As regards his influences, Patton stated: "You should be able to draw inspiration from any and everything. There should be no limits, it's fundamental. A lot of people listen to music that I make and not understand why my songs are so eclectic. But that's the way I listen to music! ... That's the way I see the world and that's how it comes out of me. ... The deeper that well inspiration is and the more places you can find it, the better." Detailing his composition process, Patton once paraphrased the T. S. Eliot quote, ""