Here’s How Some of Rock and Roll Legends Would Look Like Today If They Weren’t Dead

So many musicians have passed away too fast over the past couple of decades. They left their fans heartbroken, listening to their music until today. Regardless of your taste in music, chances are you remember when the news cycle covered one of their deaths. You are probably constantly thinking about what they could have yet created if they hadn’t died. Unfortunately, we cannot possibly know that, but what we could do is imagine what they would look like today if they were still alive.

Elvis Presley – Jan. 8, 1935 – Aug. 16, 1977

The King of Rock and Roll, who died in 1977 at age 42.

That’s exactly what the Sachs Media Group set out to do with the project you’re about to see. They have teamed up with photo restoration and manipulation company Phojoe to create speculative portraits of what rock and roll’s greatest musicians might look like if they were still alive today.

More info: Sachs Media Group, Phojoe (h/t: vintag.es)

Jimi Hendrix – Nov. 27, 1942 – Sept. 18, 1970

Widely hailed as rock’s greatest guitarist, who died in 1970 at age 27.

Kurt Cobain – Feb. 20, 1967 – April 8, 1994

Guitarist/songwriter with the breakthrough grunge band Nirvana, who died in 1994 at age 27.

Janis Joplin – Jan. 19, 1943 – Oct. 4, 1970

Extraordinary rock-blues singer, who died in 1970 at age 27.

Jim Morrison – Dec. 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971

Ethereal “Lizard King” singer and songwriter for the Doors, who died in 1971 at age 27.

John Lennon – Oct. 9, 1940 – Dec. 8, 1980

ounder of The Beatles and influential songwriter and pioneer for peace, who died in 1980 at age 40.

Bob Marley – Feb. 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981

Reggae music’s most influential artist, who died in 1981 at age 36.

Karen Carpenter – March 2, 1950 – Feb. 4, 1983

Singer and drummer for the Carpenters, who died in 1983 at age 32.

Keith Moon – Aug. 23, 1946 – Sept. 7, 1978

Notoriously wild drummer for the Who, who died in 1978 at age 32.

Dennis Wilson – Dec. 4, 1944 – Dec. 28, 1983

Drummer for the Beach Boys, who died in 1983 at age 39.

Bobby Darin – May 14, 1936 – Dec. 20, 1973

Hit-making singer in the earliest days of rock ‘n’ roll, who died in 1973 at age 37.

‘Mama’ Cass Elliot – Sept. 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974

Singer with the Mamas and the Papas, who died in 1974 at age 33.