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U2, Elton John, Cat Stevens, the Beatles, Sting, the Police, Seal, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel,
Billie Holiday, the Beastie Boys, Stevie Wonder, the Rolling Stones, Patsy Cline,
Janes Addiction, Bjork, Madonna, Donovan, David Bowie, Coldplay, Aimee Mann,
the Pretenders, James Taylor, Frou Frou, Shawn Colvin, Sade,
ACDC, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mazzy Star,
10,000 Maniacs, Tori Amos, Crosby Still and Nash, Neil Young, Simon and
Garfunkel, Depeche Mode, the Smiths, No Doubt, Pink, Lynard Skynard, the Doors, Tracy Chapman, Steve Miller, Queen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Tom Petty, Beck, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, George Michael, Ben Folds, Blondie, Kostars, Prince, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, Shel Silverstein, Bernie Taupin....oh yea and Mozart and of course love, heartache some blissful moments and everything in between... :)
I love all kinds of films and have been inspired in some way or another by so many of them.. some favorites of mine are Amelie, American Beauty, Annie Hall, Shawshank Redemption, Waiting For Guffman, the Baxter, Swimming With Sharks, the Wizard of Oz, the Graduate, the Game, Pulp Fiction, the Usual Suspects, As Good As It Gets, Memento, Bourne Identity, Danny Deckchair, Down With Love, Spellbound, Mad Hot Ballroom, Garage Days, Moulin Rouge, Big Fish..
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