It has always been said that to be a musician takes great talent, commitment and heart. Most of the time people go into the music business possessing only the talent- said to be the most important aspect. Although it is true that talent is a necessary ingredient, one sure does need heart. This is because despite the glitz and glamour there are so many dark sides to it. Once in the public limelight privacy is thrown out the window, the occasional fashion faux pas days and leisurely walks on the street become things of the past. The right to choose what to wear, where to be, who to date and even who to marry, becomes strategic decisions that are decided upon by so called managers and agents.

This immense pressure propels some musicians towards drugs and an early death, sometimes through suicide. Take an example of recently deceased Amy Winehouse; the young lady had talent no doubt, but so much pressure from different quarters pushed her into drug and alcohol abuse. She got stuck in a rut, a place where even her incredible talent could not drag her out. As her music is still being played on some radio somewhere in the world, she rests at last in peace. Alcoholic poisoning the coroner's report said and it is such a sad reality that the world has been robbed of her music. Her case however is replicated all through music history. Cases like Kurt Cobain; whose suicide was attributed to struggles with drug addiction, Jimi Hendrix who was said to have died of asphyxiation, but had a tumultuous life coupled with drug addiction, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin who supposedly died of drug overdoses and had struggled with addiction for a long time.