Music:
It's a long list... doom, black metal, electronic, avant guarde, atmospheric, 60s girl groups, blues etc...
Movies:
The hunger, down by law, short cuts, nights on earth, blue velvet, straight story, elephant man, black cat white cat, underground, darby o'gill and the little people, cape fear, boys from brazil, Hidden Fortress, jean de florette, manon des sources, don't look now, omen, wicker man, get carter, dario argento and must not forget roman polanski's bitter moon, macbeth, repulsion, tenant etc...
Television:
Curb your enthusiasm, black books
Books:
Fountain head - Ayn Rand, What I loved - Siri Husvedt, watership down, North and south, the Go-between, Raymond Chandler, clockwork orange, master and margarite...
Heroes:
Can't really say I have any heroes, but there are plenty of people out there I admire, too many to list...