The 30 Richest Drummers in the World

    

(Source: MSN Entertainment)

Celebrity Net Worth recently published a list of the 30 richest drummers in the world. And maybe it’s not surprising that Ringo Starr could buy and sell all of us several times over, or that many of the richest drummers are people who figured out ways to stop being drummers (Dave Grohl, Phil Collins). But how in the hell is Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer worth $100 million? Check out the full head-spinning list below.

1. Ringo Starr (The Beatles, $300 million)

2. Phil Collins (Solo/Genesis, $250 million)

3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters, $225 million)

4. Don Henley (The Eagles, $200 million)

5. Lars Ulrich (Metallica, $175 million)

6. Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones, $160 million)

7. Larry Mullen Jr. (U2, $150 million)

8. Roger Taylor (Queen, $105 million)

9. 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)

Let’s just take a minute for the fact that Steven Adler played on one and a half Guns N’ Roses albums, that he’s been generally unfamous and making the “Celebrity Rehab” rounds for the past two decades, and that he’s still worth $15 million.

5 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. Unknown's avatar Dave
    Oct 14, 2012 @ 23:54:19

    Charlie should be #1. I hate Lars and Henley. But am uncharacteristically glad Phil is still doing okay financially although I hear not we well mentally, being obsessed with Alamo collectibles.

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  2. Ed Cyphers's avatar Ed Cyphers
    Oct 14, 2012 @ 23:55:44

    hehe. I agree about Henley. What’s wrong with Lars?

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  3. Unknown's avatar Dave
    Oct 14, 2012 @ 23:55:49

    Neil Peart & Mick Fleetwood must have invested with Bernie Madoff. Those numbers don’t look right.

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  4. Ed Cyphers's avatar Ed Cyphers
    Oct 14, 2012 @ 23:56:48

    Yeah, I thought Mick should have been higher too. Maybe he picked up Stevie Nicks’ cocaine tab…

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  5. Ed Cyphers's avatar Ed Cyphers
    Oct 15, 2012 @ 00:10:47

    Also, Max Weinberg’s been at it a lot longer than Dave Matthews’ drummer, and played on similarly lucrative tours. What’s up there?

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