Thurston Moore
The lanky, floppy-haired frontman of Sonic Youth is a natural first choice. Standing at 6 feet 6 inches, Moore towers over fellow bandmate and wife, Kim Gordon, onstage. I have a feeling that the impossibly cool Moore, typically seen onstage bent over his guitar, would be able to bend down to my short stature and dish out some rockin' indie hugs.
Win Butler
You need only watch the video of Arcade Fire performing on the Jon Stewart show to understand how huge lead singer Win Butler is. Standing next to a towering 6-foot-5-inch Butler, Stewart quips, "I'm here with, uh, the kid in high school who protected me from bullies." Butler's brother, Will, who plays multiple instruments in the band, is equally as monstrous. Together, the two of them create a strikingly odd front-and-center visual at their indie-pop concerts. Check the Jon Stewart video here.
Nick Cave
Cave begins his song "O'Malley's Bar" with the line, I am tall, I am thin, of an enviable height, and I've been known to be quite handsome from a certain angle and a certain light. Well, he may not stand as tall as the first three on this list, but I'll give the 6-foot-3-inch brooding crooner some credit for laying it out frankly in a song.
| Mick Fleetwood is a drumming giant. |
One of the older musicians on this list, Fleetwood is a classic musician who is frequently noted for his height. Do a quick search for "tall musicians" and you're likely to immediately turn up his name (along with Marilyn Manson, but I'm not sure I want to hug that dude). At 6 feet 6 inches, Fleetwood's height is part of an album-cover icon -- the famous cover to their 1977 album Rumours, where he towers over Stevie Nicks with his stick-thin legs and high ponytail.
Johnny Cash
The Man in Black, the "philosopher-prince of American country music" -- whatever you choose to call him, the 6-foot-2-inch somber songwriter probably needed a hug. I wish I had the opportunity to give the big man with the deep voice, the second deceased musician on the list, a friendly embrace, a pat on the back, and the chance to ask him to play me some sad songs.
A few other musicians with their heads in the clouds who I think would be nice to hug:
Joe Elliott, lead singer of Def Leppard, clocks in at 6 feet 2 inches (though, with his feathery blond hair, he likely appears a smidge taller).
Chris Isaak, standing at a respectable but not impressively tall 6 feet 1 inch, would probably give a pretty decent hug. At least Helena Christensen seemed to think so.
I've always had a slightly absurd crush on Todd Rundgren, so at 6 feet 1 inch, he makes my list. I'd probably require that he wear his shades, though. That's so much more dreamy.
And finally, the shortest musician I'll add to the list, Morrissey, is a solid 6-foot-tall British dreamboat. Yeah, so he's kind of goofy looking, but what girl (or guy) doesn't want to hug such an iconic lyrical poet?
As I was working on this list, all I could think about was the music video for Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al," where an impossibly tiny Paul Simon plays opposite the 6-foot-4-inch Chevy Chase. It's a pretty silly video, but in the spirit of tall people lovin' today, I'll leave you with it:
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