Music:
Syd B,Floyd,Beefheart,Miles Davis,Steve Reich,Hatfield and the North,Eno,John Martyn,Beck,Stravinsky,Neil Young,Booker T and the MG's,Soft Machine,Mr Bungle,Scientist- i could go on and on...
Books:
The Crow Road, Foucault's Pendulum,High Fidelity,Dead Babies,The Cryptonomicon,The Golden Gate ,Catch 22....
Heroes:
Danny Thompson