10 Biggest Breakups In Rock And Roll History
9. Styx
You can't really expect five musicians to be on the same page at all times. Even in the most functional outfits, musicians will tell you there are times where they've wanted to kill their fellow bandmates. When no one is on the same page as you are though, that should really start triggering alarm bells.
After making some of the most accessible stadium rock of the '70s, Styx seemed a little burnt out when they staggered into the '80s. Not wanting to go down the rabbit hole of yet another concept album, Tommy Shaw wanted to stretch, only to find out Dennis DeYoung already had an album in mind focusing on the rise of technology and a man named Kilroy looking to overthrow a dystopian government rule. Even though no one but Dennis had faith in the project, they buckled down for yet another record, making for one of the weirdest songs of their career in Mr. Roboto.
Things really got bad once they took to the road, where not even the fans were able to grasp the concept of the album. Although the band were able to patch up their creative differences for a while in the '90s, things still didn't work out, leading to Dennis being fired from his own band after one too many control freak moments. Styx might still be proud of the work they made with Dennis, but he has not been invited to any reunions since.