Levon Helm
Most. Rock, punk, alt country, traditional country, texas swing, jazz, delta blues, rap. The Clash, Agent Orange, Jon Spencer, KISS, Slobberbone, Drive by Truckers, Centro-matic, Son House, The Band, Gritkisser, Grain, Stroker Ace, THe Shins, Bright Eyes, Porter Hall Tennessee, Southern Culture On The Skids, Hendrix, The Who, Radio Head, Outkast, PE, LL CoolJ, Stones, Jet, D4, Bob Wills, Uncle Tupelo, White Stripes, Wilco, Son Volt, The Smiths, Foo Fighters, Husker Du, Replacements, Melvins, Hoodoo Gurus, Sex Pistols, Elvis Costello, The Jam, Paul Weller, Guided By Voices, James Brown, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, VU, Johnny Cash, Bare Jr, Beck.....
Rumble Fish, Blues Bros, Almost Famous, Roadside Prophets, The Razor's Edge, The Man Who Knew Too Little,... I have a horrible memory.
The crappier, the better. Sleaze.
20th century American lit. Steinbeck, Hemingway, W.S.Maugham, Ayn Rand, F.S.Fitzgerald, H.S.Thompson.
Hank Aaron, Ayn Rand, Gene Simmons, Leo Fender, William van Alen, Doug Williams, Joe Strummer, Edward Turner, John Bloor