What Currently-Famous Musician Would You Be?

I've been asking this question to people in real life lately, and the answers are always pretty interesting.

Constraints:
1) Must be CURRENTLY famous. You can't say "I'd be Bob Dylan in 1969" or "I'd be Sid Vicious in 1975" or "I'd be Lars Ulrich back when Metallica was cool" or "I'd be Johannes Sebastian Bach." You get the idea.
2) This is not a "who do you look like?" thing.

If you could BE a currently-famous rock star, who would you be and why?

Tom Waits- that man has enough beautiful and sad tales of the strange and wonderful for eighteen lifetimes. I'd just like to experience that.

Jack White of the White Stripes because he's on top of the world right now and he is a vicious guitar player.
Plus I could hang out with Meg too!

JVB

The GrrArrgh in me says says the chick from Otep but I have a feeling I would be happier as Moby.

Gee lemme think .. Gwen Stephani but I think I'd rather keep my boobies =p

She's beautiful, great body, versatile in music and style .. /drool

I'd be Zach de la Rocha, because I admire his politics.

For the pure fun factor, though, I'd like to be Fred Durst.

(yeah, neither of mine are based on musical talent or ability...)

tom waits...maybe jon spencer or beck.

or one of the donnas. i'm not a big fan of them, but i've always wanted to be in an all-girl rock 'n' roll band like that.

Lou Reed in 1966 cos then i could look 'really' pissed off and get critical applause for doing it. oh and the heroin...

you didn't read the first post

you'd have to be lou reed NOW.



[Edited on Feb 15, 2003 by Prudence]

Nikki Sixx. or maybe Ozzy. Ha, Ha!

Scott Weiland....because now he's clean.....and the ladies seem to love him. One of the last good rock-n-roll bands....

Either him or Dave Grohl....because Dave Grohl's pretty nifty as well.

janet weiss, the drummer for sleater kinney.

mmm, loud punk girls.

avril lavigne. ha ha.

chris isaak. the ladies love him, he's funny AND he can sing like a muthafugga! snappy dresser too!

pj harvey

Cristina Martinez. Because I'd get to be a kickass rock chick, AND have sex with Jon Spencer every night.

Luis Miguel, because he's only a step or so down from Sinatra in uber cool.

ugh you stole my answer!

I'd be David Bowie with a soothing cardigan sweater.

Lou Reed Now??!?! Gawd no!!!! I'd have killed myself along time ago.....

Implied with the restriction of not being Dylan in '69 is the recognition that its the climb to the top that is the best part, once you're there its all about fending off leaches and blocking pot shots about being a sell-out.

So, with that being said...I woul have to be someone 'on the rise' on an Independent Label who is not only true to the past of his/her craft but CHANGING the future of their craft. This person would have to have a soul, a human side that is doing it for the love of music and the belief that what they do is more than a selfish quest for being rich and famous.

RJD2, Prefuse 73 or Eyedea.

To be real though...I like being me the best.

[Edited on Feb 16, 2003 by hugoroark]

By far, Maynard James Keenan.

And I am completely secure in my heterosexuality in saying that that man has the most beautiful goddamn voice on the planet. That alone wins it.

I went to a concert od his and he was amazing. I thought it would me meow but he tore it up. So yeah, I think I'd be him, A close second would be Avril