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They didn't, but at a certain point, one should realize that it's better for the artists (and thus, arguably, the long-term investment the label has made into t
by lenerdenator 2y ago
They didn't, but at a certain point, one should realize that it's better for the artists (and thus, arguably, the long-term investment the label has made into their careers) to not have their problems made worse by commoditization.
- aerostable_slug 2y agoHer management notoriously tried to get Winehouse to stay alive and keep making music. She made a song about it [0]. I think simply getting a paycheck was quite a contribution to these artists' demise. Though he managed to not die directly as a result of the heroin that consumed his existence, the late Matt Dike autobiographically remarked (paraphrasing here) that the worst thing in the world for a junkie was unlimited resources. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehab_(Amy_Winehouse_song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehab_(Amy_Winehouse_song)
- quickthrowman 2y agoYou can’t force someone to stop shooting heroin or drinking excessively. They were addicts before show business, the money just made it easier to maintain an addiction. I would’ve never quit heroin or alcohol if I had virtually unlimited resources to acquire more drugs.