Keeping your feet on the ground in the face of untold wealth and notoriety is no simple task, but it is a feat that roots rock phenomena, Hootie and the Blowfish, are managing admirably.
Their legion of critics would like nothing more than for this four-piece from South Carolina to fall prey to the 'Peter Frampton syndrome'.
The 1970s megastar Frampton stands like a cautionary tale to the dangers of overnight success and mega sales. His 1976 double set, Frampton Comes Alive, shifted more than eight million units in a twinkling.
But almost as quickly as Frampton arrived, he was gone. His next three albums bombed miserably as he churned out some of the nastiest rock 'niceties' ever perpetrated.
Was he a victim of his own success, or just too eager to please? The parallel with Hootie and the Blowfish, appearing in Hong Kong tonight and tomorrow, is not that far-fetched.
Their breakthrough Cracked Rear View is easily the most successful debut album of all time - racking up sales of 15 million in the United States alone - and, like Frampton, they are an unflashy, wholesome act for whom the 'live' aspect is bread and butter.