The atmospheric music of ghostflowers, written by John McEliece, has been inspired by countless musicians, artists, writers, and poets. You may or may not hear any of these influences: Songs Ohia, Sparklehorse, Cowboy Junkies, Gillian Welch, Tom Waits, Townes Van Zandt, Portishead, Nick Drake, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Talking Heads, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Zoltan Kodaly, Jimi Hendrix, Franz Kline, Max Ernst, Frank Miller, Bob Marley, Peter Gabrielle, Brian Eno, John Lee Hooker, Nirvana, Butthole Surfers, Radiohead, William Burroughs, Virginia Wolf, Arthur Rimbaud, Wallace Stevens, and St. John Perse etc.