Music, film, visual art, books, photography, cooking. All very good things.
My great, great, grandmother/father.
Much music has influenced and shaped me as a musician. Mostly the Jazz guys that I have listened to and played with for years ie, Julien Willson, Scott Tinkler, Steve Magnasson, Eugene Ball, Jamie Oehlers etc. But also anything that gets my goat going ie newmusic/oldmusic/bleepmusic/crustymusic etc.
Reading Shantaram and Crime and punishment.
Anyone who is brave enough to follow a passionate and honest path over security.