Music, music, music! Especially funk, jazz, latin, afro, brazilian and soulful beats and FAT, DEEP bass. In fact anything with a wicked beat, melody and bassline! All genre's but it's gotta be good! The great outdoors.... Just generally loving up the countryside wherever we are! Summer festivals! All my mates and their various crazy pursuits! Singing in the shower! Reading. Hanging out with my daughter. Motherhood! The best pursuit I ever embarked on!
Everyone with soul! :-)
Well, specifically I should mention; Ani DiFranco, Indigo Girls, Quantic (Will Holland and anything he has written produced or is involved in!), Alice Russell, Andrew Weatherall, Plaid, Orbital, David Holmes, Justin Robertson, Red Snapper, F.S.O.L, Elizabeth Shepherd Trio, Bjork, Bob James, Jeff Mills, Mescalito, Indian Ropeman, Herbaliser, Cabbageboy, Minnie Ripperton, Herbie Hancock, Dennis Ferrer, Ben Watt, Ian Pooley, The Meters, Isaac Hayes, Lamb, P J Harvey, Plump DJ's, Scratch Perverts, Photek, Matthew Herbert, Perfect Circle, Tool, System of a Down, Eva Cassidy, Kate Bush, Cara Dillon, Jeff Buckley, Tim Buckley, Johnny Cash, Adem, Jose Gonzales, Peaches, Pete Rock, C.L Smooth, DJ Touche, The Kooks, The Departure, Sigur Ros, Interpol, Madonna, Sneaker Pimps, Chemical Brothers, The Orb, Basement Jaxx, Kylie (yay!), Groove Armada, Coldplay (if I'm in the mood), Train (if I'm in the mood), Massive Attack, Devendra Banhart, Hilary Weeks, Felicia Sorenson, Beverly & Gladys Knight, Tyler Castleton, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir....I could go on and on............
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, True Romance, Kill Bill I/II, Withnail and I, Saving Grace, The Colour Purple, Pulp Fiction, Amelie, The Breakfast Club........
The Hoobs, Deal or No Deal (oh dear!), Channel 4 news, Friends, Eastenders (for occasional end of day mindless viewing), T4, property programmes amd antique/car boot programmes..... Oh! Nomeski would kill me if I didn't mention Holby! big up our Tuesday viewing Nomster Romster!!
All of Sarah waters novels, 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' by Thomas Hardy, 'Entwined' by Lynda La Plante and 'Shine on you Crazy Diamond'; biography of Syd Barrett, the 'Book of Mormon', 'The Bible', 'Doctrine & Covenants' & 'Pearl of Great Price', 'No Doubt About It' by Sheri Dew
Jesus Christ, my siblings, Wibbles, Nomeski, Helen, Louise Lamb chop (you know who you are!!), my parents, Aine Magoo!Big up! Brrrup!