*Have some respect. Don't refer to him as **_"Kilmister",_** you call him **_"LEMMY!"_* If you're going to talk about *Rock-N-Roll,* You need to take it seriously. When, rather than call him, "Lemmy", you repeatedly addressed him as "Kilmister," you wreak of someone who doesn't really know much more about *Rock-N-Roll,* than what you Googled one day. You need to put away your Conway Twitty albums, and *be Rock-N-Roll,* if you want to discuss *Rock-N-Roll,* otherwise, you're just a pretender and a wannabe. And *FYI, Lemmy got his name because he grew up poor.* You missed the perfect opportunity to put that in a video, *about "Rock Stars Who Are (or died) **_Poor."_* Also, "The *true* difference between rich and poor, is more about inner happiness vs. piles of money." Now.., what's his name? *LEMMY!*
I,I had no idea. Billy, if you are out there, and you read this comment, know this, you can get thru this, you have many people who are rooting for you! Keep your head up. Things will get better!
Oh god, a yacht with a helipad sounds like a poor man's aircraft carrier. I'm crying. Come on people, let's all go drive our Chevrolets to Wal‑Mart and buy a Billie Joel CD to help support him!
Billy Joel actually deserves it. The amount of people he cheated to get to where he is is pretty sad. Not saying he isn't talented, his NYears show a few years back was one of the greatest musical events i have ever been too, but still had no idea of his utter smarmyness.
Joe Chabot I heard there’s 2 sides to some of that. For example, Liberty Devito wanted writing credits for a drum beat. His current band has been with him a very long time which wud suggest he’s not all that bad and perhaps even good to work for. He definitely had a period after this manager where he was likely suspicious of everyone and wudnt trust easily. As with most stories, there’s likely some fact and some fiction.
A lot of musicians are average people with no business skills. But they are great at music. Leads to a situation where they COULD have money but most do not.
I know a man who has terminal cancer. Every time I see him his parting words to me are Rock and Roll. Lemmy- Rock and Roll. Doesn't matter how much $ you left to hangers on. Rock and Roll
There's a huge difference between making money and "spending it on what you 'enjoy'" and making millions, then dying a drunk/doped up poor man. Sure, he had the right to blow all of his money and be a junkie. But it was a massive, self-destructive waste. I mean, hello????
Of course you could. Most of us could. Why? Because you’re only as rich as your expenses allow you to be. Be frugal and don’t owe anyone money and you’ll be just fine.
Dave Lombardo did a 90 city tour with Slayer. After taxes he made $67,000. You'd think being a founding member of Slayer that he'd make more. Nope. The music industry is exactly that - an industry. Many musicians are ground under by the lies and deceit from their bandmates, managers and record labels. Truly a terrible experience to be a slave to such a horrible industry.
David Cassidy did not have dimentia. it was a cover story for his heavy drinking and forgetting the songs words on stage. So very sad RIP David. ♥️♥️♥️😓😓😓 He was still sounding absolutely great in concert a few years before his passing He sang all the ol time songs his Dad loved He shall be greatly missed by many
Rest In Peace Lemmy, you rocked us all. One thing that Lem and the gang did that made me love them was that they'd put out a new album every two years and tour like madmen. Motorhead is my favorite band and I miss the new music. Born to Lose, Lived to Win.
@Captain Brandon Horror Film Lover Lemme lived for the music, not the money. A great quote from lemme regarding one aspiring to have a music career and/or to be a rock star said "If you are in it for the money then you are in it for the wrong reason!"
@@DanielRodrigues0048 Lemme lived for the music, not the money. A great quote from lemme regarding one aspiring to have a music career and/or to be a rock star said "If you are in it for the money then you are in it for the wrong reason!"
@@solitaryman7485 It is always a good idea to put some money away for a "rainy day," in the event life events suddenly change. However, I agree, why make, for example, $20M in a career and pass away with $19M. Again, I used 20M as an example as some listed on the video earned more and others earned less (such as Lemme).
We all love and adore mr. Rogers. And in this day and age I pray that the movie about him will prick the hearts of many and we can return to a time when loving your neighbor and caring for one another becomes the most important thing in our society again. Truly walked the walk that Jesus taught us to the best of his ability
@@davidmellish3295 I had to laugh when I got your message then I realized that TH-cam flipped over to a different video before I posted my comment. I was actually watching a video about the life of mr. Rogers. You know that Mister Rogers Neighborhood show.
