Act 1 -- Innocence. They came from humble beginnings. Who knew that they would grow up to change the world? Yet they had a dream, and they alone knew that someday they would live it out.

Act 2 -- Rejection. Why can't I be me? They needed to fulfill their own artistic vision, yet audiences or managers wanted something else. "Do what everyone else is doing!" was all they heard. And even if they were doing what everyone else was doing, they still managed to do it in the wrong place. Yet they persisted.

Act 3 -- Triumph. They stuck to their vision and were rewarded with fame, money, sometimes critical adulation. They were on top of the world. Strangely, they found that success was not all it was cracked up to be. And then all of a sudden ...

Act 4 -- The Fall. They couldn't handle fame. Fate intervened. Somebody died. How could it have turned out this way? They never saw it coming. (Editor's Note: More of Shakespeare's rock star characters overdose in Act 4 than in any other.)

Act 5 -- Rebirth. They turned their lives around. They are survivors. These are great days, and they looking forward to the future. For those stars who kicked the bucket in Act 4, there is a renewed interest in their music. They are being rediscovered. There is justice in the world. It's not such a bad place after all.