guitar, keyboards, bass, makeup, making clothes and costumes, musical theatre, rocky horror.
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The Pixies, Ben Folds, DEVO, DK, SP, Wesley Willis, Mindless Self Indulgence, Frank Black, weezer, the smiths, the cure, They might be Giants, the faint, new order, gwar, johnny cash, mates of state, buzzcocks, david bowie, frank zappa, marylin monroe, nerfherder, hot hot heat, ozma, helen kane, the breeders, mazzy star, soft cell, depeche mode, joy division, the clash,
al greene, the sleepy jackson, the english beat, queen, prince, bjork etc.
Rocky Horror, Shaun of the Dead, Zoolander, Tromeo and Juliet, Toxic Avenger, Clockwork Orange, Suspera, Battle Royale, Visitor Q, Suicide Circle, Ichi the Killer, Dazed and Confused, Little Shop of Horrors, Return of the Living Dead, Basketcase, Valley Girl, Pump up the Volume, anything troma, most other horror and gore movies.
Kids in the Hall, Golden Girls, The Nanny, Saved by the Bell, Pete and Pete, Family Guy, Pee Wee's Playhouse, and any underwater documentaries...especially if they're about sharks.
Frank Zappa's autobiography, Invisible Monsters, Lullaby, Go Ask Alice, All I need to know about film making I learned from the Toxic Avenger- by Lloyd Kaufman. Real Ultimate Power - Robert Hamburger