MUSIC, the act of playing, recording, composing, and listening to it. Astronomy / Physics (although my knowledge here is limited) Film, Guitar, Electronics (mostly when associated with music) Computers, Nature, Botany, Anthropology, Jazz....
Tom Jenkinson, Dalai Lhama, Deepak Chopra, Bikram, Richard D James, Jaco Pastorius(dead), Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Donald Fagen, Michael Brecker or any of the Brecker bros. Fernando Sor, Robert Deniro, David Cross, John Scofield.....
Gregg August, Michael Brecker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter, Dizzy Gillespie, Weather Report, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Hella, Estradasphere, Mastodon, Air, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Pinback, Prefuse 73, Steely Dan, Simon Grey, Jazzanova, Charlie Parker, Iron and Wine, Sam Prekop, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Venetian Snares, MF Doom, Del The Funkee Homosapien, Hieroglyphics, Fiona Apple, Imogen Heap, Jackson and His Computer Band, 09, King Geedorah, Wu Tang Clan, Beatles, Zero 7, Led Zeppelin, Kurt Elling, Medeski Martin and Wood, The Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, SoundGarden, Mr. Bungle, Jamiroquai, Ohio Players, Ratatat, Hive, Cause 4 Concern, Plaid, Mouse on Mars, Lackluster, Billy Cobham, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Mike Stern, Al Di Meola, Frank Zappa, GoldFrapp, Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Rage Against the Machine, boards of canada, dntel, autechre, machinedrum, four tet, Caural, Bogdan Raczynski, Jaga Jazzists, Massive Attack, Shpongle, bjork, thelonius monk, tabla beat science, sound tribe sector 9, savath and savalas, cannibal ox, outkast, lamb, tool, beck, Tribe Called Quest, Spearhead, Weapon of Choice, Anthony Braxton, Wynton Marsallis, Soulive, Cannonball Adderly, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Digable Planets, Bill Evans, Leo Kottke, Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Django Reinhardt, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Tony Mcalpine, Shawn Lane, Frank Gambale, Bill Frisell, John Abercrombie, Lee Ritenour, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Opeth, Origin, Nile, The Great Lake Swimmers, Bright Eyes, Lamb of God, Weather Report, Meshugga, Buckethead, Primus, Oysterhead, Jeff Beck, Gnarls Barkley, Jazz Mandolin Project, The Flaming Lips, Kool Keith, Shadowhuntaz, Jedi Mind Tricks, MF Doom, MC Chris, Dr. Dre, Helmet, Max Tundra, Robert Miles, Hiromi, Johnny Cash, The Melvins, Al Green, Richard Groove Holmes, Money Mark, Beastie Boys, Patsy Cline, Dopesmoker, Galactic, Victor Wooten, King Crimson, Faith No More, Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Burning Spear, Peter Gabriel .. The list goes on for days....
Taxi Driver, Mo Betta Blues, The Dark Crystal, Never Ending Story, American Beauty, Short Circuit, Napolean Dynamite, Dreams, Vertigo, Easy Riders, A Clockwork Orange, Apocolypse Now, Kill Bill 1, 2. Pulp Fiction, Office Space, Adaptation, Waking Life, I heart Huckabees,
I like Family Guy, South Park, The Simpsons, Dave Chappelle, David Cross, Wondershowzen -- when I do watch these shows they are either downloaded, or on DVD. By choice I don't even have cable.
Wilhelm Reich, Terrence McKenna, Nietszche, Aristotle, Alexander Shulgin, Aldous Huxley, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Sagan, Steinbeck, Orwell, Bradbury, Plato, ...
My Grandfather, one of the greatest men to ever live. My Mother for never losing faith in me. Albert Hoffman for his genius, and the impact his creation had on the slow re-evolution of human consciousness. Plato for discovering geometry. Anyone who is not programmed, self educated, and doing SOMETHING to counteract the evils of our society.