Wikipedia Draft:Gavin Barnes

Gavin Barnes is a Schizoaffective Outsider Singer-Songwriter from Elizabethtown, Kentucky. His Lyrics often focus on his experience with Paranoid Schizophrenia and Major Depressive Disorder. His music spans many genres from Bossa Nova to Heavy Metal but describes his style primarily as Folk. He has sited many musical influences including; Skip Spence, Syd Barrett, Daniel Johnston, Elliott Smith, Pink Floyd, Wild Man Fischer, Nirvana, Don Mclean, Tom Waits, Beck, Pearl Jam, Wesley Willis, Cardiacs, Swans, Scott Walker, R.E.M., Leonard Cohen, John Michael Talbot, Nick Cave, Rebel Son, David Allan Coe, Townes Van Zandt, Joni Mitchell, Sturgill Simpson, Björk, PJ Harvey, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Jethro Tull, John Prine, Cat Stevens, Donovan, Radiohead, etc.

He Started playing drums at age 11 and then was diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder at age 14. The same year he started writing songs. He released the EP Anarcho-Outlaw in mid 2021 on streaming services, it is a dark concept album about a soul's journey to hell. Gavin also released Rebel Saber and Nephilim Presbyters in Autumn of 2021.