Their story is so tragic - they were great musicians who loved making music & they got shafted by a bad manager & "the business". Didn't seem they were out for fame & fortune - but learning how they were taken advantage of pretty much did them in
Here's a pretty good documentary on them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Z4JYVKves
I could see the parallel between their original manager, who admits he wasn't a businessman but just believed in the band, and the slick new asswipe (Polley). It reminds me of the sub-story parodied in the Spinal Tap movie when Justin Long (Drew Barrymore's then boyfriend) took over the band. It's a story repeated way too often in the heartless business side of Rock.
shit - went on tour with 1 pair of falling apart shoes 'cause he couldn't afford a new pair
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