First Record Bought: Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare
First Concert: Kiss 1976
Favorite Music Movie: Stop Making Sense
Favorite Music Book: Warren Zevon: I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
Favorite Songwriters: Graham Parker, Aimee Mann
Favorite Producer: Brian Eno
Favorite Arranger: Randy Newman
Favorite Record Labels: SST, Epitaph
Favorite Music Writers: Chuck Klosterman, Mikal Gilmore
Favorite Magazine: Mojo. Paste.
Favorite Insane, Self-Indulgent Musical Genius: Syd Barrett
Concerts I Wish I'd Seen: Husker Du
Artist I Would Pay to Stop Performing: Eric Clapton
Artist Whose Songbook I Entertain Co-workers with Most Frequently: Tom Waits
Vocalist I Modeled My Own Singing Voice After: Patti Smythe
Artist My Friends Hate That I Love: Frank Zappa