Sly Stone, one of the most influential bandleaders in his day, was cheated out of royalties for years. After recording an album that sold well he set up one of the rooms designed to be the 3rd of a 3 studio complex, and just set up living there for a couple year. The room was not really needed, I needed to raise $500,000 for equipment for that studio for it to be useful. Years later my GF and I took Christmas break and finished the interior ourselves and I bought a bit lower end mixing console and tape decks for that studio and the first person to use the room, loading in the same day we were hauling out ladders and tools, was John Fogerty who recorded his Center Field platinum record. The room was cheaper and the first 6 artists working in there had hit records to it got a pretty good reputation. During the tearing out of the stuff Sly have left there, we found some chrome tubing in between the inner and outer walls and pulled the paneling down and traced the tubing to a sliding door, and behind it was a chrome coupler. We found out the coupler was supposed to attach to a tank of nitrous oxide that he must have set up for group parties in there.
How can Billy Joel be that blind and ignorant to not know he was getting ripped off for tens of millions of dollars? Didn't his accountants look at his manager's shenanigans and warn Billy something was up? Couldn't he see a glaring difference between the venues was selling out and what he was making? Didn't he ask for an independent audit of his finances? For God's sake, when you're as huge as Billy and have as many hit songs as he does, you better pay attention to every cent spent and earned, or it will bite you square in the ass!
You would be surprised. Black Sabbath, Elton John, sting, the small faces to name a few got ripped off for millions and millions, lot of people don't check their statements... from low mid to high income. So the super rich are no different, people are people
The manager was falsifying documents that he gave to Billy Joel ,so when he looked at the paperwork he thought everything was fine and didn't know there was any money missing . It's not like he had cash from a personal bank account go missing so the bank statement would tell him there was cash gone,it's all investments and dodgy business deals with tons of paperwork involved with payments from concerts and royalties etc coming in and the paperwork would show that this cash was invested here and that cash there etc. It's a lot easier for us 'normal 'people to keep an eye on things as we don't have millions invested all over the place,we have cash in the bank which we use to live on. Wages come in and out , we payout rent/mortgage ,Bill's,food,clothes etc etc so we notice if our cash is gone,it's a lot easier for us to know what's going on
Billy Joel once lived in a Castle and now is extending his current stately Long Island property, so regardless of having to sue to recoup monies years ago for a long long time he's been very wealthy.
Majority of 80s and 90s pop/rock musicians are living suprisingly modest way and even on dole. Happy ones are making money with nostalgia tours, most of them are just working as normal people.
@today is not yesterday Check out the current life of (former) members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Haircut100, Human League, ABC, The Specials, Aztec Camera, Orange Juice etc.
Lemmy was 90% on tour and 10% in la whether it be his apartment or hanging out at the Rainbow bar and grill. I don’t know where you got these facts but there is a lot of myths and misconceptions. Lemmy at the time of his death was worth around 10million He lived in a small apartment because he wanted to, he didn’t want a huge mansion like everyone else so he chose an apartment. That doesn’t make the man automatically poor. He wasn’t an extravagant spender
It's to make it look like the wealthy don't get away with not paying taxes, so we continue to be ripped off obliviously. They let all the big fish avoid taxes & run all the schemes to crash the economy they like.
How by showing people who can barely pay their bills multi millionaires? Most people on this list is a millionaire many times over. Hell, Billy Joel is worth 225 million dollars!!!
I think Willie Nelson's problem was during the 1980's Farm Aid concerts. Willie was on stage and his accountant yelled out..."You owe taxes"...to which Willie hollered back "I know l own Texas".
Remember these are people...they have hearts. If willie Nelson wants to take care of his friends then that's his business. And having alot of money doesn't mean you are rich. You can have boat loads of money and be as unhappy as they come. Money will not buy you happiness...but it will help you and others along the way. I'd say wealth is what you make it.
I was actually in the room one night while Willie's pay was being counted prior to handing it to his manager. not long after the IRS thing hit the papers. 50 grand in small bills. nothing over a 20.
I remember when I heard Billy Joel's Xwifes brother in law. Its one of the reasons BJ don't like to sing piano man. It cost a bundle even if he plays more than a few notes.
Willie Nelson as Sam Kinison said was mixed up 🤗 " Willie thought he owed Texas, Not Taxes. " " Free 4th of July BBQ!!!! Come on Down!! " IRS no Willie not Texas, Taxes 15 million
I am a victim of this too. Back in 1963 when my band "The Turds" was in the studio recording our first single "Who Ate All The Pies", our manager, Conn Fleesam, disappeared with £10,000 - he has never been seen since - and nor have we. . . .
Pay your taxes, run your financial affairs properly, keep savings for emergencies and if your rich be very careful who you get to manage you and who does your financial stuff, and don't get any kind of expensive habit, all the things some of these people ignored.
The story about Sly Stone is only partially correct. Michael Jackson was largely responsible for him being paid back royalties for his music and the use of “sampling” by other artists through a law suit that was settled out of court.
Lemmy had a lot of money but I'm sure he channelled some of that to his son and maybe other people. If you consider how Phil Campbell had a luxury car and a year-round chauffeur, or Mikkey Dee has Ferraris, Lemmy just didn't like showing off, but he had a lot for sure.
