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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Not directly related to your question, but the music business is really rough. I follow a number of artists from the very successful to indie bands. Texas is known as one of the friendlier music places, but even here, fewer restaurants/venues hire live bands. The other day a relatively successful steel guitar player posted what a band makes for playing (about 450 a night or 100 dollars per band member, per night). And most places only have bands Friday and Sat. That's not much money to go around. More in line with your question, by following these bands I see far too many posts about those trying to recover from alcohol or drug abuse, be it family members, band members or other artists the band members worked with in the past. Not saying Nancy had any of these problems, but I'd guess even at a huge level of success you have friends trying to make it or those around those who have made it who have a lot of challenges. Maybe she just hated the atmosphere....it just seems to me to be a rough way of life with a lot of creativity, but a lot of heartbreak too.
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It's too bad, because she was/is a great talent. Unfortunately, anyone younger than about 55 probably never has heard her name, much less her music.