Which of these musicians have you ever wanted to be?

[SweetZombieJesus]

Poll question: Which of these musicians have you ever wanted to be?

I'm trying to include more than just guitarists here. I picked Keith, because Exile On Main Street is one of my favorite records of all time.

[Lefty48197]

1. Here comes the sun, Something...

What a great composer! Harry Georgeson.

[caledesi]

2. Other - Paul McCartney. Saw him in concert last year.

The guy is a showstopper. Very personable...just great.

Paul is "terminally cute."

[MrScorpio]

3. Make my funk the P-funk

"Free your mind and your ass will follow."

Dr. Funkenstein (George Clinton)

[Fovea]

4. Why isn't Adrian Bellew on the list... or Ry Cooder, or..

I donno, I guess I just like the wilder folks.
Frank Zappa, yeah, that's it. Why wasn't I born to be Frank?

[Elidor]

5. In my teens I wanted to be David Gilmour

Great singing voice, incredible hands, and member of what I then considered to be the greatest band in the world.

Today, I'd be maybe DJ Shadow or Ennio Morricone.

[AnnabelLee]

6. I voted "other"

for Rick Wakeman. Sheer keyboard wizardry. I could never in my wildest dreams play like that man.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Where are the women?????????

I always wanted to be Joan Baez, or Stevie Nicks. Hello? No women? Women can be great musicians as well.

[SweetZombieJesus]

9. I was trying to go for all people who play instruments

Just didn't think of any of the women, though I do greatly admire Chrissy Hynde, Poly Styrene from the X-Ray Spex, Siouxsie Sioux, Patti Smith, Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, Stevie, Emmy Lou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow (new album sucks though), Exene from X (I forget how to spell her last name), Kim Deal, Tanya Donnely, Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, Kristin Hersh, and Mellissa Auf Der Mar, to name just a few.

[catpower2000]

18. Cervenka nt

[MissMillie]

19. Shawn Colvin plays a mean guitar

I'd love to be her.

[SiouxJ]

21. Shawn is amazing!!!

A very under-rated songwriter too! Excellent choice!

[Wickerman]

8. A Man Needs a Maid

I always wanted to be Neil Young. Then one day I woke up, realized I was in my 30's and had never bothered to learn to play the guitar. But, I would still like to be Neil Young.

[mitchum]

10. In my twenties, I was one of those people who a serious...

"Keef problem" (and it's pretty funny, I have met lots of others, however we don't go to meetings or anything), but eventually said "why in the hell do I want to look like a grizzled alcoholic monkey who hasn't put out any good work in a very long time?". Seriously, he really only looked cool for about a ten-year period (1968-78) Before that he was jug-eared and rat-faced. Brian and Mick had their things down way before Keith.
When I was a teenager I thought it would be pretty cool to be Ray Davies. I was never really a big Kinks fan, but I considered:
-well, I would be very intelligent
-I would have written "Waterloo Sunset"
-very respected artist
-not recognisable enough to be bothered on the street
Little did I know that over the coming decades Ray would trash his legacy and physically age to resemble a gaunt, balding Richard Nixon

Considering how well she has aged, and how her current work is still vital: I think I would like to be Patti Smith

[TrogL]

11. Keith Emerson

except for the carpel tunnel and the drinking

[lynndew2]

12. I would still be ME...n/t

[last_texas_dem]

13. George Harrison was so cool

I'm not a musician (beyond banging cymbals in my high school marching band a few years back) but I love George's guitar work and can always spot him on other recording even when I didn't know beforehand he was the one on there. I like his music, and his outlook, and just always thought he had a really cool "look" about him, too; I used to always try to make my hair look like the picture of George that comes with the White Album but could never quite succeed. (Not to mention I couldn't have managed to look much like him anyway considering I can't grow a decent mustache! haha)

[ZoCrowes]

14. George

Obvious one for me since I practically worship the Beatles

[LuLu550]

15. Bonnie Raitt

I always wanted to be Bonnie Raitt...great voice, great slide guitar...so kick-ass,in general..
see, some of us here at DU are FEMALE and maybe dream of being a musician who is FEMALE

[TSElliott]

16. George Clinton

Gotta have da Funk.

[Whitacre D_WI]

17. I said "I wanna be a singer like Lou Reed"

"I like Lou Reed," she said
Sticking her tongue in my ear.
"Let's go, let's sit, let's talk
Politics go so good with beer."

[SiouxJ]

20. Oh to be Joan Jett just for a day

back in the 80's. Now that would have been a kick.

Otherwise I'd go with Chrissie Hynde or Sheryl (of course ;-) ) or perhaps Nancy Wilson - yeah - now we're talkin'. Great lookin' and great licks!

[ronnykmarshall]

22. Warren Cuccurullo

I just wanna have a bod like his.

[BlueJazz]

23. Paul Desmond

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