Most Universally Respected Musician?

[roslinpl]

I think if answering this topic question which is "Most Universally Respected Musician?"

I will say the Most Universally Respected Musician is ... Michael Jackson but he is dead..

So maybe Freddy Mercury?   Dead as fish..    Ok, find another one ... Bob Marley ... lord have mercy.

I know ! Steve Vai! No?    Why not?     You do not know him? ok ... so what the hell ... I am out

EDITED:
Ah!!!! John Lennon !!! Just saw in a post above! (he is dead too )

[kireinaha]

Elvis,Bob dylan,Roger Waters, John Lennon (NOT THE BEATLES),Eric Clapton,Stevie ray Vaughn,BB King.

Just to name a few.

Elvis stole music from black people, so no.

Dylan and Roger Waters are liberal windbags, so no.

John Lennon was a hypocrite (preached peace and love, but beat his first wife and son before abandoning them)

Eric Clapton is okay, but hasn't done anything remarkable in a long time. And he stole George Harrison's wife.

Not sure who Stevie Ray Vaughn is

I know BB King, but can't name any of his songs off the top of my head. I'm guessing most people under 40 have a pretty faint idea of who he is

[Bitcoin Magazine]

RUSH or Alanis Morisette

[Hazir]

The only music I truly respect is classical music. Nowadays artist first must be dead to fully earn respect of people imo.

[Polycoin]

The most famous musician of all time was/is Michael Jackson. Don't believe me? Google/Bing/Textbook it. He's #1. #2 is Madonna, #3 The Beatles, #4 Elvis Presley...

[Sindelar1938]

Someone soft arsed like yanni or kenny g probably

[Bit_Happy]

That fat lady from England who got really famous for a few weeks.   

[john641]

Its hard to choose. New famous artist and rock bands can be considered respected? How do you define respected. By the number of people listening? The number of awards? The number of old people that likes it? The media likes it? or by The elites like it?

[SmithsonJim]

Everyone knows who were Mozart, Beethoven, Bach .

[hilariousandco]

That fat lady from England who got really famous for a few weeks.   

Susan Boyle?

[blacksails]

Everyone knows who were Mozart, Beethoven, Bach .

Yes, classical composers like the ones you mentioned are probably the most respected today. They were not always respected back in their days though.
I wish I had the ability to compose songs in my head like Mozart