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12-14-2025, 11:43 PM
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They had the talent. They had the songs. They had their shot at superstardom. But for these artists, something went off the rails… Dead wrong at exactly the wrong moment—leaving us to wonder what might have been.
Today, we're counting down eight bands and solo acts who seemed destined for massive, enduring careers… but for reasons ranging from self-sabotage to tragedy to bad timing, it never happened. Including the La's perfectionist frontman, who actually destroyed millions of dollars' worth of his own recorded music because it didn't sound “authentic” enough. He physically destroyed them, and no one will ever hear them! Or what about the Fiona Apple (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKJ77lPSOJc), who (https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/zchrur/comment/iyy3043/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) ruined her career (https://www.quora.com/Did-Fiona-Apples-1997-MTV-VMAs-speech-kill-her-career) with an out-of-control (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/25851982-new-fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters.-) acceptance speech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42gNkySFycA&pp=ygUcd2hhdCBoYXBwZW5lZCB0byBmaW9uYSBhcHBsZQ%3D%3D) at (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/32899099-weird-drunk-cringe-y-awkward-awards-show-moments) an awards show (https://www.thecoli.com/threads/did-fiona-apples-mtv-speech-kill-her-career.650217/)? After that (https://www.reddit.com/r/FionaApple/comments/q1yzil/comment/hfjisqt/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), her career stalled (https://www.reddit.com/r/FionaApple/comments/q1yzil/comment/hfifp8p/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) because her label refused to release her latest album… then thousands of fans mailed apples to the label’s headquarters in protest. Find out why.
Plus, the mysterious hospital cover-up that robbed us of what could have been rock’s greatest frontman, Mother Love Bone's Andrew Wood. It’s our latest episode of One and Done, NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
Plus, the story of '80s bands that had a chance to be huge but lost their careers including "Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz (https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+Johnny+Hates+Jazz&oq=Reddit+Johnny+Hates+Jazz&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMgoIAxAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBBAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBRAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBhAAGIAEGKIE0gEKMjExMThqMGoxNagCCLACAfEFEU7A4goqnW4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8), "Wild, Wild West" (https://stereogum.com/2149974/the-number-ones-the-escape-clubs-wild-wild-west/columns/the-number-ones) by The Escape Club (https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+The+Escape+Club&sca_esv=0690ac81dbc3848e&sxsrf=AE3TifOzuj-k2Ai4iVHtiAnS1e5cKwOiEg%3A1765770001270&ei=EYM_acCaELONwbkP6OvQ4Qs&ved=0ahUKEwiA57jt1b6RAxWzRjABHeg1NLwQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Reddit+The+Escape+Club&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFlJlZGRpdCBUaGUgRXNjYXBlIENsdWIyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYqwIyBRAhGKsCMgUQIRirAkjLCVAAWN8DcAB4AZABAJgB8wGgAf8EqgEFMC4xLjK4AQPIAQD4AQH4AQKYAgKgAv8DwgIKECMYgAQYigUYJ8ICBBAjGCfCAgoQABiABBiKBRhDwgIREAAYgAQYigUYkQIYsQMYgwHCAgsQABiABBiKBRiRApgDAJIHAzItMqAH7hWyBwMyLTK4B_8DwgcHMy0xLjAuMcgHUoAIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp), "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" (https://stereogum.com/2116090/the-number-ones-cutting-crews-i-just-died-in-your-arms/columns/the-number-ones) by Cutting Crew (https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+Cutting+Crew&sca_esv=0690ac81dbc3848e&sxsrf=AE3TifMNaIrCegG7rBTtj13y9AU_aEttGw%3A1765770076009&ei=XIM_adci0JrBuQ-6ud2ADQ&ved=0ahUKEwjXwIqR1r6RAxVQTTABHbpcF9AQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Reddit+Cutting+Crew&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiE1JlZGRpdCBDdXR0aW5nIENyZXdItQZQAFjEA3AAeAGQAQCYAaEBoAGgA6oBAzAuM7gBA8gBAPgBAfgBApgCAaACoAHCAgoQIxiABBiKBRgnwgIEECMYJ8ICERAAGIAEGIoFGJECGLEDGIMBwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAhAQABiABBgUGIcCGLEDGIMBwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwGYAwCSBwMwLjGgB74QsgcDMC4xuAegAcIHAzQtMcgHH4AIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) and "You Get What You Give" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ3FdAFXR_U) by The New Radicals (https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+The+New+Radicals&sca_esv=0690ac81dbc3848e&sxsrf=AE3TifMGOOUxtVRV_W9grCk2iA9zTMFUfQ%3A1765770044779&ei=PIM_acCoL5iRwbkP49DI4Qs&ved=0ahUKEwjAtpiC1r6RAxWYSDABHWMoMrwQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Reddit+The+New+Radicals&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiF1JlZGRpdCBUaGUgTmV3IFJhZGljYWxzMgYQABgWGB4yCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIESOkQUABYzg1wAHgBkAEAmAHRAaABlxKqAQYwLjEzLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg6gAoIVwgIEECMYJ8ICCxAAGIAEGIoFGJECwgIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAsICBRAAGIAEwgIIEAAYFhgeGArCAggQABiJBRiiBMICBRAhGKABmAMAkgcGMC4xMC40oAfAPrIHBjAuMTAuNLgHghXCBwYzLTMuMTHIB5gCgAgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp), who chose to be a one hit wonder.
p90VgJ9TPa0
They had the talent. They had the songs. They had their shot at superstardom. But for these artists, something went off the rails… Dead wrong at exactly the wrong moment—leaving us to wonder what might have been.
