Plain and simply: Pop Culture.Oh, and advertising.
Um, Hamish & Andy? Purely to satisfy my unhealthy obsession.
Well, i like a whole RANGE of things, seriously. Im not gunna try and pinpoint any genre... but just ramble off a whole list of names. The Killers, OK Go, The Beatles, The Blanks (AKA Ted's Band), Damien Rice, Michael Giacchino, Oasis, Rinôçérôse, The Rolling Stones, INXS, Scissor Sisters, Sendi, The Shins, Simon & Garfunkel, The 88, Louis XIV, Queen, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse. & Pretty much any movie soundtrack; they're just so good!
Pff. Who can actually name one single fave movie? I'd like to see you try. So instead of one, i shall name many!Cruel Intentions, Ace Ventura, Basketball, Requiem For A Dream, Hard Candy, The Rules Of Attraction, Jurassic Park, Closer, Chicago, Candy, Babel, Moulin Rouge, The Girl Next Door, Jumanji, Love Actually, The X-Men trilogy, Spiderman 1 & 2... and potentially 3, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl, Fight Club, Se7en, Little Miss Sunshine, Sin City, Scream, Team America: World Police... AND ZOOLANDER!
Ok. Basicly you should know im addicted (unhealthily) to television - and i dont wait for it to hit the Aussie shore (purely cos tv here is shit & they cant make up their fucking minds.)So heres the list: Lost, Nip/Tuck, Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy, Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, Weeds, The Office (US Version), The Extras, The O.C., Family Guy, Project Runway, Old-school Survivor, American Dad, House MD, Drawn Together, Entourage etc. In the past their has been things like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Friends, etc... you know? The usual. Oh yeah, and Kitchen Confidential.
Fave books of all time? Impossible! But here are some i enjoyed: The Rules Of Attraction, The Informers, American Psycho, Less Than Zero, Lunar Park and Glamorama - all by Bret Easton Ellis. Now, some more? Candy by Luke Davis, The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler, The Tomorrow Series, Harry Potter (first four only) and a shitload of other stuff that isnt coming to mind.
Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Tom Ford, Andy Warhol, Ryan Murphy & the entire cast (past & present) of Nip/Tuck, also the cast of Scrubs and Arrested Development... gotta love 'em!