I chained my bike up behind a bar for lunch, as they served me the food I asked who was in the older motorhome parked behind the bar, they said David Allen Coe, that he was performing 2 nights there (Kouts IN), and they wished he'd take a shower. I always liked his work.
@shadow nah, they're fucking stupid like you, all it would take is sitting down for 5 minutes with a calculator to figure out they were getting fleeced
@@ELLIOT1311 Few I didn't know but how could you not know Lemmy (or Motorhead)? Iconic rock legends. I'm also guessing you are young if you have never heard of David Cassidy?
Bob thebomb This was 5 months ago before I educated myself on real music. Of course I know them. 😉 Motörhead are wonderful. Led Zeppelin will always be my favourite.
One classic hit song can earn an artist millions in royalties over the years.And that's just one song.The catalogue of hit songs of these music legends will ensure that they're never poor.!!!👍📷⛅🌍👌💐🎹🎤🎧🎼
I saw Scott Weiland at Voodoofest in 2008. He was so blasted on stage, I joked that he was going to be on the news soon dead of an overdose. I wasn't surprised when it came true.
There are so many such cases within the music industry : our lawmakers need to think of some way of giving legal advice to musicians about not only not being ripped-off, but also of not being cheated out of everything they own. The Bay City Rollers started off as naive 16 year olds being treated by their manager and record company as easy-to-cheat cash cows. They are all penniless, and some had to return to work as eg a plumber or a nurse, and two of them died in their early 60s. The Osmonds suffered a similar financial death, with only Donny and Marie having successful post-Osmonds careers. The music industry needs to do something against these evil sharks.
She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes. She can ruin your faith with her casual lies, and she only reveals what she wants you to see. She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me. She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you. She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe you, and she'll take what you give her as long as it's free. Yeah she steals like a thief but she's always a woman to me. Oh she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She's ahead of her time. Oh and she never gives out, and she never gives in, she just changes her mind. She'll promise you more than the garden of Eden then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding.but she'll bring out the best and the worst you can be. Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me. Oh she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She's ahead of her time. Oh and she never gives out, and she never gives in, she just changes her mind. She's frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel. She can do as she pleases. She's nobody's fool. And she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree. And the most she will do is throw shadows at you but she's always a woman to me.
Yes it sucks that Conor Oberst had his reputation messed up. (We should do something about people being able to destroy someone on a whim) but he is worth over 100 million dollars. He’s fine on cash
he is definitely not worth over 100 million dollars. you probably got that from one of those shitty celeb net worth sites, which are all complete and utter bullshit. i’d be surprised if he was even a millionaire.
"Cat" something? Grizzly Bear? This was an ok list, but would've been more interesting if all of them would've actually been more universally known. Replacing "Cat" and Grizzly Bear (I mean, wow lol) with Meat Loaf, Toni Braxton, and MC Hammer would've made much more sense.
Am I the only person that doesn't ever remember CatPower being even remotely famous??? I never even heard of her back when she was supposedly "selling out all the venues she played". How did I miss such a supposedly famous Artist???
1) incompetent or corrupt management 2) IRS 3) Bad financial choices or lifestyle choices.. Musicians and creative types are not generally money smart. Business managers and accountants are worth it.
Who were you surprised to find in this video?
Fran Schmidt.. I met her in a coffee shop in Uptown Manhattan last year. She told me (she appeared to be honest) the exact same thing. Sad really!
Willy Nelson.
HOW MUCH ARE THEY WORTH? Missing info.
Billy Joel
*Have some respect. Don't refer to him as **_"Kilmister",_** you call him **_"LEMMY!"_* If you're going to talk about *Rock-N-Roll,* You need to take it seriously. When, rather than call him, "Lemmy", you repeatedly addressed him as "Kilmister," you wreak of someone who doesn't really know much more about *Rock-N-Roll,* than what you Googled one day. You need to put away your Conway Twitty albums, and *be Rock-N-Roll,* if you want to discuss *Rock-N-Roll,* otherwise, you're just a pretender and a wannabe. And *FYI, Lemmy got his name because he grew up poor.* You missed the perfect opportunity to put that in a video, *about "Rock Stars Who Are (or died) **_Poor."_* Also, "The *true* difference between rich and poor, is more about inner happiness vs. piles of money." Now.., what's his name? *LEMMY!*
Ran the numbers on Billy Joel, even though his 'manager' ripped him off, his net worth's still over 220 million. I wish I were that 'poor'...
Ran the numbers? You mean you googled “billy Joel net worth”
@@lwp7306 Language evolves, dude. Don’t be a such a Luddite. Lol
Too many wives like Phil Collins.
@@richardangers2566 For my money, too many cannoli.
@@lwp7306 exactly...
I would love to be broke as billy joel
35 million in 2017 with an estimated net worth of $180 million! You called that broke,SMDH!
That would be a nice title for a song .
