Music:
Progressive Metal/Metal, Piano Rock, Blues, Prog Rock...lots of stuff. Favorite bands are Metallica, Megadeth, Dream Theater, Slayer, Spiral Architect, Blind Guardian, Liquid Tension Experiment, Office of Strategic Intelligence, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Symphony X, AC/DC, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes, Boston, Sevendust, Tool, Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five, The Blues Brothers, Lamb of God, Chimaira, and Weird Al, amongst many others.
Movies:
Kevin Smith is my hero, honestly.
Books:
George R.R. Martin-Ice and Fire series.
Heroes:
Not so much heroes, but people I'd like to emulate. Mike Portnoy and Gavin Harrison. Google is your friend.