Being broke isn't the reason these artists are great; it's the consequence.
Michael was exploited by his father from an early age and later by record labels, and in the end, it was the drugs. Vincent was just crazy, and during his lifetime nobody cared about his paintings; plenty of other genius painters existed before and after him who weren't broken. Amy, well… drugs.
Being broke isn't the reason these artists are great; it's the consequence.
Michael was exploited by his father from an early age and later by record labels, and in the end, it was the drugs. Vincent was just crazy, and during his lifetime nobody cared about his paintings; plenty of other genius painters existed before and after him who weren't broken. Amy, well… drugs.