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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, he widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential rock musicians.

Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor and musician. The recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spanning four decades, he is known for his leading roles in action films, his amiable public image, and his philanthropic efforts. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him as the fourth-greatest actor of the 21st century, and in 2022, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Neil Young
Neil Percival Young is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. Son of journalist and author Scott Young, Young embarked on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s. He then moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. His solo career, often backed by the band Crazy Horse, includes critically acclaimed albums such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969), After the Gold Rush (1970), Harvest (1972), On the Beach (1974), and Rust Never Sleeps (1979). Young was also a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with whom he recorded the chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu.
Dave Grohl
American rock musician

Chris Cornell
Christopher John Cornell was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend, musician Andrew Wood. Several music journalists, fan polls, and fellow musicians have regarded Cornell as one of the greatest rock singers of all time.
Krist Novoselic
American rock musician
Eddie Vedder
American singer and guitarist

Layne Staley
American rock musician (1967–2002)

Kid Cudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, also known by his stage name Kid Cudi, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Cudi moved to New York City in pursuit of a musical career, where he first gained recognition for his song "Day 'n' Nite". Initially self-published on his MySpace page, the song became a hit online and served as a catalyst for Cudi to team up with record producers Plain Pat and Emile Haynie to record his first full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008). Its release helped Cudi rise to prominence and establish a fanbase, catching the attention of rapper Kanye West—who signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label by late 2008.

Jerry Cantrell
American guitarist and singer

Mark Lanegan
American singer (1964–2022)

Scott Weiland
American singer (1967–2015)
Pat Smear
American musician and actor
Stone Gossard
American guitarist (born 1966)
Matt Cameron
American drummer
Jeff Ament
American bassist
Chad Channing
American musician

Mike McCready
American guitarist
Sean Kinney
American drummer
Jason Everman
American musician
Andrew Wood
American musician and singer (1966–1990)
Dale Crover
American drummer
Kristen Pfaff
American musician and singer
Ben Shepherd
American musician
Buzz Osborne
American musician
Kim Thayil
American guitarist
Mike Starr
American bassist (1966–2011)
Hiro Yamamoto
Japanese-American musician
Mike Inez
American bassist
Mark Arm
American musician
Aaron Burckhard
American drummer
Jack Endino
American producer and musician
Dave Abbruzzese
musician
Dan Peters
American rock drummer
Dave Krusen
American drummer
Steve Turner
American guitarist
Dylan Carlson
American guitarist
Barrett Martin
American drummer
Dean DeLeo
American guitarist
Jazmin Bean
English singer-songwriter
Greg Gilmore
American drummer

Robert DeLeo
American rock musician

Jeff Ward
American musician (1962-1993)
Joe Preston
American musician
Matt Lukin
American musician
Guy Maddison
Australian musician
Van Conner
American musician (1967–2023)
Andy Cairns
Irish singer
Lori Black
American bassist
Gary Lee Conner
American musician
Oleksandr Chemerov
Ukrainian rock musician