@@marksmall1476 really? Are you this dumb? He meant that the vid said he's "broke", when in actuallity he is not at all woooooh a big ass woosh
2021 Net worth is 250 million.
So true!!
I have 21 dollars to my name. I’m glad I’m not broke like all these singers. I hope they get back on their feet some day
Haha!
I have $23!
I'm rich baby!
Yeah don’t want to see them eating cat food
@@fajaradi1223 Faja you and Eric has more than me, & 1.50 great to be rich .
Can you lend me a ten.
@@bb21again.67 ten cents? Lol
Billy Joel is so broke he vacations every summer in my town in Rhode island with his yacht that is equipped with a helicopter
Ron Silvia
Must be embarrassing for him 😑🔫
That poor man....!
Poor guy, he is probly starving
I,I had no idea. Billy, if you are out there, and you read this comment, know this, you can get thru this, you have many people who are rooting for you! Keep your head up. Things will get better!
Oh god, a yacht with a helipad sounds like a poor man's aircraft carrier. I'm crying. Come on people, let's all go drive our Chevrolets to Wal‑Mart and buy a Billie Joel CD to help support him!
$250 million for billy Joel is not poorer than we think !!!
Billy Joel may have lost a ton of money being ripped off by managers, but his net worth today is well beyond comfortable.
Billy Joel actually deserves it. The amount of people he cheated to get to where he is is pretty sad. Not saying he isn't talented, his NYears show a few years back was one of the greatest musical events i have ever been too, but still had no idea of his utter smarmyness.
Joe Chabot I heard there’s 2 sides to some of that. For example, Liberty Devito wanted writing credits for a drum beat. His current band has been with him a very long time which wud suggest he’s not all that bad and perhaps even good to work for. He definitely had a period after this manager where he was likely suspicious of everyone and wudnt trust easily. As with most stories, there’s likely some fact and some fiction.
Depends on just how poor we think he is LOL
A lot of musicians are average people with no business skills. But they are great at music. Leads to a situation where they COULD have money but most do not.
If Willie Nelson sold as much weed he smoked he could have bought the IRS.
Yes you right
So true lmfao
Leave Mr Nelson alone dudes and judge not as you are not him so TARFOY ya hear
@@jamessim1858 leave him alone? Hell I've never even met the dude. Lol... that was just a joking comment... geez smh.
I wouldn't buy the IRS. It's broke and can't survive and maintain its lifestyle without other people's money.
Billy Joel will never be poor, his name and music will live on for years to come.
midknightwriter Hes like the 6th best selling artists ever haha.
Not a fan but you're right about both.
They say Piano Man is the first thing you hear in Hell
@@jeffbenzos6344 TROLL
@@jeffbenzos6344 I think it's 'Friday' by Rebecca Black, and it's on loop.
You may want to rework this video- Billy Joel lost a lot of money to a bad manager but he’s still rich beyond the average persons dream
I heard he was currently worth $300 million.
Lemmy got paid and spent his paychecks on things he enjoyed. Isn't that what we all do?
...and still managed to have 600k in change and a constant stream of royalties.
I think he made more on the songs he wrote for Ozzy than Motörhead.
Lemmie lived it, enjoyed it his way, right to the end. RIP.
I know a man who has terminal cancer. Every time I see him his parting words to me are Rock and Roll.
Lemmy- Rock and Roll.
Doesn't matter how much $ you left to hangers on.
Rock and Roll
There's a huge difference between making money and "spending it on what you 'enjoy'" and making millions, then dying a drunk/doped up poor man. Sure, he had the right to blow all of his money and be a junkie. But it was a massive, self-destructive waste. I mean, hello????
Never heard of Cat Power, Grizzly Bear, Conor Oberst guess I am getting old.
Join the club.
And the rest. Must be rock stars in America. Never heard of them.
Only Americans know these people. They play crappy music that's why nobody outside of the US knows who they are.
trouble coming lmao yeah whatever you say bud. 😂🤦🏻♂️
Glass Onion nah they’ve all got an international audience. Just because you don’t know them doesn’t mean no one else does. How old are you? 15?
Willy Nelson is an admirable and all around good guy. Generous, too generous perhaps. Love the guy.
I agree
Nah . Hillary's friend..he's detached from reality
He also owns his own bio-fuel company and his own brand of weed. His friends bailed him out, he tried to pay them back.
I could live off 4k a month for the rest of my life, comfortably actually.
Of course you could. Most of us could. Why? Because you’re only as rich as your expenses allow you to be. Be frugal and don’t owe anyone money and you’ll be just fine.
Ya same. Very easily
Me too
I was on a sightseeing tour they pointed out a mansion that cost $10 Million and I thought I wouldnt be any happier there
If you listen carefully it was awarded to his kids until they were 21, they were all 18 or almost 18.
I saw Grizzly Bear open for Radiohead... their lack of income is no mystery...
