Sort of off-topic. But in a way it's not, given our special perspective (and needs) associated with a historical, quiet instrument and a refined literature.
Acrimonious break-ups in popular music are common. Lennon/McCartney/Harrison, Jagger/Richards, Simon/Garfunkel, Credence Clearwater, Beach Boys. Often they are replete with lawsuits and barbed personal jabs. Is this a modern phenomenon? Is it a phenomenon at all? Is it special to pop/rock music? What are its causes?
