It was pretty frightening because as we all know, when large, famous groups breakup, a lot of the members don't survive in solo careers.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In the beginning, I was frightened to death of going solo. Especially when doing live shows, I was so used to my brothers being next to me. It felt like the crowd was just looking at me, waiting for me to either mess up or prove myself.
I never imagined I'd be a solo artist. And now I couldn't imagine being part of a group.
I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow.
I never envisioned myself as a solo artist; I was always part of a band.
The thing is that, they all had real strong personalities and real distinct identities, and I don't find most of the groups that are coming out now really do.
It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.
In the late summer of 1986, the band I had been in for five years stopped playing. Suddenly, I was on my own. This new state of bandlessness was, at first, traumatic. When your group breaks up, a lot of broken parts hit the ground.
You know how the Beatles broke off - they all did their solo projects and they came back together and they were even stronger!
I think it would be very scary and very confusing if I didn't understand where people are coming from, but I've felt the exact same way for so many other bands, growing up. It's not really a big deal.
No one in the group was really growing up besides me, which is pretty weird 'cause there was no one in that group more self-destructive than I was.