drums,songwriting,sci-fi and sci-fact,horror films,egyptology,football,socialising,watching wrestling dvd's with nephews.
anette olzon,tarja turunen,simone simons,liv kristine,sharron del adel for their superb vocal talents and stunning looks, pete phipps and tony leonard to say thanks for starting me off on drums,the person/persons who find the cure for cancer,anyone who likes nightwish/tarja/epica/within temptation and my new 'partner'.
mainly symphonic,gothic,industrial & power metal such as nightwish,epica,krypteria,kamelot,gary numan,nine inch nails,pain,cradle of filth,dimmu borgir,lacuna coil,within temptation,leaves eyes,delain,evanescence,tristania,edenbridge,sirenia,elis,ta rot,h.i.m.,tarja,depeche mode, plus i also like sarah brightman,catya mare,rondo veneziano,dramatis,mediaeval baebes, annie lennox, the gladiator soundtrack the glitterband (glamrock gods),plus any good female - fronted symphonic metal bands that i haven't already mentioned on here.
mostly sci-fi/horror such as van helsing,queen of the damned,prophecy 1,2, and 3,blade runner, interview with the vampire,matrix trilogy, blade trilogy, league of extraordinary gentleman,the scorpion king, the mummy, time machine(original version),stargate,sleepy hollow,gladiator,300 spartans,the last samurai,enemy mine.alien 2 & 3,underworld,
wildlife programmes involving tigers, eastenders, NCIS, all CSI, stargate sg1, without a trace,,law and order, relic hunter, 70's/80's sitcoms,dr. who, match of the day,masters of science fiction,the lion man,
praying to the aliens(gary numan),all books by anne rice, act of god (graham phillips), history of n.a.s.a.,,chronicles of ancient egypt(jonathan dee),all books by jaromir malek (egyptologist),the quest(wilbur smith),seven ancient wonders(matthew reilly),the mammoth book of egyptian whodunnits (various authors),rorke's drift-the zulu war 1879(james bancroft).
pete phipps and tony leonard(the glitterband) who were responsible for getting me into drumming when i was a young lad in the early 70's, gary numan who i've been a fan of since 1979 and has been a very strong influence on my music since 1994's release of 'sacrifice' album, jukka nevalainen (nightwish), the best drummer in metal music today,toumas holopainen (nightwish supremo) for his amazing songwriting talent,which has helped me restore my confidence in my own songwriting after a couple of years in the 'wilderness' (2003-2005).