Filmmaking, Writing (Essays, Scripts, Stories), Music, etc.
ALIVE: George Carlin, Steven Spielberg, Glenn Danzig, Les Claypool, Al Jourgensen, Rob Zombie, Robert Schimmel (I MET HIM!), John Waters, George Clooney, John Landis, David Cross & Bob Odenkirk. DEAD: Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, Sam Kinison.
Industrial, Black Metal, Goth, Garage, Grunge, Heavy Metal, Jam, Blues, Funky Weird Stuff, '80s, Techno, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, etc. Groups like: Danzig, Ministry, Primus, The Jesus Lizard, Bomb, Pantera, Sepultura, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Slayer, Tool, Barkmarket, Cop Shoot Cop, Firewater, Body Count, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Clutch, Course of Empire, Helmet, The Doors, Eels, Pink Floyd, Human Waste Project, Entombed, Faith No More, Fear Factory, Fishbone, Foetus, Genesis, Phil Collins, Godflesh, Rollins Band, Infectious Grooves, Suicidal Tendencies, Information Society, Jane's Addiction, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Strummer, Rev. Horton Heat, White Zombie, Rob Zombie, KMFDM, Korn, Leonard Cohen, Living Colour, Lords of Acid, M.I.R.V., Marilyn Manson, Soulfly, Nailbomb, Fudge Tunnel, MDC, Megadeth, Melvins, Monster Magnet, Motorhead, Muddy Waters, Mudhoney, Oingo Boingo, Overkill, Anthrax, Peter Gabriel, P.J. Harvey, Poe, Prince, The Prodigy, Prong, Queen, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Revolting Cocks, Sam & Dave, Skinny Puppy, System of a Down, Spot 1019, Tom Waits, Type O Negative, Yello, Yes, and Urban Dance Squad.
Favorite film of all time is the Michael Mann film Heat (1995). Also love the films Poltergeist, Midnight Run, Apocalypse Now, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Showgirls, Dead Ringers, City of Lost Children, Wolfen, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, UHF, Thief, The Thing (1982), Airplane, Toys, Tron, Trancers, Suspiria, Tank Girl, Taxi Driver, GoodFellas, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Strange Brew, Sugar & Spice, Sneakers, Singles, Sorority Boys, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Barton Fink, Blood Simple, Re-Animator, Rear Window, Pleasantville, Desperate Living, A Perfect World, On Golden Pond, Network, Meet the Feebles, Dead Alive (aka Brain Dead), The Nightmare Before Christmas, Clerks, Kentucky Fried Movie, The Goonies, Frankenhooker, Halloween, Ginger Snaps, Go, Fight Club, The Fly (1986), Fletch, Darkman, Dazed & Confused, Dog Day Afternoon, Defending Your Life, Die Hard, The Crow, The China Syndrome, The Black Stallion, The Blues Brothers, Bubble Boy, Better Off Dead, Into the Night, and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. What can I say? I'm a freakin' movie buff!
NewsRadio, Night Court, 3rd Rock from the Sun, 24, Law & Order: SVU, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, South Park, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Mr. Show with Bob and David.
The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb; How to Talk Dirty and Influence People by Lenny Bruce; Brother Sam by Bill Kinison; 1984 by George Orwell; Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury; All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger by Lloyd Kaufman with James Gunn; Shock Value by John Waters
Bill Hicks, George Carlin, George Orwell, Lloyd Kaufman & Michael Herz, Lenny Bruce, John Waters, John Landis, Terry Gilliam, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Robert Schimmel, Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart, David Cross & Bob Odenkirk.