Why do famous artists sometimes disappear for months or years without releasing music?

Or Mishal
5 min readOct 8, 2024
Photo: Peter Green

Many artists who started with full vigor burst into consciousness with hits and a creative line that was identified with them, won great sympathy and meteoric exposure that included performances, propaganda noise, and increased social visibility for many years, and one clear day disappeared from consciousness and the media for months or even years, or remain in the background on a small fire without renewing or refreshing the collection.

We wake up to this by asking about the artist who “disappeared”, what is happening with him, and why we stopped hearing about and from him.

This happens to many artists around the world, both on the indie side and those signed to record companies, who have gained international exposure.

In this article, I will illuminate the reasons for the mysterious “disappearance” common among artists.

When I started writing this article, I first looked at my career path as an artist, from the day I started recording and writing songs until writing these lines. The motivation I had at the beginning flowed out of me like a dam that burst without having control over what it wanted to come out of. I gave everything stored inside me a way to express itself on the guitar. For this celebration, I included…

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Or Mishal
Or Mishal

Written by Or Mishal

Or Mishal is a composer, guitarist and is an enthusiastic supporter of young and anonymous musicians worldwide. For more, visit http://ormishal.net

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