If you didn't guess... I want to meet Richard Hell.
joy division, velvet underground, stooges, stereo lab, blonde redhead, wire, dr. octagon, echo and the bunnymen, brian eno, david bowie, the zombies, television, my bloody valentine, the modern lovers, the smiths, broadcast, gang of four, love, cannibal ox, syd barrett, mission of burma, aesop rock, buzz cocks, the shins, the soft boys, richard hell, kraftwerk, pere ubu.
In no particular order: a clockwork orange, blue velvet, wild at heart, spirited away, akira, brain candy, goonies, audition, reanimator, night of the living dead, office space, grizzlie man, amalie, lost in translation, polyester, tetsuo the ironman, mystery train, deadman, the squid and the whale, network, old boy, etc.
I try not to watch televison. Notice that I said television and not T.V., because T.V. is a nickname. Nicknames are for friends, and television is no friend of mine.
These are just a few of the books that stuck with me. 1984, on the road, brave new world, please kill me, catcher in the rye, the bell jar.