The Kings and Queens of Nothing cuts through the myth of success. Crowns of art, money, and culture look radiant—and then they eat their owners. From 19th-century stage idols to modern icons, this is a reckoning with fame, ego, and purity. Don’t chase coronation; build work that lasts after the applause dies.

Before streaming and endless content, there was the Creature Feature—those midnight monsters that showed us imagination could be stronger than fear.

Looking into music as history allows me to see the past, encountering persons, places and timeline; these things help me to develop a better understanding of where I have come from, present circumstances, my future destination. History impels me to consider matters which reveal the challenges of great artists, their successes and flat out grit.…