Skully
Doctor of Teleocity
Also, you have to think about what constitutes a win. Some of the most miserable people are those who get it all and find that it doesn't heal them, it doesn't make them happy. I've told this story here and elsewhere a million times. One of my most memorable experiences as an interviewer was sitting with Doug Fieger of The Knack in an empty conference room at Rhino Records and listening to him describe one of the low points of his life: when "My Sharona" hit number one on the charts. His dream had come true, the thing he always wanted, the thing that he consciously or subconsciously felt would complete him, and he discovered he was still the same schmuck he always was.
And Fieger had game, man. In high school, he wrote a letter to producer Jimmy Miller and persuaded him to come check out his band Sky in the rumpus room of his house in Oak Park, Michigan. Miller signed them and flew them to England to record. They made two albums. They appeared on "American Bandstand." They opened for The Who, Bob Seger, Traffic, Joe Cocker and The Stooges. But the band never took off, and it broke up shortly after the release of their second album in 1971. He moved to Los Angeles, gave himself an image makeover, switched from bass to guitar, and a long eight years later he hit the top of the charts with The Knack.
And Fieger had game, man. In high school, he wrote a letter to producer Jimmy Miller and persuaded him to come check out his band Sky in the rumpus room of his house in Oak Park, Michigan. Miller signed them and flew them to England to record. They made two albums. They appeared on "American Bandstand." They opened for The Who, Bob Seger, Traffic, Joe Cocker and The Stooges. But the band never took off, and it broke up shortly after the release of their second album in 1971. He moved to Los Angeles, gave himself an image makeover, switched from bass to guitar, and a long eight years later he hit the top of the charts with The Knack.