lilgish said:

what does this have to do with friendship? it was a publically offered business transaction, period...

none of us are in any position to make this issue personal..and making a statment about friendship does just that.

Paul McCartney

He has a billion without even owning his own music!

That takes some serious business skills.

Lionel Ritchie
was up there before all his divorces,etc.

actually, Prince is on his way up there! He is not even 50 years old and shows no signs of losing any of his musical skills for atleaat another 10 - 15 years. He can tour for another 15 years and make a HUGE huge buck!! We are the ones that will get older with him & we have money to spend. Why would anyone that saw the Musicology Tour NOT want to see 3121,etc,etc,etc??

Here's one out of left field you probably haven't thought of

Andrew Lloyd Webber

He is ranked the 65th richest Briton in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005, with an estimated wealth of £700m.

Damn!

mynameisnotsusan said:

Ugh. Now hes even more annoying.

Still not quite a musician though! I really dont like him

The richest in the uk R according to this 2000 list



The rich rockers ( i think the guy just mutiplied times 2 to conver to dollars)

now the exchange rate is like 1.75dollars to pounds )

1. Paul McCartney, $1.5 Billion

2. Elton John, $720 million

3. Mick Jagger, $405 million

4. Keith Richards, $370 million

5. David Bowie, $350 million

5 (tie). Engelbert Humperdinck, $200 million

7. Tom Jones, 200 million

8. Sting, $193 million

8 (tie). Phil Collins, $193 million

10. George Harrison, $188 million

11. Ringo Starr, $175 million

12. Eric Clapton, $125 million

13. Rod Stewart, $124 million

13 (tie). George Michael, $105 million

15. U2, 105 million each

16. Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones), $96 million

17. Cliff Richard, $89 million

18. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), $86 million

19. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), $85 million each

20. Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones), $82 million

20 (tie). Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), $82 million

22. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), $74 million

23. John Deacon, Brian May, and Roger Taylor (Queen), $67 million each

24. Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), $64 million

25. Rick Wright (Pink Floyd), $61 million

26. Jim Kerr (Simple Minds), $60 million

27. Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), $57 million

28. Van Morrison, $52 million

29. The Bee Gees, $49 million each

30. Chris de Burgh, $45 million

31. Victoria Beckham (Spice Girls), $37 million

32. Noel Gallagher (Oasis), $36 million

33. Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), $34 million

34. Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown (Spice Girls), $33 million each

35. Emma Bunton (Spice Girls), $31 million

36. Liam Gallagher (Oasis), $28 million

37. Geri Halliwell (ex-Spice Girl), $25 million

38. Annie Lennox (Eurythmics), $22 million

39. Fatboy Slim, $21 million

40. Robbie Williams, $16 million
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jasco82 said:

MJ even if he liquidates his assets he wont be worth much!!

Reason : TAxes Taxes Taxes


he bought it for $48mil and now its worth alot but since he didnt sell the holdings he owes tons of taxes ont he nearly $500mil gain and after he pays of nearly 300$mil debt he will be lucky if he has $100mil left

asg said:

Um, thats pretty lucky if you ask me!

asg said:

Hmmm. According to this article, U2's members were worth 70 million pounds each, and that was before their last 2 albums and tours which were huge successes. I don't see how they could have made more than the Stones, though. They don't charge nearly as much for concert tickets, they don't have corporate tour sponsors and they haven't been around as long.

How do they research these articles anyways?

susannah said:

For real..

Hell, I would be satisfied...

funkpill said:

Hell YEAH!!!!! me please

You know, Sheena Easton is alleged to have a personal fortune of over $40,000,000 due to investments in Californian real estate in the mid-eighties.

Y'all forget this fellow (though for sure not the richest):



Some more (rich) German music madness:

susannah said:

TALK!!!!

Justin1972UK said:

I remember reading that about her too. Clearly a smart lady!

mynameisnotsusan said:

WOW! Good for her!

Thats amazing, I never wouldve guessed! Shes come a loooong way

I would say MJ. I think he has enough money to buy a small country or somethin'. Still have money left over.

Justin1972UK said:

Her Sugar Walls just got a little sweeter.

lilgish said:

And $40,000,000 is somewhere I've never been. That's why I'd never fall in love again!

Just to clear up something, Michael Jackson is not broke. People have been claiming he is broke for 6 years! He's not broke, he owns so much publishing rights, that alone would make him worth more than most musicians alive. But not as much as Paul McCartney. He's the richest musician alive.