Music:
Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Steely Dan, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Aerosmith, Jackson Browne, Aimee Mann, Black Crowes, Jeff Buckley, Sting, U2, Bob Marley, Tom Petty, The Cure
Movies:
The Crossroads (Ralph Macchio movie), Easy Rider, This is Spinal Tap, The Usual Suspects, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Somekind of Wonderful, Mr. Holland's Opus, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, High Fidelity, Still Crazy
Books:
Catch-22, The Alchemist, Harry Potter, Sophie's World, Vita Brevis, Celestine Prophecy, short stories of Edgar Allan Poe