My three bands 1) Soul Position (joe, anjel, shawn, jon, me) 2) Antique Bumblebee (wildman, mike, me) 3) Grits 'n Curry (nathan, me)
Clifford Antone, Robert Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Peart, the late (great) Tupac, Hergé, Stevie Wonder, Dr. John, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Larry Graham, Jaco Pastorius, Scott Storch, Otis Redding, Peter Garrett, James Jamerson... trust me, the list goes on...
An extremely limited list... 80s, Al Green, BB King, B.I.G., Blondie, Bob Marley, Buddy Rich Band, CCR, Common, OLD Dave Matthews Band, Earth Wind & Fire, Graham Central Station, OLD Incubus (Science album), Jay-Z, Keane, Led Zeppelin, Maceo Parker, Mahalia Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Midnight Oil, Naughty by Nature, Norah Jones, Otis Redding, Parliament Funkadelic, Pearl Jam, Prince, Professor Longhair, R&B/Soul/Blues, Rage Against the Machine, Rakim, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson, Rush, Ryan Adams, Soul Decision, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Susan Tedeschi, The Cure, The Jackson 5, The Meters, The Police, The Roots, The Smiths, Toronzo Cannon, Tribe Called Quest, Tupac (the late great...), U2, Warren G... the list goes on...
By no means an extensive list... 25th Hour, 40 Year Old Virgin, American History X, Anchorman, Bad Boys, Badder Santa, Boiler Room, Borat, Caddyshack, Cinderella Man, Clerks, Desperado, Friday, From Justin to Kelly (eh), Gladiator, Good Will Hunting, Heat, High Fidelity, Indiana Jones, Lagaan, Lock Stock, Made, Me & Mrs. Smith, Monsters Inc., Office Space, Old School, Pulp Fiction, Ray, Royal Tenenbaums, Rudy, Rush Hours, Rushmore, Scarface, Shawshank Redemption, Sideways, Sling Blade, Swingers, The Godfathers, The Negotiator, The Saint, Tombstone, Trainspotting, Usual Suspects, V for Vendetta, Wedding Crashers, Zoolander...
Curb Your Enthusiasm, HGTV, Food Network (Iron Chef especially)...
Catcher in the Rye, Archie Comics, Who Moved My Cheese, The Adventures of Tintin, Sweetwater Gear Encyclopedias, Hardy Boys, Essential Concepts in Physical Chemistry, Calvin and Hobbes...
People who do what they love to do... and make a lot of money doin' it.