...so we won't bother you with the messy details. But it's safe to say a deep love of every kind of country music (apart from that kind) and avant-rock means you're as likely to find him listening to Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys as to Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band. Or to Bill Monroe as to Sunn O))). He's still on a quest to tie all of his influences together somehow, and he doesn't think he's there yet, but it's an interesting ride.

Mr. Jones also enjoys good red wine, horror movies, westerns, and video games. He is socially inept and may or may not look anything like the person in the picture below...

Muleskinner Jones has been compared to Johnny Dowd, Nick Cave, Beck, The Residents, Captain Beefheart, and a whole slew of other artists, some of whom we've never even heard of. He's also been accused of being the worst vocalist on the planet and of nicking song melodies from Sesame Street. But you probably want to read for yourself, so we've compiled a few choice snippets below...