Fleetwood Mac on Ellen

[dreamsunwind]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

For the love of God, style yourself differently...

It's weird because she used to wear different things and other colors intentionally so that people wouldn't keep thinking of her as a witch all the time but now she's fully embracing that image again, in black 24/7 and going on AHS for the second time.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by dreamsunwind

It's weird because she used to wear different things and other colors intentionally so that people wouldn't keep thinking of her as a witch all the time but now she's fully embracing that image again, in black 24/7 and going on AHS for the second time.

Credit that to either decreasing levels of religiousity OR increasing levels of buttocks.

[Sugar Mouse]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

I have no doubt he does.

It's like Meghan Markle marrying into the royal family. Suddenly the budgets and the accommodations and everything just got way bigger and more posh. It's always nice when you don't have to worry so much about the price tags on things anymore, and you get escorted to the front of the line

Let's see how he feels at the end of the tour.

It's actually nothing like Meghan Markle marrying into the royal family.

Neil Finn has an estimated net worth of 30 million American dollars.

Mick Fleetwood has an estimated net worth of 20 million and Stevie is worth about 75 million so Neil is already in the same financial ballpark as the other members of Fleetwood Mac.

Easy to forget just how successful and accomplished Neil Finn has been over the last 40 years dating back to the prime years of Crowded House and Split Enz.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by Sugar Mouse

lNeil Finn has an estimated net worth of 30 million American dollars.

Mick Fleetwood has an estimated net worth of 20 million and Stevie is worth about 75 million so Neil is already in the same financial ballpark as the other members of Fleetwood Mac.

Eh, I take those estimates with a thousand pounds of salt. They had a friend of mine listed at being worth $20 million, and he’s not even a millionaire.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

Instead, this performance was sad and embarrassing. If this band, performing in this way, was a new band making their first tv appearance, there would be a lot of feedback and work being spent afterwards and probably a lot of PR spin to cover up for how bad it was.

Instead a lot of people will forgive the performance because, well, "they're old" or "they were so great back in the day" or "they're legends". That's resting on your laurels and going through the motions for the paycheck.

Gee, when LBCM failed to blow the doors off the joint on their first TV appearance (and, really, the subsequent appearances), this place seemed a bit more forgiving.

[Sugar Mouse]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Eh, I take those estimates with a thousand pounds of salt. They had a friend of mine listed at being worth $20 million, and he’s not even a millionaire.

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/ri...inn-net-worth/

Can't comment on your friend but 30 million sounds about right for Neil. "Don't Dream It's Over" probably alone generates close to a million a year in royalties (as an example Sting recently said that he makes close to a million dollars a year in royalties from "Every Breath You Take") and Crowded House sold about 12 million albums thus far and had a bunch of big tours. And that doesn't include Split Enz and all of Neil's movie soundtrack deals.

[Sugar Mouse]

The band just announced a 3rd night at The Forum in Los Angeles in December. I guess ticket sales are strong, at least in California.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by Sugar Mouse

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/ri...inn-net-worth/

Can't comment on your friend but 30 million sounds about right for Neil. "Don't Dream It's Over" probably alone generates close to a million a year in royalties (as an example Sting recently said that he makes close to a million dollars a year in royalties from "Every Breath You Take") and Crowded House sold about 12 million albums thus far and had a bunch of big tours. And that doesn't include Split Enz and all of Neil's movie soundtrack deals.

The rate for songwriting royalties right now is nine cents per song. If he sold 12 million albums by TODAY’S rate, assuming he was the lone writer, and I believe writers get paid for 12 songs max per album (don’t quote me on that), he’d be worth $12.96 million. Not bad, but not $30 million.

[bwboy]

I wonder if this board could make a separate category for people to post in? How about "People who hate Fleetwood Mac?" That way, all the people who hate FM could post how much they hate FM there. And the people who like FM and their music could post here, on what is a FM fan board. Don't get me wrong, I believe in free speech, it just gets old to see posts by people who hate FM on a FM fan board. By providing a separate board for the people who hate the band, including one of the moderators, everybody would be happy.

[jedw]

First post in many years for this..

