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The Rise and Fall of Supertramp: From Struggling Artists to Legal Battlegrounds
In the tumultuous world of rock and roll, the journey of Supertramp is a poignant reminder of how fame and fortune can oftentimes erode the very foundations upon which success is built. At the outset, in the early 1970s, these five musicians were barely scraping by, with stories of extreme poverty, such as Roger Hodgson's nostalgic recollection of eating dog biscuits just to survive. Fast forward to 1979, when their album Breakfast in America generated over $100 million, and the drastic shift from dire straits to megastar status would sow the seeds of devastating discord within the band.