Definitive statements about one’s self are purely fabrications, no matter how close to truth they may be.
Open and direct people.
Klute, Konflict, Shpongle, Mayhem, Squarepusher (plasticman), Pendulum, LTJ Bukem, Kris Kristofferson, Guns'n'Roses, Tosca, Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, Chopin (definitely an e and g-minor type of girl), Aesop Rock, Jedi Mind Tricks, The New Deal, RJD2, Nina Simone, Taj Mahal,Thievery Corporation., dabble in a little jazz, funk, and just about anything else I can get my hands on.
Sartre, Jung, Hoffer, Lao Tzu, Hesse, Bach if you are going for some fiction, anything on Physical Anthropology