As much as I keep joking (“Okay, guys, it’s totally a thing now! This is hilarious and stupid!”) about the whole turning-dead-musicians-into-holograms thing, the truth is, I’ve kept hope alive (even though being alive is so out this year. Zing!) that maybe it’snota “thing”, and that each new announcement of yet another deceased legend being re-animated through science, lights, and a total lack of respect will, in fact, be the last.

But I’m really giving up the ghost now. It’s a thing. Life just got super lamer.

More details via NME:

Holograms of deceased Doors frontman Jim Morrison and rock icon Jimi Hendrix are currently being developed.

The use of holograms in live performance has been a big talking point ever since Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg brought the hologram of Tupac onstage at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, with the likes of Elvis Pressley, Marvin Gaye and even Justin Bieber discussed as popstars who could be in line to become holograms.

Speaking to Billboard, Jeff Jampol, who manages the estate of former Doors singer Morrison, said that he’s been looking into the idea of creating a ”3D” Morrison for nearly a decade, and hopes to create a multimedia experience featuring The Doors.

He said of this: “Hopefully, ‘Jim Morrison’ will be able to walk right up to you, look you in the eye, sing right at you and then turn around and walk away.”

Jimi Hendrix’s sister Janie meanwhile has been a little more guarded in her comments about creating a hologram of her brother, but is known to have been working with a London-based company called Musion Systems to create a virtual version of the guitar legend.

Speaking about this, Janie, who is also CEO of ‘Experience Hendrix’ said: “For us, of course, it’s about keeping Jimi authentically correct. There are no absolutes at this point.”

You know what? I give up on being offended by the increasingly offensive, borderline blasphemous actions of certain parts of the music community. Instead, let’s just surrender our brains to the new reality that nothing is sacred and everything is instead ridiculous, weird, and mildly creepy.

So what pushed me over this line into a new realm of acceptance?

HOLOGRAM ELVIS.

I feel like I probably don’t need to say more (which is sadly true in a Post-Hologram Tupac world) but here’s more anyway from The Hollywood Reporter:

Digital Domain Media Group, the creator of the “holographic” Tupac Shakur at Coachella, has announced an exclusive deal with the Core Media Group, to jointly produce a series of “virtual” Elvis likenesses for a range of entertainment projects.

According to Digital Domain, a visual effects company that has also worked on films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, TRON: Legacy and X-Men: First Class, the virtual Elvis will soon be seen in film, on television, and in other venues. Concerts appear to be a clear possibility. Digital Domain says it will soon announce where audiences can expect to see the first virtual Elvis performances.

Core Media, formerly known as CKx, is a company that creates and manages brands. It acquired Apollo Global Management in 2011, which gave it rights over Elvis’ likeness.

Currently, Elvis Presley Enterprises is a division within Core Media. The manager of Elvis’ brand expresses enthusiasm for what’s ahead.

“His lifelong fans will be thrilled all over again and new audiences will discover the electric experience of Elvis the performer,” said Jack Soden, president and CEO of Elvis Presley Enterprises. “The high level of quality entertainment that both Core Media Group and Digital Domain deliver gives us great confidence that these projects will help continue the growth of Elvis’ rich legacy all over the world.”

According to the company, Elvis sightings are still strong with 6 million Facebook followers, over 70,000 official app downloads and more than five million unique visitors annually to Elvis.com. “He is also now the King of Digital,” says a press release.

The virtual Tupac performance at Coachella was witnessed by tens of thousands of people, made international headlines and has sparked speculation about which dead celebrities would be the next to be resurrected digitally. As THR first reported, plans are also in the works for a virtual Marilyn Monroe concert later this year.