They must obviously be shit.
Look them up, they weren’t that great
typical indy williamsburg broolkyn hype
Interviewer: "Without drugs would there be a Motorhead"?
Lemmy: "Yeah but it wouldn't be called Motorhead"
There would be no Grateful Dead!!!
Would be called meth head
I WISH I had Billy Joels financial "issues"!
Yes you right
People don't realize that most performers or artists end up making less that the producer,production companies&of course their managers
Dave Lombardo did a 90 city tour with Slayer. After taxes he made $67,000. You'd think being a founding member of Slayer that he'd make more. Nope.
The music industry is exactly that - an industry. Many musicians are ground under by the lies and deceit from their bandmates, managers and record labels. Truly a terrible experience to be a slave to such a horrible industry.
He is not a equal partner. He made 200k that year...
You'd think he would have a decent tax lawyer who could lower down his taxes.???
Dave was treated like a hobo
Having learned how he treated his band members, I’m glad to see Billy Joel made this list.
Having wrongly heard you mean?
Do tell
My husband saw him be incredibly rude to his limo driver.
David Cassidy did not have dimentia. it was a cover story for his heavy drinking and forgetting the songs words on stage. So very sad RIP David. ♥️♥️♥️😓😓😓 He was still sounding absolutely great in concert a few years before his passing He sang all the ol time songs his Dad loved He shall be greatly missed by many
He's one of my favorite singers.
Rest In Peace Lemmy, you rocked us all. One thing that Lem and the gang did that made me love them was that they'd put out a new album every two years and tour like madmen. Motorhead is my favorite band and I miss the new music. Born to Lose, Lived to Win.
Lemmy never gave a shit about money. Neither does Willie. They know we are all borrowing it.
Lemmy lived a rich life that money couldn't buy.
@Captain Brandon Horror Film Lover Lemme lived for the music, not the money. A great quote from lemme regarding one aspiring to have a music career and/or to be a rock star said "If you are in it for the money then you are in it for the wrong reason!"
@@DanielRodrigues0048 Lemme lived for the music, not the money. A great quote from lemme regarding one aspiring to have a music career and/or to be a rock star said "If you are in it for the money then you are in it for the wrong reason!"
@@solitaryman7485 It is always a good idea to put some money away for a "rainy day," in the event life events suddenly change. However, I agree, why make, for example, $20M in a career and pass away with $19M. Again, I used 20M as an example as some listed on the video earned more and others earned less (such as Lemme).
Lemmy and Willy shared the wealth with those around them. People that die with millions are taking the money from those around them.
You know....anyone who doesn't make damn sure their money is safe, regularly, after all the horror stories, just should expect this.
Check out professional boxers 😱
We all love and adore mr. Rogers. And in this day and age I pray that the movie about him will prick the hearts of many and we can return to a time when loving your neighbor and caring for one another becomes the most important thing in our society again. Truly walked the walk that Jesus taught us to the best of his ability
Who's this mr Roger's we all love and adore please?
@@davidmellish3295 I had to laugh when I got your message then I realized that TH-cam flipped over to a different video before I posted my comment. I was actually watching a video about the life of mr. Rogers. You know that Mister Rogers Neighborhood show.
@@loveistruth5713 oh ok lol
Well even if in the wrong video Sir, your is a beautiful message. 😊
Sly Stone, one of the most influential bandleaders in his day, was cheated out of royalties for years. After recording an album that sold well he set up one of the rooms designed to be the 3rd of a 3 studio complex, and just set up living there for a couple year. The room was not really needed, I needed to raise $500,000 for equipment for that studio for it to be useful. Years later my GF and I took Christmas break and finished the interior ourselves and I bought a bit lower end mixing console and tape decks for that studio and the first person to use the room, loading in the same day we were hauling out ladders and tools, was John Fogerty who recorded his Center Field platinum record. The room was cheaper and the first 6 artists working in there had hit records to it got a pretty good reputation. During the tearing out of the stuff Sly have left there, we found some chrome tubing in between the inner and outer walls and pulled the paneling down and traced the tubing to a sliding door, and behind it was a chrome coupler. We found out the coupler was supposed to attach to a tank of nitrous oxide that he must have set up for group parties in there.
And when Tupac Shakur died his mother found out he only had $10,000 to his name. Everything was in Suge Knight's name. Imagine that.
How can Billy Joel be that blind and ignorant to not know he was getting ripped off for tens of millions of dollars? Didn't his accountants look at his manager's shenanigans and warn Billy something was up? Couldn't he see a glaring difference between the venues was selling out and what he was making? Didn't he ask for an independent audit of his finances? For God's sake, when you're as huge as Billy and have as many hit songs as he does, you better pay attention to every cent spent and earned, or it will bite you square in the ass!
You would be surprised. Black Sabbath, Elton John, sting, the small faces to name a few got ripped off for millions and millions, lot of people don't check their statements... from low mid to high income. So the super rich are no different, people are people
Coke. It’s the real thing!
