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Musicians Getting Better After Leaving?

Musicians Getting Better After Leaving?

No one is ever sure if their favorite musicians will be better as solo acts or fizzle out after leaving well-known bands. Each time an artist strikes out on their own, the die is cast. Remember the Ringo Starr Band? Sadly, we do. Remember Art Garfunkel’s solo career? You might be the only one. But not every artist in this situation has the same result. Check out these musicians who got better after they left their band.

Why Do Musicians Think it’s Better to Go Solo?

Why Do Musicians Think it’s Better to Go Solo?

Musicians strike out on their own for a lot of reasons. Sometimes they have creative differences. Sometimes they have personality conflicts with the band. And sometimes, the band that brought them to the top doesn’t grow with them. The life of a touring musician can be stressful. When the other musicians in the band don’t gel anymore, going solo might be the only choice.

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Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker

About the Artist’s Solo Career: Rucker stepped out with an R&B album eventually released by Hidden Beach Recordings as Back to Then in 2002. This album was a short-lived diversion as Rucker moved quickly into country music. In 2008, Rucker released his second country album Learn To Live, produced by Frank Rogers. Rogers worked with country powerhouses Brad Paisley and Trace Adkins and performed the same magic with Rucker.

Annie Lenox

Annie Lenox

About the Artist’s Solo Career: Lennox’s first album, Diva, charted worldwide and featured Why and Walking On Broken Glass as singles. The video for Why won Best Female Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. After a break to raise two children, Lennox released her second album in 1995. Medusa featured all cover songs originally by male artists.

Sting

Sting

About the Artist’s Solo Career: As a solo artist, out of everyone on our list, Sting saw the most success. Over his career, he received seventeen Grammy awards. Top hits from his solo years are hard to choose but include If You Love Someone, Set Them Free, Love Is the Seventh Wave, and Moon Over Bourbon Street.

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