I'd like to meet:
Joanna Newsom. Billy Collins. Nosson Slifkin. The Arcade Fire. Noam Chomsky.
Music:
AC NewmanAdrian BelewAimee MannAni DiFrancoAnimal CollectiveArcade FireBastard FairiesBeatBeatlesBebel GilbertoBeckBeirutBeulahBic RungaBilly BraggBjorkBlack Box RecorderBloc PartyBlurBrian EnoBright EyesBruce SpringsteenCat PowerClashCommonCrosby, Stills & NashDanielsonDavid BowieDecemberistsDeerhoofDestroyerEcho & the BunnymeneelsElvis CostelloElysian FieldsFiery FurnacesFinn BrothersFlaming LipsGenesis (Gabriel-era)Gillian WelchGrandaddyHawksley WorkmanHaydeniLiKETRAiNSInterpolIris DeMentJamJoanna NewsomJohnny CashJoy DivisionKate BushKing CrimsonKinksLefty FrizellLisa GermanoMary TimonyMCRMerle HaggardMiles DavisMirahThe NationalNeil YoungNeko CaseNew PornographersNick Cave and the Bad SeedsPeter GabrielPJ HarveyRadioheadScannersSecret MachinesSelecterSondre LercheSpecialsSplit EnzSpoonStewSt. VincentSufjan StevensTangerine DreamTapes 'n TapesTegan and SaraThe Kid and Nic ShowT-RexTV on the RadioU2UltravoxVashti BunyanWalkmen WaterboysWhite WhaleWilcoHank WilliamsWillie NelsonWolf ParadeXXTCYes
Movies:
Akira Kurosawa. Majid Majidi. Pedro Almodovar.All the movies that you walked out on because they were weird, boring, or offensive are on my top-movies-of-all-time list.
Television:
Dexter.
Books:
Philip K Dick. James Blaylock. James Hillman. Marion Woodman. Zelig Pliskin. Nosson Slifkin. Isaac Bashevis Singer. Billy Collins. Dorianne Laux. Dave Eggers. Luis Alberto Urrea. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Salvador Plascencia.
Heroes:
My Dad. My Mom. My Sister. My Brother. My Daughter.Lydia Cacho. Meena. Evo Morales. Father Greg Boyle.