A solid rags-to-riches tale is almost as popular in Hollywood as a great biopic. They also enjoy blending those elements with a piece of killer music. Telling the life narrative of a famous musician is the ideal approach to hitting all three. There doesn’t seem to be an iconic singer whose ascent to popularity hasn’t been exaggerated by Hollywood, from Bob Dylan to the Runaways to the Phenomenal B.I.G. to Queen.

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Music biopics are more popular than ever. The best musician biopics frequently depict the typical vices associated with rock & roll life. But, it is only the beginning of their attractiveness. With several musical biopics already on the market, it’s startling how few pop stars and musicians have had their stories recounted on the big screen. So let’s track down some big-name Hollywood scriptwriters and submit a list of well-known musicians that need their own biopics.

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8 Kurt Cobain

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Soaked In Bleach and Gus Van Sant’s Last Days both tell dramatized versions of Kurt Cobain’s life, but no movie has followed him from boyhood to the birth of Nirvana and ultimately to his untimely death. Cobain’s impact on musical history alone should be enough to tell his entire story. Although we do have a documentary on his life, the legal repercussions from Courtney Love and the concerns surrounding how Cobain died could make an untainted biopic viable. However, followers of Kurt Cobain continue to aspire for an official biopic, which is why when Aaron Paul revealed that he would be interested in playing Kurt Cobain in a Nirvana biopic, fans went into a frenzy.

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7 Bob Marley

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Everyone can remember the first moment they heard a Bob Marley song. The musician and activist’s music has a distinct style and message that appeals to both youngsters and adults. Few musicians have done a better job of representing their genre than Bob Marley. Marley’s message of love and peace is definitely the sort of tale people need in the current political atmosphere, more than thirty years after his death from cancer.

Marley’s political ambitions, turbulent relationships, and music would all combine to produce a fantastic film. To be fair, there have been countless attempts to bring Bob Marley’s narrative to the big screen. Despite the fact that Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin McDonald developed a documentary about him, we believe there was a squandered opportunity. However, fans can get their hopes up, as a new Bob Marley biopic will star Kingsley Ben- Adir as the reggae icon.

6 Donny Hathaway

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He was the people’s voice. His Gospel-inspired baritone was smooth as velvet, and became the rallying call of young Black people and several White people across our country, until he died far too early, at 33, from suicide and lengthy struggles with paranoid schizophrenia.

Donny Hathaway was among the first artists to make his lyrics and music clear. His compelling compositions and motivating songwriting established the groundwork for American Soul and R&B. For many people, he is the foundation on which music genre exists. And his story exemplifies how many people live in silence. That’s a musician biopic suited for the big screen.

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5 Prince

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Prince’s musical legacy encompasses both albums and films. Purple Rain is among the most well-known musical films of all time, and it was loosely inspired by Prince. While his death surprised many, there are not too many discussions about adapting his life narrative for the big screen. It’s difficult enough to imitate Prince’s melodic vocals, but there are plenty of actors who would be up to the task.

4 Janis Joplin

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Janis Joplin is among the most well-known musicians who have never had an official biopic. Joplin’s life was fictionalized in the popular movie The Rose, starring Bette Midler, as a part of the notorious 27 Club with Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Amy Adams has been linked to a biopic that has stalled in active development but will possibly move forward in the coming years. Hollywood studios would love to make movies about Janis Joplin’s climb to stardom and its untimely end.

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3 Amy Winehouse

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While creating one of the finest records of the century, the most talented young musician of a generation battled addiction. Since Amy Winehouse’s terrible untimely death at 27, a biopic about her has been in the works. Just as her fame was flourishing, the British singer and songwriter died of alcohol intoxication. Winehouse was unusual among vocalists of the twenty-first century, inked and trendy with a throwback twist, and her persona has influenced many contemporary artists. With multiple documentaries on her already out, fans keep hoping for an official biopic on this talented but unfortunate singer’s life.

2 Stevie Wonder

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Stevland Hardaway Judkins was a champion from the start. Since birth, he has been blind. Stevie was accepting his first recording contract at the age of 11, when most of us were attempting to handle fifth-grade homework. Despite this, he had to struggle for what he was meant to have.

Civil liberties, overcoming adversity, and a vehicle accident rendered him incapacitated. It’s not for nothing that he was nearly single-handedly responsible for MLK’s birthday being a federal holiday. Stevie Wonder is one of the few musicians who deserves to have the details of his life made public.

1 Marvin Gaye

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Marvin Gaye lived a miserable existence despite being among the most acclaimed musicians in the world, and also being highly gifted and skilled. He regularly struggled with drugs, married and divorced twice, and had a wild father who eventually killed him. Despite this, his music was inspiring and wonderful. There was a report in 2008 about F. Gary Gray directing a Marvin Gaye biopic, but nothing came out of it. The man died far too soon, yet his legacy will live on. People require his story, energy, and voice on screens to reinstate his charm.