Why supergroups are rarely the sum of their parts

Last-ditch careerism is often the reason why these 'elite' gatherings are rarely the sum of their partsA close friend of mine, called Steve, once got down to the last four people auditioning to sing in Velvet Revolver. While putting together the Guns N' Roses offshoot, Slash had heard an album by the band that Steve was singing with at the time, and flew him to LA to write with him, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. In the X Factor-esque documentary made about their search for a singer, Steve's 30 se...

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