Originally Posted by Rochard

You can say that about most musicians really, today and twenty years ago. What made the Beatles great? Right place, right time. Before the Beatles made it big they were drug addicts and perverts so desperate to make money they were living in Germany and performing in dive bars there.

It's just like any product. You have a great product, but if no one knows about it, you won't make a dime. You can have an average product, and with the right marketing you'll make bank.