Music
Music is like one of the most important things in my life for the record, so this is gonna be a long list and its pretty ecclectic... SO...
In No Particular Order... Jeff Buckley, Jann Arden, Jump Little Children, John Mayer, Feeder, The Zutons, The Tragically Hip, The Feeling, Sarah Mclachlan, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Keane, Hootie and The Blowfish, Starsailor, Pearl Jam, The Cranberries, The Who, Thin Lizzy, Matthew Good, Moorcheeba, Kula Shaker, Dave Matthews Band, Tonic, Coldplay, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, The Eagles, The Mamas and the Papas, Stevie Knicks, Heart, Goo Goo Dolls, Gavin DeGraw, Melissa Etheridge, Eric Clapton, Lauryn Hill, Alana Davis, Porcupine Tree, Sting, Nizlopi, Alanis Morrisette, The Doors, Van Morrison, The Sundays, Mazzy Star, Orson, Better Than Ezra, Dire Straits, Dishwalla, Feist, The Fray, INXS(Michael Hutchence days), Kiss, Lifehouse, Matchbox 20, Queen, Ray Lamontagne, Rolling Stones, Snow Patrol, U2, Oasis