What I’m listening to: I’m open to everything from Indian music to K-pop. Recently, I have been enjoying Gin Wigmore, Birdy, Ellie Goulding and Lorde. What I’m reading: at the moment, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching . I will also reread my favourite book as a teen, J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye . What I’m watching: I watch everything from Game of Thrones to Big Rich Texas . I enjoy Orphan Black and Hello Ladies . I love talk-show hosts such as David Letterman, the two Jimmies and Ellen DeGeneres. I watch anything by Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Robert Rodriguez, the Wachowskis and Tim Burton. What artists I’m following: I’m intrigued by Yayoi Kusama, her art, her life, perspective and, well, psychiatric problems. Where I’m surfing: I’m a Googler, and I can live on Facebook and YouTube. I also love watching Japanese TV dramas and variety shows online. I think I was Japanese in a previous life. (As told to P. Ramakrishnan)