As a teenager, Boon began painting and signed his works "D. Boon", partly because "D" was his slang for cannabis, partly after Daniel Boone, but mostly because it was similar to E. Bloom, Blue Öyster Cult's vocalist and guitarist.
Na súa adolescencia Boon comezou a pintar e asinaba os seus traballos como "D. Boon", en parte porque "D" era o seu argot para cánnabis, en parte debido a Daniel Boone, pero principalmente porque era semellante a E. Bloom, o vocalista e guitarrista de Blue Öyster Cult.