Any music inspires me.  It could be "Hey Jude" by the Beatles to "Well Enough Alone" by Chevelle.  It could be "Magic Dance" by David Bowie or "Candyman" By Christina Aguilera. It all depends on my mood when I decide to write something.
 

If you could rename yourself in real life, what would you choose, and why?

I would rename myself Jericha Crawford.  Jericha after the character n Jem and the Holograms and Crawford after my favorite villian.