What if rock’s most celebrated and profoundly influential figures had survived – or at least were in their heyday – to meet those they had inspired? We’re talking Thom Yorke flailing uncontrollably on stage with Pink Floyd to one of their space trips, or witnessing a moody croon-off between Interpol frontman Paul Banks and the late and very great Ian Curtis.

That’s exactly what Brazilian creative Billy Butcher has envisioned, doctoring images of some of music’s most beloved figures sporting a tee of an artist or band whom the wearer went on to inspire.

In the words of Butcher: “This is a series that reverses the natural course of pop culture hierarchy – the influencer will sport the shirt of the influenced – completely messing with space time continuum.”

Buckle up, we’re diving into the wormhole, while exploring the influence these iconic musicians had on other future rock characters.

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