I mean... I love understanding about how inventions came about with or without a lot of focus on the inventor, but interviews & popular work from creators are generally REALLY good stuff. Hard to find better sparks. I think there are a lot of babies in your bathwater.
It sounds like you're talking about Hollywood/celebrity culture again, which is dumb but which I also just don't really think matters very much in the end. Wealth without success/influence is usually not very interesting, yes.