Anyone with an undying passion to create art.
Progressive Rock! Some of my favorites are RUSH, YES, old Genesis, IQ, Arena, Pallas, Pendragon, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Opeth, Marillion, Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill, Fish, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Saga, Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Shadow Gallery, Iron Madien, Dio, Jethro Tull, Kate Bush, Bjork, Goblin, Queensryche, Peter Gabriel, Chopin, Spock's Beard, The Watch, Citizen Cane, and local favorites like Hazerfan, Fractal and Cloakwheel.
Night of the Living Dead, Evil Dead, Aliens, Terror Vision, Suspiria, Burial Ground, Re-Animator. But my favorite all time is the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Star Trek, Ghost Hunters, Space 1999, Stargate SQ1, Dark Shadows, Outer Limits, Blake's 7, Red Dwarf, anything Sci-fi or horror related really.
Too many books to list, here's some of my favorite authors. H.P. Lovecraft, Dan Simmons, Poe, Tolkien, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Issac Asmov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Karl Edward Wagner, Ramsey Cambell, Clive Barker, Ambrose Bierce, Brian Keene, F.Paul Wilson, Dean Koontz, Stephen R. Donaldson, William F. Nolan, David Schow, Robert R. McCammon, Ursula K. Le Guin and many many more.
People who accept others without judgement, we judge ourselves enough. People who do as they please as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Steve Howe, Randy Rhoads, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Stan Lee, George Romero, Geddy Lee, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Freddy Mercury, Jon Anderson, Peter Nicholls, Spock.