Groups That Changed Their Front-Person and Survived
b'Building and maintaining a band is a lot like building and maintaining a sports team\\u2026you struggle and wheel-and-deal and trade and sometimes steal to put together just the right lineup\\u2026\\n\\nAnd it\\u2019s not just sound and talent\\u2026it\\u2019s chemistry\\u2026leadership\\u2026stamina\\u2026all those intangible things that goes into making the whole greater than the sum of its parts\\u2026\\n\\nThe perils are the same, too\\u2026your star quarterback goes down\\u2026that guy on the second line has tons of talent but he\\u2019s a cancer in the dressing room\\u2026the person you thought was healthy and strong turns out to have some kind of issue that\\u2019s getting worse and worse\\u2026or someone just might die on you\\u2026\\n\\nWhen everything goes pair-shaped, you have two choices: give it all up and call it a day\\u2026or you rebuild\\u2026.\\n\\nWith a sports team, there are enough players out there that you can find a replacement\\u2026a trade, some cash, a draft pick, a free agent and you\\u2019re back in business\\u2026or maybe someone on the team steps up and unexpectedly fills that hole with talent and leadership\\u2026\\n\\nThe same kind of thing can happen with a band, too\\u2014but not always\\u2026when a star departs\\u2014especially a lead singer and front person\\u2014that can create a fatal vacancy that can never be filled and so the band breaks up\\u2026\\n\\nSometimes\\u2026but not always\\u2026here\\u2019s a study of groups who ended up changing their front person\\u2014and survived\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'