Who's the smartest at music?
 

It has to be W.A. Mozart.

MC Hammer obviously.

what do you mean by smartest?

theory wise? or smartest music critic.

either way, probably not hendrix.

In terms of making music.

In terms of making music, that's such a broad idea, and there's so much music and tastes and emotions, that proclaiming one person to be the best with any sense of rationality is a tad ludicrous, don't you think? Sort of like proclaiming a greatest painter, or writer, or person. It's limiting to your tastes. Favourite, however, is a much better suited idea.

Favourite writer though, I don't have. I have several that I like, but no one favourite.

In terms of theory, anyone who doesn't say Bach has never had a theory class, or has never researched Bach. Which sounds blunt, but it's quite true.

Sort of a stupid poll.

Hard to compare Bach and Hendrix.

I said Beethoven.

My vote goes to Urk the Cave Bear Slayer, the guy who invented music in 199,056 B.C.

Haha, is that a wikipedia fact?

has to be john cage... what perfection can a musician strive for beyond silence?

Oh, indubitably!