During his lifetime, Herman Melville's Moby Dick sold only 50 copies.
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The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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At the age of 4, Bruno Mars was known as the youngest Elvis Presley.
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The trucking company Elvis Presley worked at as a young man was owned by Frank Sinatra.
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Eddie Cochran's last recording before he died was Three Steps to Heaven!
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In 2007, Joshua Bell pretended to be a street violinist and went mostly ignored. Just two days earlier, he played in a sold out theater with each seat costing $100. The violin he used on the street was worth 3.5 million dollars.
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Kid Rock took a pay cut that cost him around $50,000 to $100,000 per night during his tour, just to keep ticket prices at $20 and a 12 oz beer at $4.
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When young and impoverished, Pablo Picasso kept warm by burning his own paintings.
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