The 10 artists on this list are all over the age of 65 and very much alive and kickin’. All in some way or another made rock what it is today. Respect your elders!

From Vincent van Gogh to Sylvia Plath to Flavor Flav, it has been proven throughout history that something within their drug-addled, alcohol-soaked, chemically-imbalanced brains allows these people to push boundaries, explore their psyches and create phenomenal art. Brian Wilson, former member of the Beach Boys and sufferer of schizoaffective disorder, is no exception.