<p>The rise and fall of the brothers Gibb--Barry, Robin, Maurice, and younger brother Andy--is perhaps the greatest saga in Australian music history.</p><p>Although the Bee Gees enjoyed several rebirths in a career that spanned many decades, it seemed that tragedy followed the Gibbs like a curse. For every incredible career high there was a hefty personal downside: divorce, drunkenness, and death seemed as synonymous with the Gibbs as falsetto harmonies, flares, and multi-platinum record sales.</p><p>Not long before his death, Robin made it clear that he believed the Gibbs had been forced to pay the highest possible cost for their success. &quot;All the tragedies my family has suffered . . . is a kind of karmic price we are paying for all the fame and fortune we've had.&quot; This is the story of the brothers' incredible careers and an examination of the Gibb 'curse'--an all-too-human look at the rollercoaster ride of fame.</p>