I love music. I was probably more influenced by
musicians and songwriters than I was by other authors.
( Although that said, Salinger, Bukowski and cummings
are my long time favorites. And Lisa Crystal Carver's book
Drugs Are Nice, recently kicked my ass.)
For more on my influences check out my website danilaart.com
All of You!
fiona apple. the ramones " i don't want to be filled with doubt" the yeah yeah yeahs ( i think they really outdid themselves with show your bones, what an album) giant drag. morcheeba ( especially their big calm album)dead prez. jill scott. lots of punk and afrikaans rock and indie rock. just ask me :)the mochines. and lark and bmro and a lot more. ask. i can talk about music for hours. :)
i love anything by todd solondz ( but especially storytelling and welcome to the dollhouse) larry clark and darren aronofsky. i like art that shakes me to the core. i also loved thumbsucker. i think one of the lines in it, "i was born addicted to fantasy" is absolutely brilliant. also loved little miss sunshine. and amelie. and run lola run.
i love gilmore girls. i think the dialogue is sharp and funny and the characters are amazingly idiosyncratic. i also think the simpsons is genius. and i'm an unironically huge fan of afrikaans soaps. 7 de laan en egoli. :) i also love isidingo ever since i found out that k sello duiker used to write for it.
at the moment, i'm all about etgar keret and augusten burroughs. i would read an article or book or story about absolutely anything by burroughs. go check out running with scissors. also check out ariel levy's book female chauvinist pigs. it's amazing and thought provoking and mind alteringly good. i also think julia tausch, ayelet waldman, camilla gibb, zoe whittall and heather o'neill are some of the best writers around.
anyone who wants to be fearless. anyone who thinks and creates with their gut and heart. :)