Originally Posted by
godofwine
I wouldn't say David Ruffin failed badly. He put out 9 solo album not including the unreleased David album. His biggest problem even while he was wit the Temptations was the drugs. He couldn't or wouldn't kick it. Had he quit the drugs even in the mid 70's when rejoining the Temptations was out of the question he would have had a long career. The fact that not only did he not kick the habit, but would miss or show up late for shows, show up late or miss rehearsals and was TOTALLY unreliable made him a liability for almost his entire career. Nobody churns out that many studio albums and is a failure as a solo act, even if the albums don't sell well.
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