I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing
– Jimmy Page
This is the exact attitude that makes normal people great.
Here we have a list of top musicians who have left us with some great music and an even greater legacy.
Prince
Something feels fundamentally wrong about imagining music without Prince: it’s like a chill on the back of your neck, a taste in your mouth your body immediately begins to reject. If contemporary pop music is a tree, Prince’s work is a huge chunk of its roots. Prince was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant fashion sense and use of makeup, and wide vocal range. Prince was also a multi-instrumentalist who was considered a guitar virtuoso; he was also skilled at playing the drums, percussion, bass, keyboards, and synthesizer.
Elton John
Sir Elton John has been one of the most iconic and successful British pop stars since the 1970s. His music is based on his own life experiences as well as those of his country and of his time. Elton John is known for his passion and vivacity for his career, his fortitude to fight AIDS, his homosexuality and his importance to the evolution of the British and the American pop/rock genre.
Bob Dylan
“the man who did to popular music what Einstein did to physics,” while initially sounding like hyperbole, really isn’t Dylan is one of the most successful musicians of all time, judging by the popularity and the amounts of records that have been sold. Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman until 1962) has encountered injustice related to racism and ignorance from the government; his ancestors were Jews. This way, highlighting injustice and pointless violence in the world has become one of the most prominent themes in Dylan’s songs.
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton is a purposeful name that suggests strength and confidence. He is referred to as the most influential guitarists of all time IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BLUES ROCK made a revolution in the music industry. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”
John Lennon
John Lennon is remembered screeching out the lyrics and jangling the heavily amplified guitar of the classic Beatles’ song, “Revolution” and people who have heard it can familiarize with the actual word, meaning big change. In a way, the Beatles did revolutionize rock and roll, and since their heyday, rock music changed forever.
Stevie wonder
At the young age of twenty-two, Stevie Wonder sang, “When you believe in the things you don’t understand / Then you suffer / Superstition ain’t the way”. He started his career in the early 1960s, but in 1972, Superstition established Stevie Wonder as one of the most recognizable musicians of his time in American and African-American culture and music. Although music was Wonder’s main priority, he also dedicated his time to a fight against racism throughout national and international borders. Musically, socially, and politically, Stevie Wonder was able to bring people together with his music and words.
Freddie Mercury
In the last three decades, there were three immortal sounds: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Queen Mercury had so much more than the perfect style and stance though he did own every stage he set foot on. He had a voice that commanded attention, even from mopey new wave teenagers vibrating on Ian Curtis’s frequency.
Jimi Hendrix
Hendrix was one of the most influential musicians in the music world. He took music places that no one could. Jimi Hendrix was one of the most exciting and creative guitar players ever. He mixed Blues and Rock & Roll together to create some of the utmost unique music ever played. While Hendricks was only famous for four years, the impact he left on the music industry would last a lifetime. Hendricks style was like no other musicians; he had shocking guitar techniques, such as playing with his teeth, behind his back, and without touching the strings, all were talents that surprised his audiences.
George Harrison
George Harold Harrison, the youngest Beatle. I just wanted to be successful.” That pretty much sums up George’s outlook on the fame of the Beatles. Known as the “Quiet Beatle”, the “Sad Beatle” and such, George was not happy with his lack of privacy as a Beatle. He acted up all the time just so he wouldn’t go insane.
George probably had the most normal life of the four Beatles.
Carlos Santana
All the world knows the special magic of Carlos Santana. Since 1966, he has led the group that bears his name, selling over 30 million albums and performing before an estimated 13 million people. In every performance, Carlos shares with his audience a personal communication that crosses all boundaries and differences.