Excessively loud Marshall-amp-and-rock-guitar shenanigans, books, good music, gaming, mocking of nerds... Oh and rocking out as hard as possible, as often as possible!
The obvious, really. Zakk Wylde - my ultimate hero and musical role model,Slash - coolest man on the planet, Dimebag if he were still with us (RIP, dude.), John Sykes, Steve Vai, all my guitar heroes, basically.
Some quality Blackpool bands for you to check out, click the names to see their profiles...Hind-DThe Senton BombsDevil 2 PayConstant Source Of DisappointmentThe Drop-Out WivesIntravenous In FursVelocityChangThe Same MistakesKrauLHigher Council Of MarsThe Sound Of Superstring
Check this band out, COURA. If you live in the Leeds area, go see them before it starts to cost you a fortune to catch them at Download!
Currently lurking on my hard drive:
There's probably more that I couldn't find straight away, but you get the picture... ;-)
A Guy Called Gerald
AC/DC
Adam & The Ants
Aerosmith
Al Di Meola
Albert Lee
Alice Cooper
Alice In Chains
Alter Bridge
Amy Winehouse
Andy Timmons
Aretha Franklin
Audioslave
Auf Der Mar
Augustus Pablo
Bach
Backyard Babies
Bad Company
BB King
Beethoven
Berlioz
Big Daddy Kane
Bill Haley & The Comets
Billy Idol
Billy Sheehan
Black Flag
Black Label Society
Black Sabbath
Black Uhuru
Blackstrap Molasses
Blood Sisters
Blue October
Bluesbreakers
Bon Jovi
Booker T & The MG's
Boston
Brand New
Brand Nubian
Brendan Benson
Bruce Springsteen
Buckcherry
Bullet For My Valentine
Cameo
Cat Stevens
Ce Ce Rogers
Chang
Cheap Trick
Children Of Bodom
Chris Francis
Chuck Berry
Church of the Derelict Frequency
CKY
Compton's Most Wanted
Constant Source Of Disappointment
Coura
Cream
Creed
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crowded House
Cult of Luna
Cypress Hill
Daft Punk
Daisy Chainsaw
Damageplan
Damien Rice
Danzig
Das Hasselhoffs
Dave Lee Roth
David Allan Coe
David Bowie
David Byrne
David Ford
Dean Martin
Deathstars
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Deftones
Depeche Mode
Derek & The Dominoes
Devil Doll
Dire Straits
Django Reinhardt
Dokken
Dolly Parton
Down
Dr. Dre
Dr. Voy
Dragonforce
Dru Hill
Duane Eddy
Duke Ellington
Duke Special
Duran Duran
Eagles Of Death Metal
Eazy E
Eddie Money
Edguy
Elliot Smith
Emmy Lou Harris
En Vogue
Entombed
Eric B & Rakim
Eric Clapton
Eric Sardinas
Evanescence
Faith No More
Filter
Fleetwood Mac
Flock Of Seagulls
Foo Fighters
Fort Minor
Frank Marino
Frank Zappa
Free
Funkadelic
Gary Moore
George Lynch
George Thorogood and The Destroyers
Ghostface Killah
Gnarls Barkley
Goldie Lookin' Chain
Gram Parsons
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Magus
Grandmaster Flash
Green Day
Grinderman
Guillemots
Gun
Guns 'N' Roses
Hank Williams
Hayseed Dixie
Helmet
HIM
Hinder
Holst
Humble Pie
Ice Cube
Ice T
In Extremo
In Flames
Incubus
Iron and Wine
Iron Maiden
Isley Brothers
J.J Cale
Jack Johnson
James Brown
Jamiroquai
Janis Joplin
Jeff Beck
Jerry Reed
Jesus & Mary Chain
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Buffet
Jimmy Eat World
Joan Armatrading
Joanna Newsom
Joe Satriani
Joe Walsh
John Cougar Mellencamp
John Lee Hooker
John McLaughlin
John Powell
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Jorn
Josh Homme
Judas Priest
Juliana Hatfield
Kate Bush
Keith Caputo
