"That album was such a big influence on me; it was played a lot on the eight-track in the transit van as we travelled to gigs. We liked it, it was mega. The songs were great, it had I’m Waiting For The Man and Sweet Jane on it, and it was really dark."

"I would say Groundhog Day. It’s an amazing concept, but that can apply to everyday life, on the river of life. Many times, you say, you wake up and you have the same day. It’s a great concept that leads to a lot of sentiment and humor. And of course, Bill Murray is genius."

"Three of my five top favorites are movies by Sofia’s father: Godfather one, Godfather two and The Conversation. I love Rumble Fish too. It’s hard, you know — I’d put Apocalypse in there too, if I could. I’d put a lot of Francis’ movies in. They’re just movies you can watch over and over again."

"Three of my five top favorites are movies by Sofia’s father: Godfather one, Godfather two and The Conversation. I love Rumble Fish too. It’s hard, you know — I’d put Apocalypse in there too, if I could. I’d put a lot of Francis’ movies in. They’re just movies you can watch over and over again."

"“The first time I read this one, I was on tour in Australia. I had to hide in a hotel room for an hour to finish it. I was devastated, crying, the lot. It was one of the first novels by an African to be published in English, and it is a masterpiece. Breathtaking stuff.”"

"I was reading The Bible a lot through my 20s, mostly the Old Testament, just because I was knocked out by the language and the stories. I felt that the God being talked about there, who was this insane, vindictive patriarch – it was kind of thrilling, and titillated something in me at the time."

"My dad took me to a drive-in to see this when I was eight years old. It was badass then. It’s badass now. The great George V. Higgins contributed a tough but artful new authenticity to American crime writing. David Mamet, among others, owes a lot to Mr. Higgins. And Christ, Mitchum is fantastic."

"Three of my five top favorites are movies by Sofia’s father: Godfather one, Godfather two and The Conversation. I love Rumble Fish too. It’s hard, you know — I’d put Apocalypse in there too, if I could. I’d put a lot of Francis’ movies in. They’re just movies you can watch over and over again."