Happy Friday and Happy Holidays, R&P! And I haven't seen her around in a while, but Happy Birthday, BuzzKill! :)
My question is based on this question that gorge busch asked:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al5yOgwIEkx3y2JirDkFG4iv.Bd.;_ylv=3?qid=20071221065457AAC0AUZ
Sometimes musicians are their own biggest enemy, and we discuss them here on almost a daily basis. The modern examples (i.e. Britney) are more commonly discussed, but they are hardly the first - since musicians have been around, they have been getting into trouble...with the law, their spouses, the fans, etc. And in quite a few cases it has impacted their popularity of their music and damaged their relationship with those who support them.
So here is (hopefully) the more positive side of all of this. What musician do you think has made the greatest comeback musicially after failing the fans in their personal lives? And it is truly possible for the fans to forgive and forget?
2007-12-21 02:26:32 · 17 answers · asked by Sookie 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Awww...Happy Holidays, Retro! :)
2007-12-21 02:39:28 · update #1
Thank you, James! I hope you and the family have a great one!
2007-12-21 02:40:48 · update #2
Merry Christmas, Rckets!
2007-12-21 03:17:17 · update #3
Happy Friday, MachPen! :)
2007-12-21 03:45:50 · update #4
Darth - Happy and Merry everything!
2007-12-21 03:46:24 · update #5
LOL...Merry Christmas, Bowzer! There...now we'll both spend the holidays in the slammer! :)
2007-12-22 03:49:23 · update #6
I think one good example would be Paul McCartney. History of issues with pot, bad divorce, etc. But without question has been forgiven every time because his contribution to rock music is so signifiant!
My other example would be Hank Williams Jr, although I am not sure how many people knew of his issues and his near death fall prior to hitting it big.
Merry Christmas!
2007-12-21 02:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by James M 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Happy Friday Happy Winter Solstice and Merry Christmas Sookie
I'd have to say Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. After the release of Never Say Die in 1978 and Ozzy's subsequent departure from the band everyone pretty much assumed that Sabbath and Ozzy was a dead issue.
The Sabbath shocked the music world by coming back strong with a new singer (Ronnie James Dio) and a new masterpiece of an album (Heaven And Hell) and Ozzy who everyone assumed was pretty much done rocketed to the very pinnacle of rock fame with his solo career in the 80's and 90's. Ozzy's comeback was so huge in fact that the question of whether He was better by Himself or with Sabbath is still a hotly debated issue
2007-12-21 11:44:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Stephen Drozd of the Flaming Lips.
Did heroin for about 10 years. In this time he pushed all his friends away from him including the woman who loved him. Despite being in a successful band had money problems due to the expensive habit. So the story goes, Wayne Coyne (fellow Flaming Lip band member) patiently dealt with the problem for awhile until he saw Steve was out of control and destroying his own life. Wayne got into a fist fight with Steve to "wake him up."
Steve has since got off H (which is extremely hard due to it having mental and physical dependancy.)
Steve's life is back together now. He is married to the girl he pushed away (but she waited for him) and has a son.
Steve is an extremely talented musician. He plays several instruments and music comes naturally to him.
The whole tale is told in a honest fashion on Flaming Lips DVD Fearlees Freaks.
2007-12-21 10:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Bernstein 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
All the good ones have been mentioned. Honorable mention to two people who came back, not from their own actions, but from other people's actions or just adverse circumstances: Tina Turner and Rick Allen, the Def Leppard drummer who lost an arm and kept on playin'.
*dog straps on fake reindeer horns and a red plastic nose, rolls around in tinsel, and runs around yapping "ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas" at everyone, until the Political Correctness police arrest him*
2007-12-22 10:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Happy Friday Sookie!
I'm going to have to list more than one. Over the decades there have been so many to include Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, and even David Bowie. Lou Reed more so, since he was a part of Andy Warhol's scene, and was deeply involved in the chaotic world of the factory - yikes, a lot of people didn't make it out of that one alive.
I know members of RHCP have been mentioned, too. But I would also nominate Flea, who completely turned his life around, still plays with the band, and is now a music teacher for disadvantaged kids. really cool
I can't see why we should be so unforgiving of them. Sure, it's possible to forgive and forget :)
2007-12-21 11:41:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
That would have to be John Lennon when he said Christianity was dying and The Beatles were more popular than Jesus in 1966. The backlash was amazing with radio stations banning playing The Beatles music, records being burned, concerts being cancelled, etc. It wasn't until months later, after he apologized and The Vatican forgave him, that the controversy finally ended.
2007-12-21 11:56:03 · answer #6 · answered by Beatle fanatic 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He didn't really fail the fans, but more of himself I suppose.
After Operation Ivy, Tim Armstrong got heavy into alcohol, heroin and eventually he became homeless. Matt Freeman encouraged him to help start Rancid as an effort to get him off the streets and focus on something. It worked out wonderfully. Now, not only is Rancid one of the best Punk bands in the genre's short history, but Tim also operates Hellcat Records (part of the Epitaph family), and produces. I say he did an excellent job of turning it all around.
2007-12-21 11:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by Master C 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm not a huge Peppers fan but I have to admit that his talent and style bring a lot to the table, especially since he's returned. It's not very often that someone with drug addiction issues as bad as he had could come back and actually be a better musician than they were prior to rehab.
2007-12-21 10:34:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Definitely Aerosmith...they were practically dead in the water from drugs and Joe Perry leaving in the late '70's/early '80's...then they did Walk This Way with Run DMC and it was a smash and they made a huge comeback and are way bigger after the decay than they were before it.
2007-12-21 10:43:07 · answer #9 · answered by Aculeus 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Aerosmith is the first one I think of - They where pretty well left for dead in the 80's but regained their sucsess with the Permanent Vacation album
2007-12-21 10:33:23 · answer #10 · answered by Bored @ Work 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