Kid Rock
Killswitch Engage
Kings of Convenience
KISS
Kool and the Gang
Korn
KT Tunstall
Kyuss
L7
LA Guns
Lacuna Coil
Lamb
Lamb of God
Led Zeppelin
Lene Lovich
Lenny Kravitz
Life Of Agony
Limp Bizkit
Lit
Living Colour
Low
Lynyrd Skynyrd
M3
Mad Season
Mahler
Manic Street Preachers
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Monroe
Marion
Masters Of Reality
Mastodon
Merle Haggard
Meshuggah
Metallica
Michael Angelo Batio
Michael Jackson
Milla Jovovich
Ministry
Misfits
Motley Crue
Motorhead
Mozart
Muddy Waters
Murderdolls
Muse
My Bloody Valentine
N.E.R.D
N.W.A
Neil Diamond
Neil Young
Neurosync
Nickelback
Nina Simone
NOFX
N.W.A
Oceansize
Ohio Players
OK Go
Orange Goblin
Ozzy
Pantera
Patsy Cline
Pearl Jam
Pennywise
Pilate
PJ Harvey
Pride & Glory
Primus
Prince
Probot
Prong
Public Enemy
QOTSA
Queen
Queen Adreena
Queensryche
Rage Against The Machine
Rainbow
Rammstein
Ratt
Rebel Meets Rebel
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Regina Spektor
REM
REO Speedwagon
Richard Thompson
Rick James
Robert Palmer
Rolling Stones
Rollins Band
Roy Buchanan
Run DMC
Rush
Santana
Scott Matthews
Sebastian Bach
Sevendust
Shelly Still
Shinedown
Sick Of It All
Side Show Sirens
Silvertide
Sinatra
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Skid Row
Smashing Pumpkins
Snake River Conspiracy
Snoop Dogg
Soil
Spinal Tap
Spiritual Beggars
Starcollapse
Steve Vai
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stone Sour
Stone Temple Pilots
Stormy Weathers & The Lagoon of Love
Strapping Young Lad
Strauss
Subcircus
Suede
Sunn O)))
Supershit 666
Susperia
Swallow
System Of A Down
Ted Nugent
Ten
Tenacious D
The Almighty
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Black Crowes
The Bloodhound Gang
The Cardigans
The Cult
The Cure
The Darkness
The Dickensies
The Divine Comedy
The Doobie Brothers
The Eagles
The Gap Band
The Hellacopters
The Kinks
The Mission
The Neon Trees
The Quireboys
The Raconteurs
The Ramones
The Senton Bombs
The Sex Pistols
The Sisters Of Mercy
The Traveling Wilburys
The White Stripes
Therapy
Thin Lizzy
Throwing Muses
Tom McRae
Tom Waits
Tommy Lee
Tool
Tori Amos
Travis
Trivium
UFX
Ugly Kid Joe
Van Halen
Velvet Revolver
W.A.S.P
Whitesnake
Willie Nelson
Within Temptation
Wolfmother
Wu Tang Clan
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yo La Tengo
ZZ Top
War of the Worlds (original), Shaun of The Dead, Army of Darkness, Bad Taste, Thief of Bagdhad, Brain Dead, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Japanese/Extreme Cinema, any old horror flicks from the 60's, pretty much anything of John Carpenter's...
Family Guy, American Dad, South Park, Simpsons, King of the Hill, Futurama, MTV2, Scuzz, Musicians Channel, LA Ink, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Lost, Threshold, The 4400 and various other bits I can't be arsed to type out...
Anything that engages my attention, but mostly;
Pyschology/Sociology texts
Historical records
Horror/Sci-Fi/Crime/Comedy/Classics/Filmscripts.
Terry Pratchett, Stephen King, Steve Alten, Tom Holt, Terry Goodkind, Camus, Nietzsche, Robert Rankin, Dean Koontz, Jonathan Kellerman, Jeffrey Deaver, and (geek-ery ahoy) Guitarist, Total Guitar, Guitar Techniques, Guitar One, Guitar World, Guitar & Bass Magazine.
See my "Heroes" blog, up there ^.