| Influences | LIFE: THE UPS & DOWNS, MASSIVE HIGHS & SICKENING LOWS, WORDS, RHYTHM, POETRY, STORIES, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, FAMILY, FRIENDS, NIGHT, DAY, THE SEA, THE COAST, THE CITY, THE SUN, THE MOON, THE STARS, RAIN , WIND, SNOW, FUN, TEA, COFFEE, TOBACCO, WAR, PEACE, DRINK, DRUGS, WEALTH, POVERTY, SEX, RELATIONSHIPS, VIOLENCE, DREAMS, REALITY, INSOMNIA, SLEEP, JOY, PAIN, FEAR, EXPERIENCE, LOVE, HATE, HOPE.
MUSIC: J-DILLA, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, TY, DUDLEY PERKINS, SOWETO KINCH, UP HYGH, PHAROAHE MONCH, PLATINUM PIED PIPERS, STRANGE FRUIT PROJECT, SA-RA CREATIVE PARTNERS, MR HUDSON & THE LIBRARY, RICHARD HAWLEY, JOHNNY CASH, MARVIN GAYE, MEN-AN-TOL, LUCIE WREN, THE CLASH, TALKING HEADS, TOOTS & THE MAYTALS, RICHIE SPICE, DESMOND DEKKER, THE POGUES, DAVID BOWIE, NICK DRAKE, GANG OF FOUR, JAMIE T, YUNGUN, JEHST, SWAY, JAMES BROWN, BLOC PARTY, THE MACCABBEES, SIMPLE KID, BEN WESTBEECH, ERIC LAU, ROOTS MANUVA, KANYE WEST, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, THE KILLERS, THE ROOTS, AMP FIDDLER, LOU REED, ADELE, KATE NASH, CALVIN HARRIS, DAFT PUNK, REGINA SPEKTOR, MODEST MOUSE, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, THE RAPTURE, TOM WAITS, ARCTIC MONKEYS, THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN, IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS, CAT POWER, PORTISHEAD, LOVE, ARCADE FIRE, JIMMY CLIFF.
OTHER: JACK KEROUAC, ALLEN GINSBERG, WILLIAM BURROUGHS, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, PHILLIP LARKIN, ALEX GARLAND, JAMES FREY, ZADIE SMITH, BEN ZEPHANIAH, NICK HORNBY, ROALD DAHL, ALAN PARTRIDGE, RICKY GERVAIS, PAUL MERTON, BILL BAILEY, LARRY DAVID, BILL HICKS, DREADLOCK ALIEN, DYLAN THOMAS, ARSENAL FC. |