10 musicians who left bands before they got famous

Some musicians decided to leave or were kicked out of bands right before they got super famous, here is a short list of examples…

Joe 12. February 2020 •

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Sometimes you’re early, sometimes you’re too late. With music it’s like normal life: Some opportunities rattle past you just because you’re not at the right place at the right time. Sometimes these incidences can even ruin your career. Shit happens. Here are 10 musicians who had exactly that happen to them:

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Kamil Woj says:

January 27, 2023 at 8:47 am

Actually there was no failure when it comes to Mustaine case, glad he left Metallica and did Megadeth.

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1. Joe says:
  
  February 1, 2023 at 8:47 am
  
  True fact, thanks Kamil!
  
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Dragan S. says:

February 13, 2020 at 8:47 am

How could you forget Terry Reid, the ultimate "loser". He turned down both Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple to pursue a solo career. How sad is that???

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Vida Kalmi says:

February 13, 2020 at 8:47 am

Metallica's first bass player was Ron McGovney, who quit the band due to his girlfriends complaints, that the band was taking up too much time of his, and getting less and less respect from other band members.

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Trev says:

February 13, 2020 at 8:47 am

I believe Jason Everman was Special Forces.

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Bojan M. says:

February 12, 2020 at 8:47 am

Speaking of IRON MAIDEN, there was the case of Denis Stratton, the guitarist who made the mistake of the century by leaving the early, still unknown Maiden, only to be substituted by Adrian Smith. What a wrong decision...

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