# Artists who hate their biggest hit

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**Created:** [July 31, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-hate-their-biggest-hit/504874 "2009-07-31T15:33:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Claire\_Beauchamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@Claire\_Beauchamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire_Beauchamp)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-hate-their-biggest-hit/504874/8 "2009-07-31T16:02:42Z")

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> [@enomaj](#):
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> In their Behind the Music episode one of the Bangles copped to hating _Eternal Flame_.

I agree with them. 1000%

> [@Argent\_Towers](#):
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> Alec Guinness couldn’t stand his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi (and I can’t blame him, given that he was a renowned stage actor of the highest caliber who is now best-remembered as that one role.)

**correction:** … who is now best-remembered _by cultural illiterates_ as that one role.

AND, Alec didn’t hate Obi-Wan because of his legacy, he hated the role and the movie all on their own merits. Harrison Ford was also known to have said to George Lucas about some dialog: “George, you can write this stuff, but ya sure can’t say it.”

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