From N.W.A. to the Beatles to Fifth Harmony, these are the biggest, messiest band breakups in music history.
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There’s also the simple fact that many bands were formed when the members were teenagers. Imagine spending decades with your high school buddies, unable to make major life and career decisions unless everyone agrees. Throw millions of dollars and global adulation into the mix, and things get dicey very fast. And when a group like Fleetwood Mac, Sonic Youth, or ABBA features romantic partners, the breakup can really get messy.
an incredible songwriter and singer, but he wasn’t always the best bandmate. The Byrds learned this pretty early into their run during the 1960s. “I had a large ego and Roger and I started having conflicts with each other over material, business, expenses,” Crosby wrote in his memoir. “Everything we did was a potential source of disagreement.
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