Music:
Radiohead, Neil Young, Arcade Fire, The Kinks, Arvo PÃ¥rt, Dntel, etc...
Movies:
Revenge of the Nerds!!!!!!!!!
Books:
The Phantom Tollbooth, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and lots of other sci-fi/Fantasy.
Heroes:
Glyn and Andy Johns, Nigel Godrich, Abe Lincoln, and my Mom.