Who is the greatest popular music artist of all time? How would

Does it have to be a multi-instrumentalist, like most normies would assert?
Or would it be better if someone was the best or one of the best at ONE thing, like Jimi Hendrix on guitar?
Wouldn't that prevent them from being a jack-of-all-trades but master of none like Beck and Moby?
Would it be someone who is more technically intelligent like Sufjan who made a song in 11/8 time signature?
Would it be someone more subversive for breaking more ground, such as John Cale, even though he was simple in a sense?

>>74306282
The fact that there has to be a ONE ABSOLUTE GREATEST OF ALL TIME is autistic and useless. When people get to a certain level of greatness it's not about who's better than who anymore, it's all just different

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
He's a charmer.

>>74306360
I understand that music is inherently collaborative in one way or another, but are you saying that things should be as communal as possible, like a Kanye album, so it's as Maximalist as possible?
Combine individual gifts?

>>74306714
All I'm trying to say is that on the highest levels of the arts you can't call people better than other people as easily, and there's literally no way to figure out one ""greatest of all time."" I don't know if it's me or you but I honestly don't understand what you're asking me here.

>>74306854
Let me put it to you another way.
Is it fair that people discredit West for using so many other musicians' talents?

>>74306904
>Is it fair that people discredit West for using so many other musicians' talents?
yes because any rich guy can hire the same musicians and still make way worst shit.