Gross right? But seriously… thinking about how many people are probably caught up in this nightmare, how many one hit wonders or bands you may have heard in the past and thought “gee, how did they not make it, they sounded so good?”… how many of those bands or singers didn’t drink the kool-aid and were subsequently kicked out of the party because they didn’t want to be vile human beings?
Hilariously, I’d toss Nickelback in there because of the widespread hate even though they’re not like, terrible… but for one hit wonders, I’d throw out maybe a band like Fastball, or Jimmy’s Chicken Shack as (hopefully) contenders for morally upright artists. Just a thought :) Honorable mention, Queensryche
I have one such friend who walked away from stardom after getting contracts for records and everything. 1979. He didn't even own the clothes he wore on a daily basis. When his wife turned on to God she then got him to also and he left. They threatened him for about 5 years before they left him alone.