Who Walked Away At Their Peak?

• The first rule of show biz: "always leave them wanting more." • Did Milli Vanilli walk away on top? • When Sting walked away from The Police, they were the biggest band in the world. • Few bands have had a bigger impact on their genre and music generally as Outkast, and yet... • The Beatles were still arguably the biggest band in the world when they announced they were done. • The drummer of REM walked away from it all in 1995. • Lauryn Hill walked away on top twice, first from The Fugees and then after one and only solo debut. • Let's Go To The Comments • Fed up with the the music industry, Bill Withers walked away on his own terms. • Special guest Jeff Symonds   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Om Podcasten

The Age Old Question is an insightful and hilarious podcast for the music fan who has ever debated music's unanswerables. Each episode tackles another debate in music fandom ("Is D Minor the saddest of all keys?" "Why do people hate the Eagles?"...). Rich Price and Clint Bierman host and call on friends and experts to help settle them once and for all. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.