Everyone knows about Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe, the former drummer and bass player for The Beatles who missed out on perhaps the biggest opportunity in musical history. But here are some other candidates for the Mount Rushmore of lousy timing.
Lousy timing
Interesting piece, but suffers a bit from seeming forced, as most lists do. People being kicked out because of lack of talent, or leaving because of other ambitions did not really suffer from lousy timing, unless you assume commercial success to be the only goal an artist can possibly have, which is fortunately not the case in many cases.
He loses it completely at the end when throwing Syd Barrett into the mix. Calling worsening schizophrenia (as diagnosed by Dr. Waters) something you can “time” is beyond silly.
One in every Hundred people on our planet will develop at least one schizophrenic episode during their lifetime. Yes, beyond silly, it’s insensitive and continues a pattern of shaming that is keeping our collective culture from evolving into one that is more peaceful and crime-deficient.
never heard of them. easy writing mistake to avoid.