10 Bands That Broke Up For Bizarre Reasons

Creative conflicts and disputes within bands have always been commonplace occurrences in rock music. No matter the era, origins, style or fame of a band, they are all susceptible to falling apart from the inside, even when the other members are your own family. Roots rock icons and cultural pioneers Creedence Clearwater Revival sadly learned this the hard way. 

Initially forming in 1959 and performing under a number of questionable names, the swamp rockers finally settled on Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967 and changed the music industry forever. In five blistering years, CCR released seven albums packed with some of the most enduring tunes ever created, such as ‘Bad Moon Rising’, ‘Fortunate Son’, and ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain?’. With great success, though, came great conflict within the band, mainly between brothers Tom and John Fogerty. 

After the release of ‘Pendulum’ in 1970, the other members accused John Fogerty of not allowing them to make creative contributions to the group. Frustrated, Tom quit in 1971 and John reluctantly allowed the remaining members to write three songs each for their forthcoming record, ‘Mardi Gras’. The album disappointed and is viewed by most to be the band’s worst record. It charted lower than the band’s five preceding records, and to this day is their only album not to be platinum certified. Angered by the lacklustre performance from his bandmates, John Fogerty immediately dissolved CCR in 1972 and they never released an album again.