Although rock music has stayed for years and years, many bands have broken up. To the disappointment of their fans, these famous bands did not stay to keep rock and roll alive. It's a good thing their songs do live on.
The Beatles
When Japanese artist Yoko Ono came into John Lennon's life, every other Beatle resented her. John also got tired of Paul Cartney, and George Harrison felt left out. Most fans accuse Ono of breaking up the Beatles, but others say there was also the issue of the Fab Four wanting to move forward to individual musical careers, and of course, the death of their manager, Brian Epstein. Their final year together was in 1969. And everyone did move on with their own musical careers.
The Doors
After the death of Jim Morrison (lead vocals) in 1971, the Doors disbanded a year later. In 2002, Doors of the 21st Century was formed, led by the Doors' keyboard player Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger. In 2002, John Densmore, drummer of the the Doors sued the band for use of the Doors' name.
Sex Pistols
Sid Vicious, bass guitar player of the band, was addicted to heroin, resulting to violent and unpredictable behavior. Johnny Rotten, lead vocalist, could not stomach Vicious' wasteful behavior. To add to this, the singer constantly had angry rows with their manager, Malcolm McLaren. In 1978, while on tour in California, Rotten declared that he was going to leave the Sex Pistols. The rest of the band left Rotten "rotten" in Los Angeles. He had no money and no plane ticket to go back home to England.
Blondie
In rock and roll fashion, Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry took most of the spotlight, of course, being the frontwoman of the band. The other band members must have felt the tension growing, because this led to their dissolution. At their induction in the Rock Hall of Fame, Debbie Harry gave her ex-bandmates Nigel Harrison and Frank Infante the cold-shoulder, refusing to come up the stage to join the rest of Blondie.
Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd's original vocalist) left the band in 1968 due to a mental illness caused by drug addiction. Roger Waters (bass player and vocalist) also leaves in 1985, just after releasing 'The Final Cut'. Many consider the album a solo gig, with the other members pushed to the sidelines. Eventually, after leaving, he sues the rest of the band for use of Pink Floyd name.
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