Give me any of these guys anyday and I'll die a happy woman.**
Depeche Mode/Martin Gore/Dave Gahan, Indochine, '80s New Wave, Chillout/Ambient, Dance/Techno/Electronica, French Music, Nightwish, Yoav, MIKA, TTC, Grand Corps Malade, Mylène Farmer, Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys, The Cure, Shy'm, Putumayo World Music, Buddha Bar, Sam Sparro, Jacques Brel, Rita Mitsouko, Vanessa Paradis, TTC, Édith Piaf, Tears for Fears, Feist, Duran Duran, Telepopmusik, Enya, Rõyksopp, Delerium, Nitzer Ebb, Information Society (including Kurt Harland's solo stuff), Ray Charles, Etta James, M.I.A, Eric Clapton, Chicane, Kelis, Client, Bjõrk, Carla Bruni, David Bowie, Eurythmics, Marilyn Manson, Sugababes, Tuxedomoon, Underworld, Madonna, Michael Jackson (the old stuff), Nightwish, movie soundtracks (Rent, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Romeo+Juliet, etc.), Dissonance, Olive, Joss Stone, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Aaliyah, Leonard Cohen, Bessie Smith, Amy Winehouse, Pink, Green Day, Alanis Morissette, Portishead, Massive Attack, Justin Timberlake (shh! don't tell anyone), Nick Cave, Brian Eno, Goldfrapp, Metope, Daniel Lanois, Nelly Furtado, Bob Marley, Nirvana, Pierre Lapointe, Nine Inch Nails, Dido, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, U2, Darren Hayes/Savage Garden, Beyoncé, Weird Al Yankovic, Gwen Stefani... As you can see, I listen to pretty much anything. The only kind of music I really hate is country. You know, the type of country that they play on CMT. If you want to torture me, lock me up in a room and play country music for two hours non-stop.
I don't really watch much TV, to be honest. I'd much rather rent movies. But I love sitcoms, such as Everybody Loves Raymond, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Titus, Seinfeld...
I have a confession to make. I love chick lit. It's not something I'm proud of, but I can't help it. I have read the entire Shopaholic series by British writer Sophie Kinsella, as well as her other novels. Her humor is absolutely delightful, and her characters, even though they belong to a world I know nothing about, are extremely charming and sweet. Other than that, I read biographies, especially rock star biographies like Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin...and Depeche Mode, of course. Thanks to a good friend of mine (yeah, I'm talking about you, Val!:P)I am now addicted to the manga series Hanakimi by Hisaya Nakajo. Usually, I'm not a fan of Japanese stuff, but these books are just too fun to miss. It's cute, sweet, funny and it's just an all-around good read... if you like cute love stories.:P
Basically I admire anyone who was able to make it through very hard times. This is why I worship all of these guys:*****They all went through hell, especially Dave, and they could have split up for good a million times, but they were able to work out their differences to continue making great music, and for that, they have my utmost respect.