Ok then - my All Time Top 10 Artists

The word 'Artist' in this case has been taken to include any practitioner of any art form. If they're creative, they're in. I have, however, discounted anyone for whom writing or performing is a secondary career that has stemmed from something non-art (so goodbye, Carl Sagan and Richard Feynman) I've written lists under different categories, then ranked each proponent within each category, then seen which have the highest ratings. Then I've put them against each other and seen which provide me with the most personal enjoyment, regardless of the medium they work in. Then I've typed it all out and seen if it passes the eye test; then I've left it a few hours and done that again, and made adjustments as deemed necessary. I imagine this list will be different if I revisit it later in the year, or at a future time, but I feel quite confident that this is an accurate representation of my feelings as I have them this week.
And if you're wondering whether I have thought about this too much, the answer is Yes, and if you're wondering whether this has kept me away from more important tasks that I should have been spending this time on, the answer is also Yes.
Anyway - the list.

10 - William Shakespeare
 9 - Henry David Thoreau
 8 - Ludovico Einaudi
 7 - Arthur Conan Doyle
 6 - Arthur C. Clarke
 5 - Kae Tempest
 4 - Dorothy Parker
 3 - Robert Harris
 2 - Bob Dylan
 1 - The Beatles

RC 27-3-26