just a little contextual material...

I was sat on the bog listening to a band I hadn't bothered with for nearly 30 yeras..

nostalgia.. eh...

So I did a wiki search...

"..the *********** **** began rehearsing in his family's front room, but were soon banished because of the noise.
They became prominent in England's emerging punk scene in 1977,
where they auditioned for ***** *******'s record label.
******* signed the band, hoping to cash in on the punk scene that was sweeping the UK
and believing that a more produced studio sound would appeal to a larger market...

ONE MASSIVE HIT LATER

..the success ...caused the band to be pressured into entering the recording studio with producer **** ******
to record a follow-up release before they were ready.
The result was ******** ** ********, their biggest Top 40 success to date,
but an album ..later characterized as "hollow, vapid and weak".
A more overtly commercial effort than their prior recordings, "

This band had a massive USA hit leading to world wide success,
and eventual/inevitable creative dissatisfaction and disillusionment...

No need to name this individual band, as it was and continues to be a high price
for artistic integrity for so many bright young bands and singers of all genres...

Though obviously, many also revel in the fame and money...