Jeff Buckley, no question. He released arguably the best album of the 90s (Grace) then went and fucking drowned. Only 30 years old. He coulda been one of the best to ever do it, but we’re left wondering.

The first ancient cavedweller to stretch skin over a frame and start hitting it to make noises. Give Grog a full drumset and see what he comes up with

Mozart. Dude would be social media famous in .2 seconds. He’d be annoying us all. He’d be covering all new songs same day after hearing it once. And I’m here for that chaos.

Freddy Mercury.

Or David Bowie

Freddy Mercury

Wayne Static.

Bradley Nowell. Sublime was so good, and none of the bands that have followed in their style have had the same lyricism that Nowell had, or have been able to really blend genres like they did to make something completely unique.

JW

Max Bennett. He’s not famous famous but he’s well known enough in the jazz scene. He played with Frank Sinatra, Dizzie Gillespie, and recorded on countless studio sessions. I knew him personally and I think was his last student before he passed. Some people closer to him than me told me one of the last things he said was “I need to give jcabral9 his lesson” and it makes me tear up whenever I think about it. I was too young to understand most of his concepts–I wish I could know him as an adult and professional musician myself.

My vote goes for J.S. Bach. One of my shower thoughts is that he would make a great experimental IDM artist. He would give Authechre a run for their money.

Kirk Cubain.

I’d give him two bullet before introducing him to Justin Bieber.

Aaliyah. 22 is far too young to have died, and her career was moving in the craziest direction. She was set to collaborate with Trent Reznor; I wanna see how she would’ve changed the game.

Chris Cornell

Doom.

I’d be hesitant to bring back anyone who’s reason for death was suicide or substance abuse, it just seems cruel.

John Lennon