10 Terrible Career Moves
b'We\\u2019ve all done something that we\\u2019ve later regretted...it seemed so right at the time, you know? In hindsight, though, it turned out to be really, really dumb\\u2026\\n\\nMaybe we were misinformed or lacking all the information we needed\\u2026maybe it was emotion or ego that prompted us down that path\\u2026 or maybe we just disobey what our gut was telling us\\u2026\\n\\n\\u201cHey! What\\u2019s that big wooden horse outside the city gates! Let\\u2019s bring it inside!\\u201d\\u2026that kind of thing\\u2026\\n\\nProhibition\\u2026New Coke\\u2026the Ford Edsel\\u2026the U.S. invasion of Iraq\\u2026.\\n\\nOr the doofuses at mars refusing to allow M&M\\u2019s to be used in the movie \\u201cET\\u201d\\u2026that\\u2019s why Elliott ended up using Reese\\u2019s Pieces\\u2026\\n\\nListen, everyone has regrets, right?\\u2026the best we can do is minimize the number we have...so how can we do that?...the first thing we can do is study the mistakes of other people\\u2026if Hitler had learned anything from Napoleon and not decided to invade Russia during the winter, what kind of world would we be living in now?\\n\\nThen there all the bad decisions we\\u2019ve seen in the music industry\\u2026Elvis agreeing to do all those bad movies\\u2026Decca turning down a chance to sign The Beatles\\u2026Van Halen hiring Gary Cherone\\u2026\\n\\nThose are the famous boneheaded moves\\u2026but what about the worst career moves in the history of Alt-Rock?...glad you asked\\u2026here are ten of them\\u2026listen and learn\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'