I'd love to see this question asked of random people on the street just to see how many people say Jesus. Then ask them if they speak Arabic. Pretty short talk with Jesus there, don't ya think?
I would love to say I'm so deep that my choice would be some great humanitarian or a major historical figure, but really it would be Andy Warhol. The man has fascinated me since college, I've read most of his books and used to hang out at the Andy Warhol Museum when I lived in Pittsburgh. I even visited his grave.
As far as living people go, Stevie Nicks has been my single biggest inspiration, so I would love to meet her. I learned to write songs and poetry by deconstructing her lyrics and I taught myself to sing harmonies by watching a Fleetwood Mac documentary repeatedly that showed her and Lindsey Buckingham working on a song.
I've been so lucky to have met most of my other 'idols'. Whether to chat or just in passing. I've met John Waters, The B-52's, Cyndi Lauper, and many, many others. Working in a Hollywood hotel it actually gets a little old because you see celebs every day, but when someone you really like comes in it's hard to keep your composure. And here in LA there's always CD signings and ways to run into people. So, all in all, while I am still holding on to hopes that Ms. Nicks and I will cross paths, if I never meet her I really won't be able to complain.
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