Bill Withers hated working with the record labels so much he walked away from Columbia and quit touring, though he had about a dozen years from when he won his

Bill Withers hated working with the record labels so much he walked away from Columbia and quit touring, though he had about a dozen years from when he won his first Grammy to walking away. He attributed his ability to walk away to being older than most (early 30s) when his first hit was released.