Pushing buttons; getting buttons pushed. Sincerity.
If I can tell by your passion, intensity, and creativity that you NEED to express your feelings and ideas, and HAVE to choose music as your medium, then you already interest me. If it is apparent that your desire for money is greater than your desire to be authentic and create something new and interesting, than I have no interest in you and no desire to support YOU with MY money. Buying a song is like casting a vote...
Yes, I am susceptible to the lure of the blockbuster trailer, but this is not what generally motivates me to expand my horizons. I like film that attempts to tell a different story; is shot in an interesting way; or enlightens to thought and ideas often too deep and / or subversive for the North American media.
I am not entirely truthful when I say that I hate all TV. Of course there are many quality programs lingering just below the mainstream radar. I think my avoidance of Television stems mainly from my love of actual social interaction. I would rather exercise, make love or discuss relevant societal issues than sit on the couch watching Television with my partner while eating dinner in silence.
There are many people that I take much inspiration from, yet I do not idolize people. After all, they are just human beings like you & I, and therefore capable of the same greatness or wickedness, the same highs or lows.