Yesterday, I had extended screen time, watching documentaries about a film star, a record producer and band mates who were active around 1960-1980. I was interested to know how they struggled behind the scenes from zeros to heroes, and subsequent development. I first focused on the featured ones, and then, the connected ones to see how one thing led to another.
Whereas acting is primarily based on fictional screenplays, the on-screen character is often much larger than the actor in reality. For music productions, the producer's objective assessment and improvement can make a great difference to works, As for pop-music performers, while doing cover versions is an easy option, creative ones would insist on recording or performing their own original works.
Whether the artists would get fame and fortune depends on the marketing conditions. The mid-1960s teens were the ones who supported anti-heroes in films, appealing music productions and the popular culture. Just wanting to emulate the artists as role models but without any capacity (eg a good guitar) and support (eg music theory), I knew my teenage dream was only a dream.
Having chosen a non-entertainment path, I can afford to buy good guitars now. Even before I bought Fender's Villager 12-string acoustic guitar, I associated myself with the "Villager" model as I was a country boy and would like to do some pop-folk music. I did perform with it before a visiting delegation in 2012 one of my original songs with lyrics about our role in the fourth industrial revolution...