Music makes the world go round. The individuals on this list, funnily enough, also enjoy their fair share of responsibility to keep the earth spinning. It makes sense then, to delve into the minds of these prominent house-hold names and find out what tunes make them tick.
The universality of music gives it the special ability to bring every human down to a common denominator. No matter who you are, music has been proven to have a blissful and enjoyable effect on your state of being. So do you share the tastes of an ex-U.S. President? Or do you fancy yourself a visionary of the future? What youโll quickly deduct from this is that music taste by no means dictates a perceived level of intellectual ability.
Elon Musk
Favourite Artists: โWeird Alโ Yankovic, Frank Sinatra & Andrea Bocelli
Tesla owners can trust their vehicles are in good hands when it comes to music. Okay, perhaps not music taste exactly but CEO & Founder Elon Musk has been very vocal about the importance of music integration in his technologies. Currently, customers enjoy free Spotify streaming via 3G integration (the bill of which is fronted by Tesla), and thereโs been talks of an in-house service for a while now. A 2011 interview with a California college radio revealed that Musk was digging some of Sinatraโs โFly Me To The Moon,โ Team Americaโs โAmerica, Fuck Yeah!โ and Andrea Bocelliโs โCon Te Partiro.โ
Mark Zuckerberg
Favourite Artists: Lady Gaga, Eminem & Daft Punk
In 2016 Zuckerberg built an artificial intelligence system called Jarvis (Iron Man reference surely?) for his home that could recommend music for him and his wife based on their previous preferences. Not much is actually known about the social media mogulโs actual tastes, although he once revealed his favourite musicians included Lady Gaga & Daft Punk, and once tweeted โhad a dream I was king. I woke up, still kingโ โ a lyric rapped by Eminem in โLightersโ featuring Bruno Mars.
Barack Obama
Favourite Artists: Marvin Gaye, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z
The former Mr. Prez of the United States definitely hasnโt kept his music cards too close to his chest over the years. Obama has been vocal since day one in the White House on his tunes of choice, known for making countless playlists for everything from Inurguration parties to Christmas dinners featuring Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones and everyone in between. The man has even gone one step further in openly identifying his five favourite rappers โ JAY-Z, Kanye West, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper.
Jack Ma
Favourite Artists: Michael Jackson, โThe Lion Kingโ
Founder of the Alibaba Group and Chinaโs richest man by day ($52.2 million AUD net worth), Jack Ma is the corporate worldโs most prolific and enthusiastic performer by night. Ma attended his companyโs 18th birthday bash dressed as Michael Jackson, rode onstage in a black and gold outfit on a motorcycle and proceeded to pull off his best impersonation of the King of Popโs signature moves. If this wasnโt good enough for you, in 2014 he sang songs from Disneyโs The Lion King to a stadium of 16,000 employees.
Stephen Hawking
Favourite Artists: Rod Stewart, The Beatles, Francis Poulenc
Hawking has shared his long-time love affair with music to the world for decades. โHave I Told You Latelyโ by Rod Stewart was confirmed as his favourite song, and the man once picked eight records he would most like to be cast away with on BBCโs Desert Island Discs. These included a selection from The Beatles, Francis Poulenc & Richard Wagner.
Hans Zimmer
Favourite Artists: Ennio Morricone, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder
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This is interesting because as of yet, none of the individuals on this list have been affiliated with the music industry themselves, so we thought weโd leave it until last. Music mastermind Hans Zimmer has composed some of the most recognisable film scores this century including The Dark Knight, Inception, and Gladiator. In an interview with IGN, Zimmer revealed his favourite pieces of all time included Ennio Morriconeโs Once Upon A Time in America, Giorgio Moroderโs Midnight Express and Vangelisโ Blade Runner. He also admires Beethovenโs 5th Symphony for its simplicity and looked up to Mozart and The Rolling Stones growing up.
Article premise credited to Hypebeast
