Well, it's a given that bands change members due to creative and musical differences or sometimes for the simple reason that they don't get along anymore.
Let's talk about musicians who will always be associated by a particular band even though they tried to go their own way. Which sadly doesn't always work as my examples will show.
This is Herman Van Boeyen, the drummer. lead singer of the Dutch eighties Rock band Vitesse, which had over 40 members in just under 19 years of which he was the only constant. You could see the band play and a month later see them play with a different line up, it was crazy.
And among those former band members of his were some very high profile musicians. This clip shows the best known and most stable of all the band's line ups. Van Boeyen, guitarist Carl Carlton, Bass player Ruud Engelbert and Keyboard player Otto Kooijmans, who after they were booted out of the band started Raider of the Lost Corvette. But failed to make an impression.
Far more successful was the previous lineup consisting of Van Boeyen, guitarist/Singer Jan Van Der Mei and Bass Player Peter Van Straaten, who after being booted from the band formed Powerplay, who as it stands are still around, but Van Der Mei also plays in the Beatles Tribute band "The Analogues" where he does the Paul vocals.
But by far the most successful former Vitesse member is THIS guy.
Herman Brood actually started the band with Van Boeyen and was there through the first FOUR line up changes (How do you like them apples?) And when leaving the band did infinitely better than Van Boeyen could ever get.
Herman Brood and his wild Romance playing the Pinkpop festival, the line up of the Wild Romance includes two further former Vitesse members: guitarist Dany Lademacher (the blonde guy) and Bass player Ruud Engelbert.
So what was the deal, why did Vitesse have so much line up changes? Well according the Golden earring guitarist George Kooijmans, it came down to Herman Van Boeyen not being the most pleasant of guys and I'll leave it at that.
Let's talk about musicians who will always be associated by a particular band even though they tried to go their own way. Which sadly doesn't always work as my examples will show.

This is Herman Van Boeyen, the drummer. lead singer of the Dutch eighties Rock band Vitesse, which had over 40 members in just under 19 years of which he was the only constant. You could see the band play and a month later see them play with a different line up, it was crazy.
And among those former band members of his were some very high profile musicians. This clip shows the best known and most stable of all the band's line ups. Van Boeyen, guitarist Carl Carlton, Bass player Ruud Engelbert and Keyboard player Otto Kooijmans, who after they were booted out of the band started Raider of the Lost Corvette. But failed to make an impression.
Far more successful was the previous lineup consisting of Van Boeyen, guitarist/Singer Jan Van Der Mei and Bass Player Peter Van Straaten, who after being booted from the band formed Powerplay, who as it stands are still around, but Van Der Mei also plays in the Beatles Tribute band "The Analogues" where he does the Paul vocals.
But by far the most successful former Vitesse member is THIS guy.

Herman Brood actually started the band with Van Boeyen and was there through the first FOUR line up changes (How do you like them apples?) And when leaving the band did infinitely better than Van Boeyen could ever get.
Herman Brood and his wild Romance playing the Pinkpop festival, the line up of the Wild Romance includes two further former Vitesse members: guitarist Dany Lademacher (the blonde guy) and Bass player Ruud Engelbert.
So what was the deal, why did Vitesse have so much line up changes? Well according the Golden earring guitarist George Kooijmans, it came down to Herman Van Boeyen not being the most pleasant of guys and I'll leave it at that.