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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

I've looked at these figures before just for curiosity sake, just Googled again.
Net Worth:
Roger Waters = $310 Million (why on earth is he bitchin' so much!!!)
Phil Collins = $260 Million
David Gilmour = $175 Million
Peter Gabriel = $90 Million
Neil Peart = $42 Million
Geddy Lee = $40 Million
Alex Lifeson = $35 Million
Robert Fripp = $10 Million

I'm sure these figures are estimates, but even if off by 5% is a lot of moolah.

I assumed Rush was worth upwards of 100 million altogether, and I was right. Touring, licensing, book deals, investments...surprised it's not more!
Well I have been a follower of their wealth for several years......Main reason is most of their time playing was in the 70 to mid 90s then of course the 5yr break. So the first 10yrs really was tour, tour, tour and really not a lot of money back then.
I am sure they are pretty happy now....
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Ian Anderson is probably one of the most savvy businessmen in rock...

"72-year-old Ian Anderson has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid singers for 2020 with an estimated $58 million in combined earnings....The Scottish singer-songwriter has an estimated net worth of $185 million."
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Vangelis $2.5 mill

I thought for certain he was worth more.
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

I've looked at these figures before just for curiosity sake, just Googled again.
Net Worth:
Roger Waters = $310 Million (why on earth is he bitchin' so much!!!)
Phil Collins = $260 Million
David Gilmour = $175 Million
Peter Gabriel = $90 Million
Neil Peart = $42 Million
Geddy Lee = $40 Million
Alex Lifeson = $35 Million
Robert Fripp = $10 Million

I'm sure these figures are estimates, but even if off by 5% is a lot of moolah.

I assumed Rush was worth upwards of 100 million altogether, and I was right. Touring, licensing, book deals, investments...surprised it's not more!
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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by Icarium Icarium wrote:

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Pink Floyd guys for sure. Genesis was successful but not as prog. Pink Floyd always kept the prog even if it was prog lite
Pink Floyd are the only prog rock act whom also plays in the league of classic rock, their legacy are on a different stage or field, does not matter if some of their music is/wad avsnt garde or spaced out, they managed to brake the obscure and became relevant to millions, without sacraficing integrity (imo).
 
What about Supertramp?
 
 

Yeah I second this. Floyd was the most successful prog act while they were still prog, but that doesn't mean classic rock radio doesn't regularly play other prog bands, or that other classic rock artists never had radio play for their more proggy songs (Zeppelin for example). Breakfast In America, Closer To The Heart, Roundabout, Aqualung, Kashmir, Bohemian Rhapsody, Carry On Wayward Son. There are plenty of songs that fall under both umbrellas quite easily.
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Originally posted by Icarium Icarium wrote:

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Pink Floyd guys for sure. Genesis was successful but not as prog. Pink Floyd always kept the prog even if it was prog lite
Pink Floyd are the only prog rock act whom also plays in the league of classic rock, their legacy are on a different stage or field, does not matter if some of their music is/wad avsnt garde or spaced out, they managed to brake the obscure and became relevant to millions, without sacraficing integrity (imo).
 
What about Supertramp?
 
 
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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Pink Floyd guys for sure. Genesis was successful but not as prog. Pink Floyd always kept the prog even if it was prog lite
Pink Floyd are the only prog rock act whom also plays in the league of classic rock, their legacy are on a different stage or field, does not matter if some of their music is/wad avsnt garde or spaced out, they managed to brake the obscure and became relevant to millions, without sacraficing integrity (imo).
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Originally posted by Woon Deadn Woon Deadn wrote:

The Beatles and Queen, of course! 

I mean if we're counting prog-related artists like Queen, just imagine....goodness Roger and Brian must be some of the wealthiest musicians ever. Not to mention John who must be extremely well off from years of touring and royalties despite totally shutting himself off from the public eye. 
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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

I’d say the guys in Iron Maiden are pretty comfy......

Literally. They have their own jet! Bruce also pilots it. That certification probably nets him some extra income as well, I'd imagine! Iron Maiden is an institution at this point, lol.
I am not 100% sure they own the jet, the 747 used on the Book of Souls tour belonged to an airline in Iceland AFAIK, but I am sure they paid a good chunk of money to fly it all over the world.

Steve Harris = $30 Million
Bruce Dickinson = $115 Million

Again, I think you take these figures with a grain of salt, clearly these figures are all huge money I'm just not sure how accurate they are. I saw somewhere that Fripp was worth between $1-$5 Million vs the $10 I saw also. What is clear to me is most of them also earn money from other investments, I don't think 100% of it is from just music.
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Originally posted by Woon Deadn Woon Deadn wrote:

The Beatles and Queen, of course! 
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Pink Floyd guys for sure. Genesis was successful but not as prog. Pink Floyd always kept the prog even if it was prog lite

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The Beatles and Queen, of course! 
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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

Besides the obvious Pink Floyd, perhaps Kansas and more specifically Kerry Livgren?

Not more than Genesis or Rush. Maybe about on par with Yes though.
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^$35,000,000
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I remember reading somewhere that Ian Anderson was one of the wealthiest people in Scottland. 
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I suspect the figures presented here are from...


Type in a name and see for your self.

And for earnings, as mentioned, touring is probably the biggest source of income for musicians. Followed by merchandising, then music royalties. Record sales are not a great revenue stream these days obviously.


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Besides the obvious Pink Floyd, perhaps Kansas and more specifically Kerry Livgren?
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

^ Depends on the exchange rate between Kobaian dollars and the Euro

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Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

^ Depends on the exchange rate between Kobaian dollars and the Euro

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Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - May 30 2020 at 04:55
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