Self-deprecation and misanthropy.
Someone who gives a damn or someone who doesn't.
Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Elvis, Jet, The Strokes, Pixies, Frank Black and the Catholics, Breeders, Alkaline Trio, Bob Marley, The Black Keys, BB King, The Doors, Elton John, Pink Floyd, The Cure and Bob Dylan.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Four Rooms, A Life Less Ordinary, Dallos, Six String Samurai, Sore Losers, anything low-budget and cheesy.
Prison Break, CSI, NCIS, Simpsons, Family Guy, History Channel, Poker.
Catcher in the Rye, On the Road, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Rum Diaries, Fight Club, anything by Henry Miller.
Anyone who can make a good living by unconventional means.