I admire & appreciate the talents of the following people:

Modern Musicians
Ronan Harris [VnV Nation]
Chris Pohl [BlutEngel, Terminal Choice, Tumor]
Andy LaPlegua [Icon Of Coil, CombiChrist, Panzer AG]
Neil Peart [Rush]

Classical Composers
Richard Wagner
Gustav Mahler
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Visual Artists
The inspiration & ecentricity of Gaudi
The inspiration & artistic talent of Monet
The inspiration & artistic talent of H.R. Giger
The talents of Jirko Burwitz
(Although his 'canvas' is the computer, the results are amazing!)

Literature & Poetry
J.R.R. Tolkein
James Herbert
Steven King
John Le Carre
Ian Rankin
Ayn Rand
Isaac Asimov
Geoffry Chaucer
A.E.Poe
John Keats
Percy B. Shelly
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
John Milton
Alfred Lord Tennyson