The latest list of the world’s richest rock stars
The rich keep getting richer, especially those artists who scored big by selling their catalogues. Then there are Beatles, Stones, and members of U2, of course. All figures in US dollars.
- Paul McCartney, net worth $1.2 billion
- Bono, $700 million
- Bruce Springstein, $650 million (He sold his catalogue last year for somewhere between $500-550 million.)
- Jimmy Buffet, $600 (The Parrotheads are very good to him.)
- Elton John, $500 million (His never-ending farewell tour could end up being the highest-grossing tour of all time.)
- Keith Richards, $500 million
- Mick Jagger, $500 million
- Eric Clapton, $450 million
- Jon Bon Jovi, $410 million
- The Edge, $400 million
- Adam Clayton, $400 million
- Gene Simmons, $400 million
- Sting, $400 million (He also sold his catalogue last year.)
- Bob Dylan, $375 million (Hmm. After his catalogue sale, I thought he’d rank higher.)
- Larry Mullen Jr, $350 million
- Lars Ulrich, $350 million
- Ringo Starr, $350 million
- Dave Grohl, $320 million
- Roger Waters, $310 million
- Anni-Frid Lungstad (one of the “A’s” in ABBA), $300 million
- Björn Ulvaeus (gimme a “B” in ABBA), $300 million
- Dave Matthews, $300 million
- James Hetfield, $300 million
- Phil Collins, $300 million
- Robbie Williams, $300 million
(Via MSN)
