10 Artists Who Left Amazing Bands To Create Something Better

1. Michael Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y Before he became the €œKing of Pop,€ Michael Jackson was the teen idol front man of the pop group, the Jackson 5. Alongside four of his brothers, Jackson was a part of one of the most successful music groups in the 1970s. The Jackson Five are noteworthy for being one of the first black teen groups to appeal to a white audience. The group€™s first four singles (I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, and I€™ll Be There) all reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and the Jackson Five, later renamed The Jacksons, have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. In the late 1970s, Michael and his brother Jermaine both left the group to pursue solo careers. Michael€™s was obviously more successful. In 1979, Jackson paired with famed producer Quincy Jones to develop Off The Wall which sold more than 20 million copies. Then, in 1983, Jackson recorded one of the most groundbreaking and important albums of all-time with Thriller. Jackson churned out mega-hit after mega-hit, with albums such as Bad, Dangerous and the part-studio album/part-greatest hits compilation HIStory. Jackson€™s questionable personal life and odd behaviour loomed ominously over the later stages of his career, but after an unexpected death in 2009 his legacy as a musician and performer could not be denied. He revolutionised how albums were constructed and how music videos were produced. He invented iconic dance movies like the €œMoonwalk€ and his live shows were spectacles unlike anyone had ever seen before. One cannot even attempt to imagine what a void there would be in the music world if Michael ended up with Jermaine€™s career after leaving the Jackson Five.