Net worth of all band members

[frankenshit]

guys im sorry if this thread as been started before. Move it to appropriate area if need be. My questions happens to be surrounded by the thought they alot us believe each bandmate is rich. In your opinion what do you think DLR, EVH, AVH and MA are truly worth?

[Antman]

Right now, they ain't worth their weight in shit.

[vh rides again]

that pickup on eddies guitar is worth a fortune.

[vh rides again]

Originally posted by Antman
Right now, they ain't worth their weight in shit.

aint that the truth

[Satan]

I have no numbers to back this up, but I heard a while back that Sobolewski was actually better off than the others because he had invested his money wisely, rather than blowing it all on booze & drugs.

If that's true, that makes him an exceptionally lucky man, considering all those publishing royalties he got without writing a single note.

On the other hand, these investments could have been made in the late 90's, or he might have invested in ENRON, or Tyco or some other company where the CEO swindled employees and shareholders alike and lost his shirt.

Who knows?

[ppg960]

Each one has to be worth at least 100 Million.
75 Million records sold.
Sold out tours.
Big money when you think about it.

[indeedido]

I bet Satan is close to the truth. Ed has to have squandered a fortune on booze and drugzz. Alex seems like a tight wad. DLR seems pretty smart, I bet he has some investments. MA doesn't seem to be loose with the cash. Look at his mullet. He's probably got a stash of cash.

[pjvan]

I've heard the same about Bass Player putting his cash away for the past 30 years.

I've also heard Eddie has pissed his money away.

Alex can't be too rich, how many divorices has he had?

DLR, I'm not sure. I could see him rich and I could see him poor too. It seems like Bass Player said Dave was hurting back when he did the interview where he said he didn't play bass on those three new shitty songs they did with Spam.

[dlrevh00]

I would think that Dave has plenty of money because unlike the others he came from money so i doubt he had the lets go buy shit like the others when VH started bringing in the big money

[Atomic Dyver]

I'm sure they're all comfortable regardless of the money they squandered.

[GreenBayLA]

I thought you meant their musical worth to the whole of Van Halen.
I'd put them in this order:
Alex
Michael
Dave
Eddie


Then reverse it.
Alex, ummm
Michael's bv's added a lot to CVH.
I put Eddie and Dave on equal footing. But both have floundered on their own.

[cMb]

Originally posted by pjvan
Alex can't be too rich, how many divorices has he had?


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[PlexiBrown]

This thread has a very "links" flavor to it.

[vh rides again]

i doubt eddie squandered that much cash on drugs and booze.
if anyone here has ever been addicted to cocaine,you will know what im talking about.
you couldnt do more than a couple million dollars worth in your lifetime without dying. and it would show within a couple years.

ive done a mountain of it, at least a few pounds, just guessing, and it damn near killed me. i wieghed 165 pounds when i quit and i weigh 245 now.
before you start calling me a crackhead, ive been totally clean since 1992.
as far as alcohol is concered thats a drop in the bucket as far as cash goes with a guy with the cash eddie vanhalen has, unless hes drinking crytal at 1500 bucks a bottle.

but with his home up in hollywood or wherever it is , ill bet hes paying close to a half million a year in property taxes.

same with dave, hes paying high dollars on his house up in hollywood hills that he probably stays at 6 months out of the year.
ill bet dave has a asskicking pad in new york that he either owns or leases for in the range of 300-500 k, a year.

ill bet eddie vanhalen hasnt paid for an illegal drug in years.
he probably has 3 or 4 chicks standing at his gate right now with a pocket full of blow just begging to suck his cock.
and he is telling them thru his intercom, (no go away my nose is bleedingand my cock is raw, come back next week.)

bottom line is, you cant do that much dope.

[Plexi Head]

Originally posted by ppg960
Each one has to be worth at least 100 Million.
75 Million records sold.
Sold out tours.
Big money when you think about it.

Not even close.

Big money for the record companies.

The band on the first 6 albums recieved around about 7% off sales.

These guys do not have anywhere near that money, why all of a sudden do ya think Ed is doing all these deals that he has NEVER done before? Fender, MXR, Dave?

He needs the money for sure.

[franksters]

I personnally think that they don't have that much money either, Dave even mention it in his book, he will always have a roof on his head (pasadena) and if you go out with him he'll buy the drinks!

as for Ed : he is divorced
al Divorce 5 time
and mickey gets the last laugh!!!

[Bob_R]

A better barometer/question would be:

Who has "EARNED" the most money?

Then the answers are obvious.

[HOGLEG]

Album sales really do not figure into a band's wealth. Appetite for destruction only netted Axl $250,000! It sold a buttload! Money comes from tours. When VH was HUGE(W/ROTH), ticket prices were MUCH lower. So, the money they made 70' and 80's aren't really a barometer of what they are worth now. A big tour right now could net them more than they already have.

[Blackflag]

Originally posted by Satan

If that's true, that makes him an exceptionally lucky man, considering all those publishing royalties he got without writing a single note.


I think the royalties pale in comparison to the concert revenues.

If you look at MA's website, you see he's still living high on the hog.

I would guess DLR is doing fine, too. He still owns a fancy house, and he seems to live pretty conservatively.

Both of them have done tours and shit outside of VH.

I would bet it's the two Van Halens who blew the most money with their divorces and porn party bullshit.

[ppg960]

Don't forget, Mikey has that Custom Car business as well.
Can't remeber the name?

[diamondD]

Does anyone else notice the irony in FORD calling Mike "Sobolewski" now that he's out, but always referred to him positively and "integral" until recently?


But he's right as far as financial situation. I've always heard Mike has invested his money wisely and can afford to miss out on this tour compared to the others.

[Oxford]

You don't have to worry about Dave as far as his comfort goes.His Dad sold him the mansion for way cheap when he sold it to him.He took up flying helicopter and has the pad in NewYork as well as a house in South Beach Miami from what Iv'e been told.He has admitted that he is frugal all he needs are his jeans and shirts and he ready to go anywhere.As far as Alex Iv'e heard that the divorce thing ate him good.Eddie does have alot of registered patents.And I don't think he is as bad as everyone seem to think.But I know that he is piss that Hagar is making a fortune in the tequila by alright he should have gotten some royalties from it since he did write that song and is the one that put it on the map.As far as Mikey goes.He saves his pennies.