Music:
KISS , Cheap Trick , Alice Cooper , The Sweet, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Anthrax, Queens Of The Stone Age, Eagles Of Death Metal, Iggy Pop, Blondie, Loudmouth, T Rex, Foo Fighters, The Misfits, Michale Graves, Alice In Chains, Kybosh, Brother Cane.
Movies:
Kiss Detroit Rock City(Because i was a extra on the film!!!)
Television:
Family Guy, South Park, The Simpsons, X-Files, The Twilight Zone, The Munsters, Discovery Channel.
Books:
Traps the drum wonder story of buddy rich by mel torme,Hammer of the gods by stephen Davis,Ghost Rider by Neil Peart,Motley Crue the dirt,Gene simmons sex money kiss,Scar Tissue ,Drumming men by Burt Korall,Dark Tower series by Stephen King,Stranger in a strangeland by Robert A Heinlein.
Heroes:
Buddy Rich, Bun E Carlos, Tommy Aldridge, Cozy Powell, Tommy Lee, Ian Paice, John Bonham, Myron Grombacher, Clem Burke, Mick Tucker, Alex Van Halen, Danny Carey, Joey Castillo, Eric Singer, Dave Grohl, Shannon Larkin, Sean Kinney, Peter Criss, Gene Krupa, Matt Sourm, Brad Barber. An inspiration.