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Title: 30 richest drummers
Post by: mike a on August 28, 2012, 12:12:55 PM: http://stereogum.com/1137282/the-30-richest-drummers-in-the-world/list/ (http://stereogum.com/1137282/the-30-richest-drummers-in-the-world/list/)

01 Ringo Starr (The Beatles, $300 million)
02 Phil Collins (Solo/Genesis, $250 million)
03 Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters, $225 million)
04 Don Henley (The Eagles, $200 million)
05 Lars Ulrich (Metallica, $175 million)
06 Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones, $160 million)
07 Larry Mullen, Jr. (U2, $150 million)
08 Roger Taylor (Queen, $105 million)
09 Joey Kramer (Aerosmith, $100 million)
10 Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, $90 million)
11 Travis Barker (Blink-182, $85 million)
12 Stewart Copeland (The Police, $80 million)
13 Alex Van Halen (Van Halen, $75 million)
14 Nick Mason (Pink Floyd, $75 million)
15 Tommy Lee (Motley Crue, $70 million)
16 Bill Ward (Black Sabbath, $65 million)
17 Jon Fishman (Phish, $60 million)
18 Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band, $55 million)
19 Rick Allen (Def Leppard, $50 million)
20 Tre Cool (Green Day, $45 million)
21 Danny Carey (Tool, $40 million)
22 Tico Torres (Bon Jovi, $40 million)
23 Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band/Conan O’Brien, $35 million)
24 Mickey Hart (The Grateful Dead, $30 million)
25 Bill Kreutzmann (The Grateful Dead, $25 million)
26 Neil Peart (Rush, $22 million)
27 Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters, $20 million)
28 ?uestlove (The Roots, $16 million)
29 Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses, $15 million)
30 Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac, $8.5 million)
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: mike a on August 28, 2012, 12:13:39 PM: On the bright side: no Micky Dolenz or Dino Sex. On the other: no Jon Wurster.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: cavorting with nudists on August 28, 2012, 12:19:19 PM: You learn something new every day. Unfortunately, what I learned today was that you can make $55 million drumming for the Dave Matthews Band.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Smelodies on August 28, 2012, 12:48:42 PM: A bunch of white guys, mostly.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Kormod on August 28, 2012, 12:56:04 PM: Not surprising. White guys have been known to have impeccable rhythm.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: gravy boat on August 28, 2012, 04:12:51 PM: I adore this comment to the article. I hope it was sincere.

"How does Phil Collins get listed as solo/Genesis while Don Henley is just listed as Eagles? Have these motherfuckers heard “Dirty Laundry”?!?!?!?!? “The Heart of the Motherfucking Matter”???????? “BOYS OF SUMMER”???!?!?!?!?!??!? Jesus Christ someone needs to take Don Henley’s solo career seriously because I sure as shit do."
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Steve of Bloomington on August 28, 2012, 04:17:53 PM: Don Henley would have been #3 if not for all the cocaine expenses. I wonder how many of the comments are 'you left out _____'. In a better world the guy from the Winstons who did the break from 'Amen Brother' would be on the list.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: cavorting with nudists on August 28, 2012, 05:55:35 PM: Oh well, I'm sure Clyde Stubblefield just played for the simple joy of making music.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: TrapNeuterReturn on August 28, 2012, 06:14:57 PM: Meet one of America's poorest drummers:

.01 Jim Thrashhammer-Sludge (Violent Regurgitation / Annihilitik Excruciator / Belligerent Outburst / Pain / Kill / Vaginal Cancer and about 50 more, net worth: $13.07, a half case of Strohs, a bag of weed)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=387472544618948&set=a.356023437763859.93812.100000686182833&type=3&theater (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=387472544618948&set=a.356023437763859.93812.100000686182833&type=3&theater)
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: daveB from Oakland on August 29, 2012, 12:17:38 AM: Quote from: Steve of Bloomington on August 28, 2012, 04:17:53 PM
Don Henley would have been #3 if not for all the cocaine expenses.

Neil Peart would have been #5 had he not invested half his money adding a thousand bits of extra percussion to his drum kit.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Steve of Bloomington on August 29, 2012, 12:12:18 PM: Quote from: cavorting with nudists on August 28, 2012, 05:55:35 PM
Oh well, I'm sure Clyde Stubblefield just played for the simple joy of making music.

He would have fought it out w/ the Winstons' guy for the #1 spot.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Barry in Ireland on August 29, 2012, 01:14:14 PM: ?uestlove! Now that's surprising.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: buffcoat on August 30, 2012, 11:00:48 AM: The inverse list would end with:

- 30 Peter Criss (ex-KISS, through combination of extremely bad business decisions and evil owes $14 million and soul to Gene Simmons)
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: casualobserver on September 01, 2012, 05:41:43 PM: that's "a half case of Strohs" more than most people have
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Smelodies on September 02, 2012, 04:37:20 PM: Sammy Davis Jr. A Message from Goldfinger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JDil65nfPc#)
Sammy Davis Jr. on drums & vibes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USxvJFfKXrE#)
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Steeley Chris on September 02, 2012, 05:15:32 PM: Dino Sex's addiction to Manic Panic = not ranking.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: fonpr on September 02, 2012, 06:07:41 PM: Where's Buddy Rich?
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Smelodies on September 02, 2012, 06:38:15 PM: Quote from: fonpr on September 02, 2012, 06:07:41 PM
Where's Buddy Rich?

Pushing up the daisies.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: cavorting with nudists on September 02, 2012, 10:33:49 PM: Where's Buddy Rich?

(psst, Fredericks, ask me why I'm asking that when you already told us Buddy is dead)
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: fonpr on September 03, 2012, 05:03:38 PM: Quote from: cavorting with nudists on September 02, 2012, 10:33:49 PM

(psst, Fredericks, ask me why I'm asking that when you already told us Buddy is dead)
That, my friend, was a different thread.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Kormod on September 03, 2012, 05:09:57 PM: Richest drummers. It was a funny joke
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: fonpr on September 03, 2012, 05:29:11 PM: Quote from: Kormod on September 03, 2012, 05:09:57 PM
Richest drummers. It was a funny joke
Puns are cheap, I know.
Title: Re: 30 richest drummers
Post by: Smelodies on September 03, 2012, 07:19:57 PM: No pot to piss in for Ginger Baker.