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# 10+ major musicians you might not know started as indie
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/10-major-musicians-you-might-not-know-started-as-indie/
- Published: 2021-09-02T14:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-02T13:39:46.000Z
- Description: Sure, they’re regarded as superstars now, but even the biggest acts in music had to start somewhere, often as a scrappy little indie outfit. In this latest piece from MusicThinkTank,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/09/10-major-musicians-you-might-not-know-started-as-indie.htm
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- Tags: Indie Music, Music Business, Music Think Tank, Indie Artists, MTT, superstars, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

Sure, they’re regarded as superstars now, but even the biggest acts in music had to start somewhere, often as a scrappy little indie outfit.

In this latest piece from [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), **Charles Vallena** shares several of the biggest names in music, and how they were once only small indie acts, just doing their best.

*“You may not know that Elton John used to be an indie musician too. Just like other artists before him, he played small venues and was living a meager life just trying to make ends meet until fate stepped in and gave him the opportunity of his lifetime when executives with Liberty Records saw one of his performances and offered him a contract within days. From there things took off for this talented singer-songwriter who went on to have a long career full of successful albums performed around the world night after night while still making time for solo projects as well.”*

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