Talking Heads, XTC, The Replacements, Pulp, Pavement, Big Star, Galaxie 500, Women, NoMeansNo, etc.
It's better to burn out in a blaze of glory than drown slowly and bring everyone down with you. We've all had to witness the last decade or so of Morrissey in pain and horror but at least he didn't drag Johnny Marr's name into the dirt as well. You either die the Beatles or live long enough to see yourself become the Beach Boys c.1980s-90s
