my inspirations/people i admire:

jimmy page
eric clapton
uli jon roth
richie sambora
brian may
joe satriani

& there's a tonne of other people i admire - even Churchill despite his bad record up until he took over the premiership

freddie mercury
roy castle
little girl from Manchester (Christie i think) who is 6 years old and has degenerative disease - good friends with david beckham

bruce springsteen
ted nugent (outspoken)
glenn hughes

i suppose bob geldof in some respects; not in others