexton, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Live, Pearl Jam, Björk, Barenaked Ladies, Jonatha Brooke, Eminem, Ben Folds, The Cure, Counting Crows, John Mayer, Radiohead, Duncan Sheik, Rufus Wainwright, Ryan Adams, U2, Jellyfish, The Beatles, The Police, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Elvis Costello, Seth Horan, Keane, Timothy Daniel, Steve Tannen, The Indigo Girls, Ryan Fitzsimmons.
Also - Ayn Rand, David James Duncan, Ernest Hemingway, and Paul Thomas Anderson.
Joel Ackerson is a storyteller. His emotional performances bring the audience through a true-life narrative that makes fiction seem boring. In his career, he has played more than 1500 shows in 30+ states, drawing consistent comparisons to artists like Elvis Costello, Glen Phillips and Martin Sexton.
