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* Harper Lee became so annoyed at how well ''{{To Kill a Mockingbird}}'' was received that she was afraid that [[ToughActToFollow nothing else she wrote would be free of the comparison to that book]]. [[OneBookAuthor She]] ''[[OneBookAuthor stopped]]'' [[OneBookAuthor writing entirely]], and refuses to this day to get involved in her hometown's celebration of the novel, living as a recluse.

*** She later said it was a joke, that she will not be burning any wigs, and that she has great respect for the show's legacy. Anyway, she started in 2006, when she was 13, and the fourth season is still running as of 2010. [[NotAllowedToGrowUp On can excuse her for not wanting to play a precocious teenager]] with hot pink clothing and an itchy blonde wig forever when she's nearly 18.
* It was rumored around the fandom of {{Lexx}} that Michael McMannus loathed playing Kai, since the character was an actor's worse nightmare, someone who, as mandated by plot, always looks exactly the same and can't even show a facial expression. He stuck it out for the show's entire run, though.

*** Actually, in the original novel, Shoeless Joe, the character is in fact Salinger himself.

* Greg X, one of the staff members of [[http://tgs.gargoyles-fans.org The Gargoyles Saga]] has, on several occasions, publicly disowned his TGS work. Many of his issues stem from story structure, to characterization (ask him how he feels about what TGS did to Demona some time), and too many fan-created characters who no one but their fan creator had an interest in. That, and he just prefers [[Greg Weisman]]'s plans and comics. A very diplomatically written LJ post can be found [[http://gregx.livejournal.com/336158.html here]] detailing how he feels.

* Greg X, one of the staff members of [[http://tgs.gargoyles-fans.org The Gargoyles Saga]] has, on several occasions, publicly disowned his TGS work. Many of his issues stem from story structure, to characterization (ask him how he feels about what TGS did to Demona some time), and too many fan-created characters who no one but their fan creator had an interest in. That, and he just prefers [Greg Weisman]'s plans and comics. A very diplomatically written LJ post can be found [[http://gregx.livejournal.com/336158.html here]] detailing how he feels.

** John, George and Ringo have all gone on record as utterly detesting "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," partially because Paul insisted on recording it and re-recording it so many times, and partially because John and George considered it "granny music" to start with. Ringo, on the other hand, is on record as stating that he loathes the song because what seems like a cute pop ditty is actually a celebration of a serial killer of the Ted Bundy type.

* ''{{Helloween}}'' refuse to play any songs from the albums ''Pink Bubbles Go Ape'' and ''Chameleon'', both of which were released after Kai Hansen left the band, but before Michael Weikath got fed up with Michael Kiske and kicked him out of the band. Fortunately, the fans don't ''want'' them to play any songs from these albums.

** It's not exactly true. Later interviews showed that he actually felt happy to participate in Kuuga, stated that he got Yuusuke's personality, wrote to support a Kuuga movie, etc. [[spoiler:And he even stated that no one but him can play Yuusuke Godai well. No wonder why the AU version of him got bashed by fans so bad]]. [[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%80%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC See by yourself. (In Japanese)]]

** His biggest problem with them seems to be that they aren't ''his'' anymore, with all rights belonging to DC. He has compared it to having a child you love, then having it kidnapped by gypsies in the night and every once in awhile they send you photographs of the kid working as a prostitute.

** And that was because of MoralGuardians, censorship, and ExcutiveMeddeling.

** The casts of ''TheNextGeneration'' and ''DeepSpaceNine'' are fairly notable for generally avoiding this trope; for example, even though PatrickStewart doesn't want to be Picard anymore, he doesn't regret his role in the slightest. Most of the other cast members hold a similar fondness for the show, and don't mind a little typecasting if only because they're touched by the love of the fans and are proud of the [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome best moments]] of the shows. The only one who really dislikes his time on ''TNG'' is WilWheaton, and that's only because he's painfully aware of [[TheWesley just what his character was]].

* British band Killing Joke started with a hard-edged sound in the late 70s, but incorporated synthpop and dance music elements through the 80s. This culminated with synthesizer-driven albums "Brighter than 1000 Suns" in 1986, and 1988's Outside the Gate (highly controversial and often regarded as more of singer/keyboardist Jaz Coleman's solo record than a true Killing Joke album). After some down time, the band reformed with a harder than ever before industrial sound. Still performing today, they've practically they never mention their 1986 or 1988 releases and have reportedly never since performed any of the material from that era, although they perform songs from previous albums.

Do not confuse with CreatorBreakdown, or ArtistDisillusionment. ArtistDisillusionment is against fans. CreatorBacklash is against works.