Rock-n-Roll, Country, Punk, Classical, Techno, what the heck...Bluegrass - as long as it kicks yer ass. The Residents, The Clash, Prince, Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, Beastie Boys, Misplaced Cowboy, Bonnie Raitt, Souxie snd the Banshees, Rolling Stones, Yanni (just kidding - gaaack), Peter Murphy, T.Rex, U2, Outcast, Mozart, Tool, Rush, ORB
Movies
Television
The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Crap reality shows that make everyone else look stupider than ourselves
Books
See Spot Run
Heroes
Bruce Lee, all the great tattoo masters of the world, digital technology, the internet, Thomas Crapper (what would we have done without you?), anyone promoting free expression and the cultivation of new ideas and talent.
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." *Arundhati Roy*