Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Thelonius Monk, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Norah Jones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Pixies, Clint Mansell, The Velvet Underground, Rage Against The Machine, Akira Yamaoka, The Local Natives, Dinosaur Jr., Bohren & der Club of Gore, Smashing Pumpkins, Moondog, Barney Kessel, Arne Domnerus and Marc Moulin.
"What you think is irrelevant" - A character of our time
That'd be Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, UFO, Iron Maiden, Kansas, Black Sabbath, Kyuss, Backstreet Boys, Beastie Boys, KISS, Ace Frehley, Metal Church, Candlemass, Pantera, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Black Label Society, Linkin Park, Motorhead, Annihilator, Anthrax, Sepultura, Machine Head, Dokken, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie James Dio, Rainbow, Anvil, Manowar, Down, Superjoint Ritual, Paradise Lost, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Suicidal Tendencies, Van Halen, Scorpions, Danzig, Tesla, Accept, Motley Crue, Skid Row, Ted Nugent, Eagles Of Death Metal, Death, Judas Priest, Saxon, Electric Wizard, Acid Bath, Disturbed, Exhorder, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Allan Coe, Johnny Cash and that should be about it, these are the ones I listen to mostly. It's pretty much metal mostly with some exceptions. I probably know a lot more, but I can't think of anything else now.