10 Musicians Who Hated Being Famous

10. Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa will forever be known as one of rock's most eccentric characters. Throughout his career, the man played by his own rules and did whatever the hell he wanted to do regardless of whether there was a market for it. Instead of buying into the hype machine of the music industry, Zappa used his entire career as an opportunity to troll.

Starting off in the 60's, Zappa's first few years saw him indulging in the psychedelic stylings of the time. Hating what the hippie culture stood for, Zappa came out with an album entitled We're Only In It For the Money, where he and his band posed in a garden as a parody of the Beatles' Sgt Peppers album.

It didn't stop there though. Even when going through his later work, Zappa would make bold left turns in order to divert his audience. When fans would be waiting for another art rock experience, Zappa would flip and make his next record a jazz-flavored epic or an operatic rock odyssey. Being a staunch advocate for anti-drug use, Zappa remained the one musician that was so anti-rock yet fit perfectly with the rest of the crowd.

For all the times he intentionally tried to kill his momentum, there were still legions of fans going along for the ride.