Catfish the Bottleman's real name is Michael Bevan. In 2015 Van McCann of British indie rockers,
Catfish and the Bottlemen, cited Catfish the Bottleman as the inspiration behind the band's name. Catfish met the band that named themselves after him at the studios of
Triple J radio in Sydney in January 2015. According to Catfish the Bottleman's website, he first started busking while travelling in Ireland, the UK and the
Canary Islands by playing a vacuum cleaner. He made other TV appearances on
Sunrise,
The Footy Show and
Rude Tube. ==References==