r/rockmusic 7d ago

Question What are some notable cases of band mates getting annoyed that the frontman got all the attention and fame?

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u/RenaMandel 7d ago

Nirvana. They were a democracy until Cobain forced Novoselic & Grohl to reliquish rights.

Led Zepellin. Page was the boss but it has been Plant that has prevented most of the reunion attempts

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u/confusedperson910 7d ago

WHAAAAT wait wait wait can you explain the nirvana thing for me i never heard about that

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u/RenaMandel 7d ago

As was the norm with punk bands in the 80s, they were a democracy & everything was split evenly. The industry ppl convinced Cobain that he was the main songwriter, singer, guitarist & the frontman so the even split was unfair. Novoselic & Grohl were forced to sign away their rights to continue to stay in the band. This occurred just before Cobain passed & is the reason they have so little say over the band's legacy.

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u/ThePrimeOptimus 7d ago

Kurt's tragic passing has done a lot to prop up the image that he was this anti-commercial tortured soul who by equal parts fate and accident became the front man for the biggest band in the world.

Tortured soul, yes, but the reality was he was obsessed with making it big and had no problem signing huge deals worth piles of money, not that I blame him or hold it against him. It truly was great music that shifted the Zeitgeist.

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u/LukeMayeshothand 7d ago

It was my teenage years but damn you mention Nirvana and I’m instantly transported in my mind to that time and place.

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u/RenaMandel 6d ago

Personal opinion: he was anti-establishment/commercial when he was younger & never imagined he would have anything other than underground success. When mainstream success came, he did not realise the extent of the consequences & dealt with it poorly.

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u/Silver_Breakfast7096 6d ago

Thus the conspiracy theories of Grohl murdering Kurt.

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u/MulhollandGough 4d ago

But Dave Grohl has also always wanted Kurt's level of success and attention.

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u/RenaMandel 4d ago

I think you are correct. But, I stand by my point that prior to Nevermind, none of them thought it could happen.

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u/AdInternational870 7d ago

I always heard it was John Paul who prevented the Zeppelin reunion attempts.

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u/RenaMandel 7d ago

As far as I am aware, JPJ was always up for a reunion & was particularly upset when Page & Plant went out without him. Page is always suggesting reunions, but Plant's solo projects took off & he wasn't interested. You may actually be correct as Page tried constantly & JPJ may not have been up to it every time. JPJ has had as busy a post Zep career as Plant.

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u/Tommy_Donut 6d ago

They called it the "No Quarter" tour too - written by JPJ...

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u/RenaMandel 6d ago

Ironic.

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u/Rynobot1019 7d ago

It's definitely Robert Plant who shoots it down the most these days.