This doesn't work in practice. Marketing for instance rewards spending far more than skill. Sure social media/viral marketing can theoretically be free, but that just kicks the can down the road. My friend's band is (in my opinion) terrific, but despite constantly playing shows and posting everywhere haven't gotten "instan" success". They haven't gotten the recommendation algorithms or playlists skewed in their favor by signing with a major publisher but that comes with its own problems
They make nice music. I enjoyed it. But it is hard to get famous making this style of rock music these days. Even 20 years ago when this style was more popular it was still tough to stand out from the crowd. It wasn't enough to be good, you needed something really special. While the music is nice I don't hear anything that blows my mind.
