Raised with 60's and 70's rock and country,as a teen i began listen to jazz,blues,motown and also metal was a huge energy release,80's metal was a huge inspiration and a great time to grow up..also reggae became a great meditation tool.
My ulimate heros would have to be John Lennon and Bob Marley.
And as an adult now,and watching my son dabble in his own taste {as a toddler he was a huge Kiss fan just like daddy}hip-hop and rap has the freedom to knock down boundaries just like hard rock did in the 80's and that's a great thing to have incommon with your child is music,and make sure they get that balance,sometimes they forget there's more than one kind of music...lol