What If...They Lived?

Seen on Twitter:

"One thing I periodically yearn for is the decadent/washed phases of artists who died before they could actually have them.

Examples: Jimi Hendrix's insane, impenetrable 70s prog records, Bruce Lee's studio-busting 1981 film where he's the first guy to do kung fu in space, etc."

My first thought: Consumed by jealous resentment of Ray Manzarek's work with X, Jim Morrison makes a solo album with Black Flag as his backing band.

Kurt Cobain's split 7" with the All American Rejects

hendrix wouldve made boring clapton-ass albums in the 70s

idk maybe not

i still wonder what avril lavigne would have done if she hadn't tragically died in 2003

hendrix wouldve made boring clapton-ass albums in the 70s

idk maybe not

― brimstead

i feel like sylvester stone is probably a more accurate model

Chuck Schuldiner would have written 17 more classic Death albums and I'd be in the band rn

actually makes me sad to think of the things Amy Winehouse could have done :/

Falco would've lived to see the 80s revival put him back on top, where he belongs.

http://www.falco-calling.com/jeanny3e.htm

Alexander Scriabin would have completed his synaesthetic Mysterium and accordingly performed it for a full week at the foot of the Indian Himalayas, thus ushering in the end of the world as planned.

Dennis Wilson would have murdered Mike Love and written an album about it called Love Songs

After a successful rehab stint, but still alarmingly shaky on the kit, the Who’s drummer is at something of a crossroads. He hears about a drummer in Jamaica Queens who’s also an herbal healer, botanist, and martial artist, and figures if he could connect with this person, it could be his last chance to simultaneously clean up and dig deep into working on his drumming. So, in mid-1978, Keith Moon takes an indefinite leave from the Who and begins an intense period of study with Milford Graves.

I've become a bit obsessed with these absurd videos which have been uploaded in recent months. Some are spellbindingly strange. Kurt's is no exception.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOWg4Jo5tpM

Spolier alert: he becomes a podcaster

Quite weirded out that he becomes one of the Old Gits from Harry Enfield's TV show

Falco would've lived to see the 80s revival put him back on top, where he belongs.

wasn't he in the midst of a legitimate comeback when he died? his posthumous albums are actually kinda alright

I always loved this related thread (which also poses the question of who could be untouchably classic if they had only died at the right point in their career):
Imagine if John Lydon had died in 1980 and Ian Curtis was making adverts for Country Life butter

I long to hear the thick soul records Sam Cooke would've recorded for Gamble and Huff in the 70s.

Difficult to imagine the 80s being kind to Marc Bolan. Or possibly the 2010s

jesus fucking wept, what's right with you people!

I suppose this is as good a place as any to post this hilariously bizarre video. I don't think Cobain would've
continued to live in the States, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyx8nGnLYeU

Damn, I should've looked up! Well, given that his parents are still alive, I've posit that he would've lived into his 80's at least, too.