It's probably a cliche, but I gotta go with Brian Eno. Probably no other artist has had as significant an influence on my musical taste, or on my willingness to experiment with my own art and consider all possibilities and strategies. Plus he has played on or produced many of my all time favorite albums.
Honorable Mentions:
Captain Beefheart
John Zorn
John Cage
The Residents
(Yikes! My heroes are all kinda weird...)
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