* listening to and playing music * writing * poetry * open mic outings * thought-provoking conversations * family * spontaneity * honesty * philanthropy * problem-solving * science * nature * kids * dogs * beer * etc *
Robert Downey Jr., Adam Duritz, myself as a child.
* Counting Crows
* Bob Dylan
* Pedro the Lion
* Tori Amos
* Patty Griffin
* James McMurtry
* Joni Mitchell
* The Southland
* Joy Lynn White
* Drew Holcomb
* Matt Hopper
* Regina Spektor
* Ryan Adams
* Brandi Carlile
* Good Charlotte
* New Found Glory
* Unified Theory
* Sigur Ros
* The Postal Service
* The Weepies
* Chatham County Line
* Hackensaw Boys
* Old Habits
* Brian Bixler
* Brett Dennen
* Donovan Keith
* Dashboard Confessional * Too Sorry For Apologies
* Jeff Buckley
* Chris Pureka
* Bill Withers
* Mogwai
* Massive Attack
* Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
* Jon Randall
* John Hiatt
* The Minus 5
* Remy Zero
* Afghan Whigs
* Strays Don't Sleep
* Matthew Ryan
* Hooverphonic
* The Killers
* Travis
* Marah
* Tricky the Cosmonaut
* Jimmy Eat World
* Dar Williams
* The Doc Marshalls
* Rick Spreitzer
* Elliot Smith
...and the music goes on and on...
* Heart and Souls
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
* High Art
* Me and You and Everyone We Know
* Black Gold
* American Beauty
* Fried Green Tomatoes
* Lost in Translation
* Nine Lives
* The Good Girl
* Office Space
* Run Lola Run
* City of Angels
* Momento
* American Splendor
* Y Tu Mama Tambien
*Poetry *Short Stories *Self-improvement *Nature *Psychology *Relationships *
All the little kids out there.