According to Jeffrey, "Tonetta" refers more specifically to his female alter ego. He said that many of his songs are inspired by real life people or incidents and cited John Lennon as his primary influence. Of his music tastes, he said: "I like the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson. I followed soul artists. ... After [Lennon] died, I didn't know who to follow anymore. It was around then I started writing anyway so it kinda worked out."