Contemporary art,especially drawing is my grand passion, fashion, MUSIC is indispensible, good food, literature, film, obsessed with Japanese culture and art. Generally I am inspired by kitsch and irony, and poignantly sad things sometimes. I love the everyday, especially contemporary consumer culture like out of town shopping and entertainment complexes with lots of neon, computer games and at the moment I can't get enough of the late 70's/early 80's...
Anyone who is a comedy genius with a twinkle in their eye...
Well you've got yer sort of 80's and electro shenanigns - Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, You've got yer glorious soul/jazz/funky lovely Alice Russell, Bah Samba, QSO, Quantic and stuff like Princess Superstar, Le Tigre, Air, Zero 7, Daft Punk, late 70's early 80's disco oooh Sylvester etc etc etc Jesus, what a weird mixture...
Lost in Translation, Battle Royale, Virgin Suicides, any comforting 80's retro ie Goonies, Labyrinth(!), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like it Hot, Secretary.
Comedy v v important: Alan Partridge, Ab Fab, League of Gentlemen, Peter Kay/Phoenix Nights, Dave Spikey, Human Remains, Mighty Boosh Any weird documentaries about Americans and British people being mental (eg Painted Babies, about 6 year olds in Beauty Pageants)
Anything about Japanese or Chinese culture...anything by Sarah Waters, Margaret Atwood, sometimes Joanne Harris when she's not being twee, Annie Proulx....Art books....
My gorgeous friends, lovely supportive intelligent and feisty gals they are...also Alice Russell is unparalleled in voice and beauty, Dita Von Teese, Alison Goldfrapp, Drew Barrymore, Sophie Dahl for beauty, style etc. Artistic heroes include Paula Rego, Rachel Whiteread, Julie Verhoeven...Jennifer Saunders and Julia Davies for comedy so so many