my friends, my fender, spinnin' records, the kitties outside my door, and sweetness from u know who.
superior musicianship and naive honest mistakes; sonic youth, my bloody valentine, jesus and mary chain, spaceman 3, B.R.M.C., sloan, steven malkmus, dylan, the beatles, interpol, lcd soundsystem, soulwax/2many dj's, peaches, the things, elliot smith, sebadoh, stompin' tom conners, subliminals, whitey, the nils, gina x, fugazi, trail of dead, queens of the stone age, chet baker, feist, x-ray specs, M.I.A., gang of four, pylon, new order, suicide, wire, teenage head, the monks, rogers sisters.
sheltering sky, royal tannenbaums, rock star scars, heavy metal parking lot, wizard of oz, sunset blvd., brown bunny, labrynth, ed wood - anything with johnny depp, valley of the dolls, welcome to the dollhouse, heathers...and lots more too numerous to mention....
butterscotch tv
autobiographies, epics and instructional manuals; how to win friends and influence people, how to bluff your way in the music business, dorothy parker, bukowski, miller, the book of enoch, lsd & ritalin in the treatment of neurosis, bill graham presents, his way - frank sinatra, the collector, the bell jar, the dictionary.
Dorothy Parker.