The 'Complete' Musician.

[electronpirate]

Got to thinking.

Who has the combination of songwriting, musical chops on multiple instruments (including voice), and decades of longevity.

Off the top of my head, I will say:

Pete Townsend
Prince

Add yours.

 

[Moke]

David Bowie

 

[electronpirate]

David Bowie

Well played.

 

[kelso1]

Paul McCartney

 

[Piing]

Mike Oldfield
Phil Collins
Arjen Lucassen
Steve Winwood
Neal Morse


I've seen Gilmour playing sax, drums and bass. Shall we also count Geddy Lee for keyboards and bass pedals?

 

[fcs101]

Bob Seger

 

[Piing]

What was the name of that guy playing cowbell? Cowbell can make a musician fully 'complete'. Ask Christopher Walken

 

[Purplestrats]

Steven Wilson.

 

[Piing]

Asteroid 48886

 

[willowdale]

Geddy Lee for sure!

 

[ak301]

Sting
Luke

 

[Renderman]

Joni Mitchell

 

[Scorched]

Devin Townsend

 

[Rhodes]

Geddy Lee
Brian May
Nuno Bettencourt
And of course, Eddie Van Halen.

 

[grandinq]

Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant. He wrote many of their dazzlingly fun complex songs (including the very layered vocal lines), played keys, and also sang, played guitar, recorder, vibes (check out his killer solo in the live version of Funny Ways) and percussion.

 

[Tonedeaf]

Mark Farner's singing, songwriting, guitar, keyboard, harmonica playing and one of the best stage performers ever puts him on my list of best overall talents.
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[Justincase]

Rip
Tom petty

 

[AJ Vargas]

Lenny Kravitz
Dave Grohl

 

[Justincase]

Sammy Hagar

 

[davidevo]

Mark Farner's singing, songwriting, guitar, keyboard, harmonica playing and one of the best stage performers ever puts him on my list of best overall talents.
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Very well said! Mark Farner is on the top of my list. He has the whole package and then some! I am a huge fan, and I credit Mark for my style of guitar playing. I’m in Pearl Jam tribe band called Corduroy, and I play rhythm guitar some leads and backup vocals. We’re in the Chicagoland area. Our first gig after Covid is tomorrow night!