Hal Willner, Bobby McFerrin, Marc Ribot, Frank Zappa, Jim Henson, Michael Hedges, Rumi, Mel Blanc, Wilbert Alix, Tom Waits, James Broughton, Prince, Spalding Gray, Henry Miller, Carlos Santana, Sinead O'Connor, Jeff Beck, Jean-Claude Lauzon, Julie Rawson, Roy Orbison, J.A. Deane, Marleen Gorris, Ethan and Joel Coen, Bill Frisell, Brian May, Molly Sturges, Billy Barnum, James Brown, Rickie Lee Jones, David Byrne, Brothers Quay, Matt Samolis, Elliot Easton, Mike Figgis, Armistead Maupin, Dean Magraw, Harry Partch, Tuck Andress, Ron Fricke, Stanley Kubrick, Terence McKenna, Jeff Berlin, Sabrina Herman, Steve Martin, Woody Allen, John E. Mack, Lou Susi, Bootsy Collins, Laurie Anderson, Christopher J. McIntyre, Alexander Scriabin, John Cage, Marquis de Sade, Roy Hart, Beatles, Beck, Johnny Depp, Steve Vai, Karen Finley, Carl Stalling, George Clinton, David Miller, Joni Mitchell, Ida Rolf, Fred Frith, Hector Zazou, Tom Robbins, Danny Gatton, Jamey Haddad, Anjelique Kidjo, Edgard Varese, Paul Klee, Flea, Tom McGah, Mix Master Mike, J.S. Bach, DJ Spooky, Steve Morse, Peter Breslin, Annie Sprinkle, Derek Jarman, kd lang, Charlie Chaplin, Jon Damian, Quincy Jones, Kat Oak, Marilyn Arsem, Bill Laswell, Robert Crumb, David Lynch, Jack Kerouac, Chuck Jones, John Zorn, Nelson Mandela, Krzysztof Penderecki, Peter Greenaway, and of course, Joseph Campbell.

Listing all the people whose work or example meant something to me has been and continues to be a fun exercise. If you're so inclined, try it with your own life!