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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
In the end, I think it is fair to say the poorest, probably Mick, has like $20 million and the richest - either Stevie or LB are worth way over $50 million.
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Oh, I think Mick is worth much less than that! Remember, he's the one who was sleeping in a trailer in Lindsey's yard at one point. Considering he was pretty much penniless right before TITN, and he does not get any publishing or production royalties (The Chain and Lizard People excepted
), and he gets a smaller fee for live concerts than Mama or Papa, I think he probably is in the low single-millions, if that. John is probably wealthier, although I hear that boating can pretty much suck the last penny out of your wallet.
I suspect that Mama is the clear winner in the financial game. She is the most prolific, the most active, and by far the most commercially successful. The only thing that she does not get is the production royalties, which I am sure are quite substantial just for "Rumours" alone. But Lindsey probably has to split this with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut. Also, Lindsey has not had nearly as many hit FM singles as the ladies. Lindsey's no slouch, but considering his relative inactivity with FM and the nonexistent commercial success of his solo career, I suspect he is probably in the 30-40 million range. Stevie is probably in the 50-75 million range. She probably made $500 just from radio airplay in the time it took me to type this!