The manager was falsifying documents that he gave to Billy Joel ,so when he looked at the paperwork he thought everything was fine and didn't know there was any money missing .
It's not like he had cash from a personal bank account go missing so the bank statement would tell him there was cash gone,it's all investments and dodgy business deals with tons of paperwork involved with payments from concerts and royalties etc coming in and the paperwork would show that this cash was invested here and that cash there etc.
It's a lot easier for us 'normal 'people to keep an eye on things as we don't have millions invested all over the place,we have cash in the bank which we use to live on.
Wages come in and out , we payout rent/mortgage ,Bill's,food,clothes etc etc so we notice if our cash is gone,it's a lot easier for us to know what's going on
Moral of the story: NEVER trust a lawyer.
"... treating the whole operation as a risky small business."
But it _is_ a risky small business.
FO Biggles not if you’re talented
Billy Joel once lived in a Castle and now is extending his current stately Long Island property, so regardless of having to sue to recoup monies years ago for a long long time he's been very wealthy.
Majority of 80s and 90s pop/rock musicians are living suprisingly modest way and even on dole. Happy ones are making money with nostalgia tours, most of them are just working as normal people.
@today is not yesterday Check out the current life of (former) members of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Haircut100, Human League, ABC, The Specials, Aztec Camera, Orange Juice etc.
Lemmy was 90% on tour and 10% in la whether it be his apartment or hanging out at the Rainbow bar and grill. I don’t know where you got these facts but there is a lot of myths and misconceptions.
Lemmy at the time of his death was worth around 10million
He lived in a small apartment because he wanted to, he didn’t want a huge mansion like everyone else so he chose an apartment. That doesn’t make the man automatically poor. He wasn’t an extravagant spender
I hate hearing these stories. Billy Joel seems like such a nice guy.
@@ryanmcneila1957 oh, did you forget your medication this morning
@@eviehammond9509 His favorite band is "Barry O The Illinois Enema Bandit."
If its true??
@barry durham wouldn't surprise me, many Joo's are like that.
He's worth $225 million
Cat who? I was around in the 90s and I never heard of her.
Cat power is awesome. Didn't get radio play other than college stations but chicks a bad ass
Me neither...
I heard of Dog Bone, but never heard of this feline!
Nup. Never heard of her then, still haven't now.
Cat Stevens!
The stuff on Billy Joel is 32 years old. He's in much better financial shape now.
This kind of video is intended to make us average people feel better.
It's to make it look like the wealthy don't get away with not paying taxes, so we continue to be ripped off obliviously.
They let all the big fish avoid taxes & run all the schemes to crash the economy they like.
How by showing people who can barely pay their bills multi millionaires? Most people on this list is a millionaire many times over. Hell, Billy Joel is worth 225 million dollars!!!
I grew up poor and with a bad education so I feel lucky after watching these loosers
@@davidwood983 right
I hope all the companies who booked ads on TH-cam are aware, that they're clicked away in a split second .
I found a way to around from TH-cam fi 3tgveh6khk #$%^&*(GL;;;;;;
They are.
Gotta lotta love for Willie. Big heart
I think Willie Nelson's problem was during the 1980's Farm Aid concerts. Willie was on stage and his accountant yelled out..."You owe taxes"...to which Willie hollered back "I know l own Texas".
Why do u guys feel like ur above the Federal Government? I gotta file taxes every year and pay u ain’t no different just because ur famous.
Never heard of Cat power or Grizzly Bear lol
Grizzly Bear
“Some of them
DON’T EVEN HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE..”
Cos people get into
the music business
for their health...
Remember these are people...they have hearts. If willie Nelson wants to take care of his friends then that's his business. And having alot of money doesn't mean you are rich. You can have boat loads of money and be as unhappy as they come. Money will not buy you happiness...but it will help you and others along the way. I'd say wealth is what you make it.
“Are you Martha Stewart broke or MC Hammer broke?”
Peter Tork broke ('70s Peter Tork; he ended up with a reasonable estate at the end of it all)
@@thethroneroommedia7096 that Martha Stewart broke? He had hard assets but not much in liquidity.
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I'm lief garret/corey haim broke.
@@adrianfleming3437 That’s MC Hammer broke - no money in the bank.
I was actually in the room one night while Willie's pay was being counted prior to handing it to his manager. not long after the IRS thing hit the papers. 50 grand in small bills. nothing over a 20.
Oh these poor drug addicted rock and roll people.
Yeah, such victims
How is Billy Joel “poor?”. He’s one of the most successful musicians of all time. His net worth is $250 million.
Poor guys. Thoughts and prayers...
You know that? Where is that financial information about Joel located?
Billy Joel is still worth $225 million
That doesn't sound broke
More than that my friend he could sell out the state of rhode island!!
