i like soup.
tom waits, the clash, mountain goats, antony and the johnsons, belle and sebastian, cure, smiths, nick drake, neil young, elliott smith, cat stevens, david bowie, lou reed, velvet underground, t-rex, boy george, the the, the beta band, shins, modest mouse, pixies, daniel johnston, r.e.m., 10,000 maniacs, patti smith, annie lennox, john lennon, white stripes, talking heads, blondie, pretenders, bob dylan, donovan, moldy peaches, barenaked ladies, moxy fruvous, pogues, bright eyes, jolie holland, magnetic fields, iron and wine, john wesley harding, neutral milk hotel, jude, joni mitchell, ani difranco, dinah washington, roy orbison, queen, howlin' wolf, jeff buckley, jesus and mary chain, camera obscura, david garza, social distortion, m. ward, zombies, the clientele, throwing muses, azure ray, the gits, the sundays, kimya dawson, abbie huxley, ray lamontagne, psapp, giant sand, the streets, elvis costello, les savy fav, art brut, the hold steady, scissor sisters, sufjan stevens, coyote grace, joanna newsom, jamie lidell, animal collective, spoon, the jam, richard thompson, feist, chuck e. costa, jay brannan, scott matthew...
harold and maude, grey gardens, rushmore, secretary, amelie, house of yes, short cuts, the graduate, fear and loathing, the commitments, shortbus, best in show, lock, stock & 2 smoking barrels, thumbsucker, hedwig and the angry inch, transamerica, saved!
Geek Love, Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas, Dry, Running with Scissors, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Tipping the Velvet, A Girl Named Zippy, War All the Time, Confederate General from Big Sur, Wicked, Skipped Parts, Cruddy, Shadow of the Wind, obscure photography books, cookbooks, animal care books, business books...
those who are true to themselves no matter what....and Jonathan Larson.