Björk Guðmundsdóttir  born 21 November 1965) is an icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public persona, she has developed a unique musical style over a career spanning four decades. her popular musical offerings blend  electronic, pop,  trip hop , experimental, classical and avant-garde music. her distinctive music videos explore performance art, social activism and video art.
Her recent projects include a partnership with Square space that allows viewers to create a website using templates BjORK created.

George Denis Patrick Carlin
 (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008)
was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and social critic.

Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians".

George Carlin is known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and taboo subjects.

William Melvin Hicks December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian and satirist. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy.

Hicks's performance style was seen as a play on his audience's emotions. He expressed anger, disgust, and apathy while addressing the audience in a casual and personal manner, which he likened to merely conversing with his friends. He would invite his audiences to challenge authority and the existential nature of "accepted truth." One such message, which he often used in his shows, was delivered in the style of a news report 

The link below features David letterman interviewing Hick' s mom.
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Louis Thomas Hardin
 (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999

,Known professionally as Moondog, was an American composer, musician, performer, music theoretician, poet and inventor of musical instruments. Largely self-taught as a composer, his prolific work widely drew inspiration from jazz, classical, Native American music which he had become familiar with as a child,[1] and Latin American music.[2] His strongly rhythmic, contrapuntal pieces and arrangements later influenced composers of minimal music, in particular American composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

Moondog sat on on classical music rehearsals after being invited by a classical conductor and began his career as a composer. He chose to wear clothes of a viking style and got bammed from attending rehearsals in Carnegie has and was a busker in New York during his stay in New York.

Moondog was taught how to play drums by visiting native American Indians, including the navaho, who strongly influenced his musical compositions.

the viking outfit clad Moondog even recorded with Julie Andrews,, Charlie Parker, knew Leonard Bernstein and wrote more than 80 symphonies, some modern classics, yet known by only a few.

Moondog died in Germany, a great point on his composing life .when he died on September 8, 1999 and people noticed the unusual relationship of Moondog to the number 9.. he composed using 9 as the basis of many of his musical efforts.

Recognized as a blender of jazz, symphonic,and found recordings Moondog pushed the boundaries of contemporary music, influencing many contemporary musicians.