I remember when I heard Billy Joel's Xwifes brother in law. Its one of the reasons BJ don't like to sing piano man. It cost a bundle even if he plays more than a few notes.
Billy Joel net worth in 2019-225 million. And Mr. I.R.S. Tapes Willie Nelson still has 25 million. Sorry, but that's not poor.
Exit Strategy Calculating someone's net worth isn't the same as calculating how much money a person has.
So you're calculating for the years through to 2019- 225 million?
i got 16 dollars . PLEASE HELP ME WILLIE !!!! i need 8 more bucks for a bag weed
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
Crap
These people aren't street broke trust me.
Yes they are... and who are you to say otherwise?
Right
Coke not broke
Willie Nelson as Sam Kinison said was mixed up 🤗
" Willie thought he owed Texas, Not Taxes. "
" Free 4th of July BBQ!!!! Come on Down!! "
IRS no Willie not Texas, Taxes 15 million
I am a victim of this too. Back in 1963 when my band "The Turds" was in the studio recording our first single "Who Ate All The Pies", our manager, Conn Fleesam, disappeared with £10,000 - he has never been seen since - and nor have we. . . .
That's bad
OMG The Turds! I loved your single "That's Not A Rash, Elmer"!
Billy Joel can call Madison square garden anytime he runs low on cash
Billy Joel is still a, "Big Shot!" I love that song. Bruce shouldn't be on this list. He was ripped off, not his fault!
This list isn't artists who are poor because they got ripped off. It's artists who are poorer than you thought.
Pay your taxes, run your financial affairs properly, keep savings for emergencies and if your rich be very careful who you get to manage you and who does your financial stuff, and don't get any kind of expensive habit, all the things some of these people ignored.
TRUTH!!!! In other words, downsize.
Some times you don't want to know about the musicians you love.
Had to dig deep deep down into the barrel of nobodies for THAT list.
Jeffrey Williams Ron Isley and Sly Stone are not nobodies.
Willie spent most of his money on weed.
And the rest he just wasted.
No you jerk, he raised a family!
@@jefryt67 I like him he same to be a down to earth
In the other words, IRS, Managers, Accountants, Event Venues, etc eat up all your fortune unfortunately !
The Isley Brothers recorded Twist and Shout one year before the Beatles. The Top Notes recorded it two years before the Beatles.
Apparently McCartney didn't consult Wikipedia.
Wasn’t expecting to see Grizzly Bear in the opening shots haha.
The story about Sly Stone is only partially correct. Michael Jackson was largely responsible for him being paid back royalties for his music and the use of “sampling” by other artists through a law suit that was settled out of court.
Lemmy had a lot of money but I'm sure he channelled some of that to his son and maybe other people. If you consider how Phil Campbell had a luxury car and a year-round chauffeur, or Mikkey Dee has Ferraris, Lemmy just didn't like showing off, but he had a lot for sure.
That's BS that Willie Nelson's "friends" take advantage of his kindness like they do! No doubt that's the main reason for his financial issues!
Nice job! Very thorough.
I got to stop clicking on these. A list using info long out of relevance
I was thinking the same thing
I chained my bike up behind a bar for lunch, as they served me the food I asked who was in the older motorhome parked behind the bar, they said David Allen Coe, that he was performing 2 nights there (Kouts IN), and they wished he'd take a shower. I always liked his work.
Problem with ol' Willie, he thinks a dime bag costs a dime.
Do you know how much condoms cost?
Oh man Billy Joel must be living off ramen noodles with 200+ million dollars
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Sounds like these folks are victims of a lot of vultures.
@shadow nah, they're fucking stupid like you, all it would take is sitting down for 5 minutes with a calculator to figure out they were getting fleeced
yes, there is a whole industry of parasites who leach off "Rock Stars"
Theresa Carmen Agreed. A lot of performers are not very smart aside from their art. You can give them great advice only to have them do the opposite.
Theresa Carmen they are often the victims of their own narcisstic stupidity
The IRS being the largest group of said vultures.
It blows my mind how these people can have almost unlimited amounts of money but can’t figure out how to pay an accountant.
Rock Stars?!?!?! Who are half of these people??
rileyandmike I only knew Billy Joel and Willie Nelson.
@@ELLIOT1311 Few I didn't know but how could you not know Lemmy (or Motorhead)? Iconic rock legends.
I'm also guessing you are young if you have never heard of David Cassidy?
Bob thebomb This was 5 months ago before I educated myself on real music. Of course I know them. 😉 Motörhead are wonderful. Led Zeppelin will always be my favourite.
Big names in Indie music.
One classic hit song can earn an artist millions in royalties over the years.And that's just one song.The catalogue of hit songs of these music legends will ensure that they're never poor.!!!👍📷⛅🌍👌💐🎹🎤🎧🎼
Bless his heart, I know what Sly is going through.
