Yes No Maybe shares a vision even though their musical influences slightly differ. Devan, the principal songwriter, grew up in a small Oklahoma town surrounded by country music with a healthy dose of Led Zeppelin and the Cult. "I loved the mysticism involved with Led Zeppelin and the Cult," says Yanik, while the old country music taught me how to be real. "I try to write songs that describe my journey through life. I am still trying to find out who I am." As a child, Richard idolized KISS and moved on to the "Hair Metal" phase, and then graduated to Pearl Jam and Radiohead. Gafford grew up influenced by the Beatles and moved on to be more influence by the Beatles. When you put these three together, you get a real taste of melody and passion tightly packed in Rock music.