Hello, Goodbye
Let It Happen & New Person, Same Old Mistakes
Currents by Tame Impala
Peter Gene Hernandez
Bruno Mars
2006, 4, #80, Male, Alternative/indie rock, UK
Arctic Monkeys
Working as a waitress in Placid, New York it wasn't until her mid 20's where this female artist signed a label deal and released hit songs like "Summertime Sadness" and "Young and Beautiful"
Lana Del Rey
Get Up With It by Miles Davis, Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock, and Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
Funk
Me and your Mama & Stand Tall
Awaken, My Love! by Childish Gambino
Solána Imani Rowe
SZA
2005, Solo, #178, Male, Pop/Emo, USA
Panic! At The Disco
After dropping out of high school in 11th grade, this Canadian pop star had a part time job at American Apparel. He then teamed up with producer Jeremey Rose and blew up together after being posted on Drake's Blog in the early 2010's
The Weeknd
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel, Pink Moon by Nick Drake, & The Glow Pt.2 by the Microphones
Folk
Static & Give you the World
Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy
Erica Abi Wright
Erykah Badu
1998, 4, #420, Female, R&B, USA
Destiney's Child
After moving to LA in his late teens, this now pop/r&b singer songwriter worked at Subway. He then got signed to a label and ghostwrote songs for the likes of Beyonce and Justin Bieber.
Electric Ladyland by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Doors by The Doors, & Tago Magi by Can
Psychedelic Rock
Five Years & Rock 'n' Roll S***ide
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Beatrice Kristi Laus
beebadoobee
2002, 5, #316, Male, rock/punk/emo, USA
My Chemical Romance
Before becoming the vocalist we know him to be today, this artist originally started his career on Youtube with the Filthy Frank Show while he lived in Japan.
Joji
Vestpertine by Bjork, Blonde by Frank Ocean, & Hounds of Love by Kate Bush
Art Pop
She Looked Like Me! & The Ballad of Matt & Mica
Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay
Stephen Lee Bruner
Thundercat
1977, 4, #1014, Mixed, Rock, USA
Talking Heads
This Brit was a construction worker, plumber, slaughterhouse worker, and car horn tuner all by the age of 19 before joining the band that would become Black Sabbath.
Ozzy Osbourne
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine, Soulaki by Slowdive & Deathconsciousness by Have a Nice Life
Shoegaze