Leonard Cohen also lost all his savings when his manager stole all his money. That's why he started touring when he was in his 70's
good. he is stinking liar and a CIA spy and probably involved with the death of lennon
“They were never rich. They were poor people who happened to make a lot of money.”
Poor = Not having money Pour = To pour a glass of water Your welcome !
@@beeboy6967 you're= you are...your= possession. *You're* welcome.
Someone poured out your spelling ability
Beeboy69 Thanks for letting me know. Spellcheck gets it wrong every time.
I saw Scott Weiland at Voodoofest in 2008. He was so blasted on stage, I joked that he was going to be on the news soon dead of an overdose. I wasn't surprised when it came true.
Rest in peace Richie Van Zandt all the money in the world didn't keep them alive
I’m more broke than Billy. Maybe we should colab. Lol.
I love the boats he’s designing. REALLY WELL DONE !!!
I didn't know a third of these people.
Livin' Rob Well then there’s no way they could be important to anyone else.
@@michaelmcdonald8452 Good. Thanks for confirming dingleberry...
I'm still recovering from a bankruptcy 15 years ago, cry me a river on these stars.
I have no idea who some of these rock stars are.
There are so many such cases within the music industry : our lawmakers need to think of some way of giving legal advice to musicians about not only not being ripped-off, but also of not being cheated out of everything they own. The Bay City Rollers started off as naive 16 year olds being treated by their manager and record company as easy-to-cheat cash cows. They are all penniless, and some had to return to work as eg a plumber or a nurse, and two of them died in their early 60s. The Osmonds suffered a similar financial death, with only Donny and Marie having successful post-Osmonds careers. The music industry needs to do something against these evil sharks.
Billy Joel wrote Always a Woman about Elizabeth Weber.
Hah.. She'll lie like a thief.
@The 9-2-5 Outlaw Reviews: Those aren’t lyrics to the song but whatev
She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes. She can ruin your faith with her casual lies, and she only reveals what she wants you to see. She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me.
She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you. She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe you, and she'll take what you give her as long as it's free. Yeah she steals like a thief but she's always a woman to me.
Oh she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She's ahead of her time. Oh and she never gives out, and she never gives in, she just changes her mind.
She'll promise you more than the garden of Eden then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding.but she'll bring out the best and the worst you can be. Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me.
Oh she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She's ahead of her time. Oh and she never gives out, and she never gives in, she just changes her mind.
She's frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel. She can do as she pleases. She's nobody's fool. And she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree. And the most she will do is throw shadows at you but she's always a woman to me.
That's...that's insane. I believe it, but it's still insane.
Yes it sucks that Conor Oberst had his reputation messed up. (We should do something about people being able to destroy someone on a whim) but he is worth over 100 million dollars. He’s fine on cash
he is definitely not worth over 100 million dollars. you probably got that from one of those shitty celeb net worth sites, which are all complete and utter bullshit. i’d be surprised if he was even a millionaire.
I want money for my history teacher making me sing "We didn't Start The Fire"
Lol
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"Cat" something? Grizzly Bear? This was an ok list, but would've been more interesting if all of them would've actually been more universally known. Replacing "Cat" and Grizzly Bear (I mean, wow lol) with Meat Loaf, Toni Braxton, and MC Hammer would've made much more sense.
Billy Joel is one of the brilliant lyricists. Genius.
Ah no, he's not. Most of his stuff is complete drivel
Am I the only person that doesn't ever remember CatPower being even remotely famous??? I never even heard of her back when she was supposedly "selling out all the venues she played". How did I miss such a supposedly famous Artist???
"I'll be seeing you"
"Stay"
"He power"
She sold out stadiums....🎊 😎 🎊
George Clinton had the same thing happen to him but manage to sue and get back legal right to his music, the music business sucks !
I mean, if you haven't had a hit in 30 years and you've been living like a rock star... yeah you're going to be broke by now
But yet al sharpton never goes to jail for tax evasion.
@Angelripper Witchhunter Smells of the OJ Simpsons to me !!!!
If Billy Joel can have $30million go AWOL and not even notice it, then he can't have been that poor then.
I used to think that Billy Joel was very rich but apparently he is just rich. This is very shocking. 😭😱
he's $250 Million "just" rich.
Billy Joel is just fine with a 225 million dollar net worth in 2019.
Fuck Billy joel. He is thief himself.
Yes shame. Poor.
He is a dick!
1) incompetent or corrupt management 2) IRS 3) Bad financial choices or lifestyle choices.. Musicians and creative types are not generally money smart. Business managers and accountants are worth it.
These lying women need to be prosecuted for their bulls**t...
Totally agree! One lie with no proof can ruin a life.
Have been following Cat Power for years. Her financial downfall is without a doubt a result of her intimacy with drugs. Great talent still!
Cat Power? First I ever heard of her. I never heard of a band called Grizzly Bear either.