I'm a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music.
It was also important for me to have a burning desire to achieve something worthwhile on that instrument, and I devoted many many many hours with little or no compensation to perfecting whatever I could, because I loved it so much.
I plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.
I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.
Very often I suspend my musical sensibilities to enjoy music as a fan.
As far as current inspiration, I'm listenting to a lot of flamenco, because the techniques used for flamenco can be adapted to playing bass.