Reading. Writing. Arithmetic. Watching theatre. Making theatre. Eating books. Dancing to and listening to and making music. Climbing trees, flying kites and snorkelling in the bath. Starters. Smoking in cold weather. Cultivating biospheres. Nice hands.
Edward Said. Samira Makhmalbaf. John Prescott (so I can egg him and run). Pablo Neruda. Suleiman the Magnificent. Emily Dickinson. Antonin Artaud. Toad of Toad Hall. River Phoenix. My great grandmother. Good Man Friday. Ariane Mnouchkine. Jeff Buckley. Judas Iscariot. WG Sebald.
(in no particular order...) Electrelane. Radiohead. Manu Chao. PJ Harvey. Tortoise. Cat Power. Pink Floyd. Metronomy. Clor. Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins. Aphex Twin. Dolly Parton. Boards of Canada. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! Four Tet. Rob Da Bank. Adam Freeland. Cocteau Twins. Air. Can. Nick Drake. Calexico. Fisher Price demo tape. Caramel Jack. The Go! Team. The Juan Maclean. Casio Tones For The Painfully Alone. TV on the Radio. Kate Bush. Giant Drag. Chris Isaak. The Pogues. Gipsy Kings. Joy Division. The Kinks. Joan As Police Woman. Jeff Buckley. Iron and Wine. My Morning Jacket. Stone Roses. Interpol. Blur. Frog Pocket. Phoenix. Plaid. Fiona Apple. ESG. Death in Vegas. Easy Star All-Stars. Leonard Cohen. Animal Collective. The Knife. Arcade Fire. Armenian Navy Band. Nina Simone. Tim Buckley. Edith Piaf. Beirut. Love. Forward Russia! Belle and Sebastian. Hot Chip. Bell Orchestre. British Sea Power. Chicks on Speed. The Beatles. Mano Negra. Fugazi. M83. The Smiths. Pavement. New Order. Bjork. Tricky. Nathan Fake. The Organ. Moon. Patti Smith. Radio 4. The Cardinals. Sebastien Tellier. Sonic Youth. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Sufjan Stevens. Bright Eyes. Regina Spektor. My Bloody Valentine. Nirvana. Cinematic Orchestra.