radiohead, tool, sigur ros, the deftones, a perfect circle, explosions in the sky, portis head, the ataris, something corporate, the get up kids, rachmaninov, beethoven, mozart, chopin, los lobos, los lonely boys, bjork, ray charles, thelonious monk, eddie jefferson, dr. billy taylor, nina simone, system of a down, coheed and cambria, sparta, the mars volta, the all american rejects, races to april, mae, the black crowes, the darkness, toby keith, lonestar, jeff buckley, 3, m-83, miles davis, the blood brothers, tenacious d, elton john, the eagles, jackson brown, led zeppelin, the rolling stones, the beatles, the animals, jimi hendrix, prince, micheal jackson, dashboard confessional, the foo fighters, charlie parker, pink floyd, simon and garfunkel, the monkees, jay-z, kanye west, ghetto boys, NWA, ludacris, mos def, talip kwali, blackstar, lil flip, t.i., kings of leon and the list goes on and on
american history x, blackhawk down, wicker park, gladiator, scarface, full metal jacket, finding nemo, dr. strangelove, donny darko, mulholland drive, the birdcage, a shark's tale, dodgeball, anchor man, old school, starsky and hutch, a beautiful mind, taxi driver, raging bull, 2001: a space oddessy, the boondock saints, super troopers, apocalypse now, deer hunter, enter the dragon, vanilla sky, eyes wide shut, fear and loathing in las vegas, the incredibles, and many more
siddhartha, down range, lord of the flies, da vinci code, don quixote, the da vinci code, angels and demons, animal farm, night, surviving aushwitz, the communist manifesto, jarhead, one bullet away, candide and quite a few others
my parents. all of those who have died in battle. and countless people who have graced my life with their presence.