guided by voices, smiths, moz, 60s brit pop/rock, danny elfman, oingo boingo, david bowie, patsy cline, joe jackson, tom waits, billie holiday, burl ives, os mutantes, scott walker, donovan, bauhaus, brian eno, gg allin, roxy music, jobriath, temptations, jack the ripper, dexy's midnight runners, coast to coast am, cheap alcohol