Influences and inspiration
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in childhood...
L.M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables, M.Lobe The Grandma in the Apple Tree, M. Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Alfred Szklarski.
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later...
J.R.R. Tolkien, Racing and touring motorbikes, Aerosmith, Jazz. Travel.
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as a teen...
Pink Floyd (particularly Wish You Were Here, The Wall), Dire Straits (more precisely Love over Gold) , The Police, Vangelis, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors. George Orwell Animal Farm, William Wharton Birdy, F. Dostoyevsky, the MZ 250 motorbike. Travel.
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currently...
E.M. Remarque, Zafon, in particular The Shadow of the Wind, the Ducati Diavel, Classical music, Smooth jazz, Blues, Opera, Chiilout. Travel.