Yeah so this performance was just boring..

"Fleetwood Stevie and the Crowded Housebreakers" were okay, but this isn't really Fleetwood Mac, not now, not after so many years.

Campbell's guitar solo in The Chain was lacking, and Finn's vocals while mostly okay his pronunciation of the words 'never' and 'love' ('lurve') grate with me.

As for the performance of Gypsy, I love Stevie Nicks, and I love the song Gypsy. This performance sounded tired though. Such is the way with old artists and performers. Stevie is 70; she looks good, and sounds okay, that's about all I can say.

Don't think I'd be too keen to pay money to see this band.

[mitzo]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Gee, when LBCM failed to blow the doors off the joint on their first TV appearance (and, really, the subsequent appearances), this place seemed a bit more forgiving.

Yes but Lindsey was there!!!!

[Sugar Mouse]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

I'm sure he's plenty comfortable.

But travel with the Mac is at a standard far and above, I'd bet my house on it.

The standard is set by Stevie and Mick, who tolerate nothing less than the very best 5 star hotels (eta: the presidential suites of course because "I demand it"), private jets, never carrying a suitcase, etc. Neil doesn't strike me as that hung up on that stuff; nice hotels, yes, but the royal treatment Stevie demands and Mick loves is the next level up for sure. Not hard to get used to I imagine.

eta: How did Chrissie Hynde describe it: "Like traveling with Elizabeth Taylor"

I agree that Stevie/Mick require a much higher level of hotel/travel etc. than Neil does. Neil is a very low maintenance guy; sort of an old-fashioned musician/artist who cares more about the craft then the amenities.

That being said, I'm sure that Neil is worth close to as much as Mick or John given all the royalties Neil gets and the lower cost of living that he's enjoyed (those fancy jets and hotels don't come cheap). "Don't Dream", "Song of The Lonely Mountain", "Something So Strong", and "I Got You" combined probably bring in close to 2 million a year in royalties.

[Sugar Mouse]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

The rate for songwriting royalties right now is nine cents per song. If he sold 12 million albums by TODAY’S rate, assuming he was the lone writer, and I believe writers get paid for 12 songs max per album (don’t quote me on that), he’d be worth $12.96 million. Not bad, but not $30 million.

Huh? There is no standard songwriting royalty per song. It's based on a ton of factors such as sales, plays, streams, movie features, etc. A song like "Don't Dream It's Over" is used everywhere and songs like that generate somewhere between 500,000 to a million per year. Then you add in his other big hits like Something So Strong, Song of The Lonely Mountain, I Got You, etc. He's the sole songwriter in most of his songs as well meaning that gets all the royalties on those songs and doesn't have to share with co-writers. That's separate from the 12 million album sales that Crowded House has had plus his album sales from Split Enz, Finn Brothers, solo albums, etc. Then you add in all the tours and the revenue he gets from having a very active recording studio that he rents out to musicians and you get about 30 million in total net worth.

[lovethemac1]

Originally Posted by Sugar Mouse

Huh? There is no standard songwriting royalty per song. It's based on a ton of factors such as sales, plays, streams, movie features, etc. A song like "Don't Dream It's Over" is used everywhere and songs like that generate somewhere between 500,000 to a million per year. Then you add in his other big hits like Something So Strong, Song of The Lonely Mountain, I Got You, etc. He's the sole songwriter in most of his songs as well meaning that gets all the royalties on those songs and doesn't have to share with co-writers. That's separate from the 12 million album sales that Crowded House has had plus his album sales from Split Enz, Finn Brothers, solo albums, etc. Then you add in all the tours and the revenue he gets from having a very active recording studio that he rents out to musicians and you get about 30 million in total net worth.

SugarMouse, are you a member of a Crowded House/Split Enz/Neil Finn/Finn Family fan site?

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by lovethemac1

SugarMouse, are you a member of a Crowded House/Split Enz/Neil Finn/Finn Family fan site?

I’m not, but I have gone on record as saying DDIO was the best pop song of the ‘80s (YEARS ago), and “Persuasion” is a top-5 Richard Thompson song.