The net worth of the members of Van Halen

[ZahZoo]

Why would EVH and AVH be worth the same?? Wouldn't EVH be worth a boat load more due to gear sales?? Did he split that with Al too?

Ed doesn't sell that much gear... it's a tiny market for his over-priced crap. Plus he only gets a percentage from the manufacters and licensing fees for his stupid stripes.

I highly doubt that web site is anywhere near accurate. The VH's and Roth needed the 07/08 tour badly to restock their bank accounts.

[sadaist]

The VH's and Roth needed the 07/08 tour badly to restock their bank accounts.

Eddie would be worth a sizable chunk more had he said "Hey Michael Jackson, I want to be given partial credit & royalties on this little song we are recording".

[chefcraig]

Eddie would be worth a sizable chunk more had he said "Hey Michael Jackson, I want to be given partial credit & royalties on this little song we are recording".

Naturally, the song itself is credited solely to Michael Jackson as songwriter, but I always wondered how much Steve Lukather pocketed from that session. After all, he played guitar, bass and reportedly had a hand in the arrangement.

[kwame k]

Straight union scale, maybe.........paid a flat fee for his involvement. It's widely done in country music where someone will write a song and the artist who records it or their record company, etc, will pay for the rights to the song up front or they are "for hire" meaning anything they do/write is the sole property of their "employer".

At least from what I remember from researching copyrights back in my band days..........