Inspirational breakups

I think the numer one motivator for any artist's success rests in their heart.

It's only after we get our hearts broken that we rise to greatness. I guess it has something to do with wanting to show the ex that you are much better without them, or that they were standing in the way of your greatness.

Success is always the best revenge anyway, so when artists like Will.I.Am, Kanye West and Usher wanted to get creative, they dug deep. Really deep. Deep to where the pieces of their broken hearts lay.


Look at the crazy success Usher got from the Confessions album (after his breakup from Chilli from TLC). The resounding success of Kanye's 808s & Heartbreaks album. The awesomeness that is Will.I.Am's Songs About Girls (after an 8-year long relatinship came to an end). All these albums were made big by the fact that these artists found inspiration from getting their hearts broken.

Heartbreak is so inspirational that most of these artists most popular songs are those about getting their hearts broken. Here's a short list, off the top of my head:

• Usher - Burn (the whole Confessions album - both of them)
• Kanye West - Love Lockdown
• Kanye West - Heartless
• Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreaks (the whole damn album!)
• Drake - Karaoke
• Will.I.Am - Heartbreaker (which is really one long apology)
• Craig David - Walking Away
• Beyonce - Irreplaceable
• Lil Wayne ft Rick Ross - Single Again
• Blackstreet - Don't Leave
• Usher - Separated
• Usher - Moving Mountains
• Maxwell - Pretty Wings
• Maxwell - BLACKsummer'snight (most of the songs on the album)

Also worth mentioning is that some songs on Drake's Thank Me Later album seem to have a simillar theme. He mentions an ex-girl in a couple songs, so I assume there's a story there. We'll only know once he opens up in some interview somewhere...

Chris Brown and Tyga's latest single, Deuces, is even more testament to this theory...

Bottom line: If you're looking for inspiration, motivation or a reason to start something - get heart-broken!

After-thought: Seems most of these "I'm sorry, take me back" songs are by male artists and the "go to hell, you bastard" songs are by the women. I'm not sure whether to :) or :'(


Oh well...

Deuces!
:p

Did I leave anybody out?