Now there's your most important statement by far. Because, had it been only for "petty commercialism" that bands like Duran Duran, Bangles, Go-Go's and all these other 'fluff' ones had stayed in the business, then all of them would be filthy rich and retired by now, 25+ years later, and living off royalties somewhere in the Caymans. That is not the case with most of the bands discussed in this thread. They continue to play and tour, even in the most disgusting hellholes, away from their families. Some of them have kids who are teens now, and they never saw them growing up because they were out touring most of the year.
some people just don’t know when to quit.