MUSIC!!!!! [mostly metal] ~ concerts/festivals ~ dancing ~ reading ~ singing ~ animals [especially cats] ~ movies ~ and of course, last but not least, also of very huge interest are my loved ones. They rule! :D ~
No one in specific, really :)
Mostly metal ......|m/ but other stuff too, like drum 'n bass, classical, funk or pop or whatever :)
NOTE: This list is subject to change...! 'Cause sometimes I can embrace a band fondly for a while, to lose interest not long after. Or, I can enjoy listening to a band without being impressed or moved, not realising the true beauty or appeal until the 200th time I hear them.. hehe. Also, my taste can vary a little from time to time. I feel quite confident though that most of the artists mentioned here are keepers ;)I'll try to list a bunch of bands and artists that I enjoy listening to...[which is not the exact same thing as a fav bands list! :P]
Bands [in unspecific order]:
Textures ~ Riverside ~ Dream Theater ~ Zero Hour ~ Pain of Salvation ~ Wicked Mystic ~ The Dust Connection ~ Opeth ~ A Perfect Circle ~ Tool ~ Non-Divine ~ Ayreon ~ Ambeon ~ Star One ~ Deadsoul Tribe ~ Lemur Voice ~ Jeff Buckley ~ Darkane ~ Soul Sirkus ~ Arabesque ~ Cypher ~ Fusilli Jerry ~ Slow Poke Rodrigo ~ At the Gates ~ Nevermore ~ Meshuggah ~ Planet X ~ Alchemist ~ Dizzy Mizz Lizzy ~ Freak Kitchen ~ Valentine ~ Sengaia ~ Devin Townsend ~ Strapping Young Lad ~ Evergrey ~ Blackfield ~ Celldweller ~ Sleepytime Gorilla Museum ~
Drummers:
Virgil Donati ~ Terry Bozzio ~ Thomas Lang ~ Stef Broks ~ Mike Portnoy ~ Jason Rullo ~ Tomas Haake ~ Peter Wildoer ~ Gene Hoglan ~ Ryan van Poederooyen ~
Vocalists:
Marjan Welman ~ Devin Townsend ~ Eric Kalsbeek ~ Russel Allen ~ Jorn Lande ~ Erik Rosvold ~ Astrid van der Veen ~ Anneke van Giersbergen ~ Daniel Gildenlow ~ Devon Graves ~ James LaBrie ~ Remko Roes ~ Tori Amos ~ Charlotte Dierckxsens ~ Tom S. Englund ~ Gregoor van der Loo ~ Paul Adrian Villarreal ~ Valentine
Guitarists:
Steve Vai ~ Joe Satriani ~ Joop Wolters ~ Jasun Tipton ~ Ron Thal a.k.a. Bumblefoot ~ Marcel Coenen ~ John Petrucci ~Tony MacAlpine ~ Arjen Lucassen
Bassplayers:
Billy Sheehan ~ Troy Tipton ~ Phillip Bynoe ~ Rob van der Loo ~
Too many to mention...
Another somewhat 'random' list:
American History X ~ Interview with the Vampire ~ The Butterfly Effect ~ The Green Mile ~ Amelie ~ American Beauty ~ Requiem for a Dream ~ Strangeland ~ Braveheart ~ The Life of David Gale ~ Seven ~ La Vita è Bella ~ Finding Nemo ~ Saw ~ Seven Years in Tibet ~ White Oleander ~ Dogma ~ Identity ~ Ringu ~ Gothika ~ Pulp Fiction ~ Snatch ~ Lost Highway ~ Pirates of the Caribbean ~ The Sixth Sense ~ Donnie Darko ~ Lola Rennt ~ Face Off ~ The Secret Window ~ Mulholland Drive ~ The Fountain
I just love movies :)
I guess I don't really care.. I tend to watch TV to just relax and unwind, get my mind of things. Certain TV-shows can peak my interest for a while [e.g. C.S.I., Lost, House, Oz] but it's not something I plan my daily routine around hehe. I prefer watching movies. Oh, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel and National Geographic at times are cool too.
Too many to mention but:
"Animal Farm" and "1984" by George Orwell
"Boys from Brazil" by Ira Levin
"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
and "Ghost Rider" by Neil Peart
are some of my favs.
I also love books by e.g. Mo Hayder, Anne Rice, and Dan Brown.
Another fav: the "Otherland" books by Tad Williams.
How could I forget to mention I love Roman Dirge & Jhonen Vasquez as well? Hooray for "Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl", and "Squee".. and the likes! :D
"Heroes" may not be the exact word I'd like to use, but that aside:
heroes to me are those people that are entirely comfortable being themselves. People who are honest and sincere. People who accept me for who I am and forgive me all my faults, and remain true friends through it all :)
Other than that I have a bunch of musical 'heroes', artists that I respect and appreciate.... because they have inspired me in one way or another, and have touched/moved me with their music.