Elvis Presley

The King, period. He turned everything upside down. Set up by the white mainstream for sure! But the rest he made himself. So it's understandable that they forced him into some bullshit (like his movie career, for example). You try being in his shoes at twenty! But Elvis had a great soul. And I actually love his crazy, self-destructive period, where he gave endless emotions. If some idiots turned him into a "freak show" phenomenon, I don't care. The '50s and '70s were mind-blowing. If all the greats remember him, there must be a reason, damn it!