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One and Done: 8 Rock Artists Who Lost It All After One Hit

They had the talent. They had the songs. They had their shot at superstardom. But for these artists, something went off the rails… Dead wrong at exactly the wrong moment—leaving us to wonder what might have been. Today we're counting down eight bands and solo acts who seemed destined for massive, enduring careers… but for reasons ranging from self-sabotage to tragedy to bad timing, it never happened. Including the La's perfectionist frontman, who actually destroyed millions of dollars' worth of his own recorded music because it didn't sound “authentic” enough. He physically destroyed them…

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