Today, we're counting down eight bands and solo acts who seemed destined for massive, enduring careers… but for reasons ranging from self-sabotage to tragedy to bad timing, it never happened. Including the La's perfectionist frontman, who actually destroyed millions of dollars' worth of his own recorded music because it didn't sound “authentic” enough. He physically destroyed them, and no one will ever hear them! Or what about the Fiona Apple (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKJ77lPSOJc), who (https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/zchrur/comment/iyy3043/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) ruined her career (https://www.quora.com/Did-Fiona-Apples-1997-MTV-VMAs-speech-kill-her-career) with an out-of-control (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/25851982-new-fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters.-) acceptance speech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42gNkySFycA&pp=ygUcd2hhdCBoYXBwZW5lZCB0byBmaW9uYSBhcHBsZQ%3D%3D) at (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/32899099-weird-drunk-cringe-y-awkward-awards-show-moments) an awards show (https://www.thecoli.com/threads/did-fiona-apples-mtv-speech-kill-her-career.650217/)? After that (https://www.reddit.com/r/FionaApple/comments/q1yzil/comment/hfjisqt/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), her career stalled (https://www.reddit.com/r/FionaApple/comments/q1yzil/comment/hfifp8p/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) because her label refused to release her latest album… then thousands of fans mailed apples to the label’s headquarters in protest. Find out why.
Plus, the mysterious hospital cover-up that robbed us of what could have been rock’s greatest frontman, Mother Love Bone's Andrew Wood. It’s our latest episode of One and Done, NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
Plus, the story of '80s bands that had a chance to be huge but lost their careers including "Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz (https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+Johnny+Hates+Jazz&oq=Reddit+Johnny+Hates+Jazz&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMgoIAxAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBBAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBRAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBhAAGIAEGKIE0gEKMjExMThqMGoxNagCCLACAfEFEU7A4goqnW4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8), "Wild, Wild West" (https://stereogum.com/2149974/the-number-ones-the-escape-clubs-wild-wild-west/columns/the-number-ones) by The Escape Club (https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+The+Escape+Club&sca_esv=0690ac81dbc3848e&sxsrf=AE3TifOzuj-k2Ai4iVHtiAnS1e5cKwOiEg%3A1765770001270&ei=EYM_acCaELONwbkP6OvQ4Qs&ved=0ahUKEwiA57jt1b6RAxWzRjABHeg1NLwQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Reddit+The+Escape+Club&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFlJlZGRpdCBUaGUgRXNjYXBlIENsdWIyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYqwIyBRAhGKsCMgUQIRirAkjLCVAAWN8DcAB4AZABAJgB8wGgAf8EqgEFMC4xLjK4AQPIAQD4AQH4AQKYAgKgAv8DwgIKECMYgAQYigUYJ8ICBBAjGCfCAgoQABiABBiKBRhDwgIREAAYgAQYigUYkQIYsQMYgwHCAgsQABiABBiKBRiRApgDAJIHAzItMqAH7hWyBwMyLTK4B_8DwgcHMy0xLjAuMcgHUoAIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp), "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" (https://stereogum.com/2116090/the-number-ones-cutting-crews-i-just-died-in-your-arms/columns/the-number-ones) by Cutting Crew (https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+Cutting+Crew&sca_esv=0690ac81dbc3848e&sxsrf=AE3TifMNaIrCegG7rBTtj13y9AU_aEttGw%3A1765770076009&ei=XIM_adci0JrBuQ-6ud2ADQ&ved=0ahUKEwjXwIqR1r6RAxVQTTABHbpcF9AQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Reddit+Cutting+Crew&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiE1JlZGRpdCBDdXR0aW5nIENyZXdItQZQAFjEA3AAeAGQAQCYAaEBoAGgA6oBAzAuM7gBA8gBAPgBAfgBApgCAaACoAHCAgoQIxiABBiKBRgnwgIEECMYJ8ICERAAGIAEGIoFGJECGLEDGIMBwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAhAQABiABBgUGIcCGLEDGIMBwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwGYAwCSBwMwLjGgB74QsgcDMC4xuAegAcIHAzQtMcgHH4AIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) and "You Get What You Give" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ3FdAFXR_U) by The New Radicals (https://www.google.com/search?q=Reddit+The+New+Radicals&sca_esv=0690ac81dbc3848e&sxsrf=AE3TifMGOOUxtVRV_W9grCk2iA9zTMFUfQ%3A1765770044779&ei=PIM_acCoL5iRwbkP49DI4Qs&ved=0ahUKEwjAtpiC1r6RAxWYSDABHWMoMrwQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Reddit+The+New+Radicals&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiF1JlZGRpdCBUaGUgTmV3IFJhZGljYWxzMgYQABgWGB4yCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIESOkQUABYzg1wAHgBkAEAmAHRAaABlxKqAQYwLjEzLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg6gAoIVwgIEECMYJ8ICCxAAGIAEGIoFGJECwgIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAsICBRAAGIAEwgIIEAAYFhgeGArCAggQABiJBRiiBMICBRAhGKABmAMAkgcGMC4xMC40oAfAPrIHBjAuMTAuNLgHghXCBwYzLTMuMTHIB5gCgAgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp), who chose to be a one hit wonder.