12 Musical Partnerships That Imploded

Man, behind-the-music stories can be a real buzzkill sometimes. Realistically, we know how hard it can be for any group of creative people to stay on a unified creative path (but we do secretly love that breakup drama). Famous people going toe-to-toe?! Sign us up! Sometimes bands break up over a specific song, personality clashes, or maybe they met as teenagers and they grow apart. It would be lovely if every musical act could just get along and keep creating that special sound forever, but sadly, these bands, duos, or pop groups ended up “growing apart” in some pretty spicy ways.

The love of the music, the plans for the band’s trajectory, and bruised egos over money and credit can all add to the tension that usually reaches a boiling point. Resentment is a naggy little thorn in the side, and cliche or not, creative types are usually quite good at expressing themselves in quite dramatic ways. You’ll see. In these 12 instances of musical partnerships that completely imploded. 

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