I totally agree. I tell people all the time if The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, LaBelle, Stevie Wonder or Prince came out today, they would have never been given a chance to develop and come into their own as artists. First album flops, well, there's a 50-50 chance you'll get another go. Second album flops? Bye Bye music career.
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"I whipped him with a switch and a belt. I never beat him. You beat someone with a stick." - Joe Jackson