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It's been a rough year for the guitarist, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 64-year-old Mick Taylor has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid guitarists for 2013 with an estimated $82 million in combined earnings.

Mick Taylor tops annual list of highest-paid guitarists

In 2011 it looked like the guitarist’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Thursday (July 25) that Taylor is the highest-paid guitarist in the world, pulling in an astonishing $82 million between June 2012 and June 2013, a nearly $50 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The British guitarist has an estimated net worth of $245 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Taylor Burger” chain) in London, a Football Team (the “Welwyn Garden City Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wondertaylor - UK), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Mick) and a fashion line called “Mick Taylor Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Taylor fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.

The woman who wrote this must be on crack

just saw the website, LOL !

Hmm. That would seem to contradict the news that Yarol Poupaud is the highest paid guitarist. Or Frank Iero. Or Ace Frehley.

And no, neither Keith nor Ronnie have split from their spouses.

Note the UPDATE right in the middle of every "story". The folks at mediamass.net consider their work satire. They're also the source of numerous death hoaxes.

Isn't it Dick Taylor who's Rich?

According to "Celebrity Net Worth", he is worth US$300,000.

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Gazza
The woman who wrote this must be on crack

No it's true in fact...apparently all the money made off this last tour went to Mick Taylor.

......yes, and Jackie Chan is dead.

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schillid
Isn't it Dick Taylor who's Rich?

No its Taylor Swift who's rich for real....

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yeah, thats why the stones have to play till death comes ... mick taylor is the man .. i do remember 2 years ago he even played in a pub in Holland for at least 50 stones fans ....

Is he really allergic to shell fish?

I remember this one time we went to see him play... oh wait, no he canceled.

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...and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Mick) ...

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HMN

did this originally come out on April 1?

That was funny

Good joke

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The"Fat Taylor Burger" chain....

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Is he really allergic to shell fish?

Is he shellfish? I thought that was Mick!

Won't go on two long years tour for only $82 millions, looks like peanuts. Anyway, at school on english lessons, we all knew that "my taylor is rich".

In all seriousness - I hope Mick has made a few quid out of these shows. Even with the ridiculous ticket prices, his appearance and playing on Midnight Rambler alone made it worth the price of admission - for me anyway.

It is the deal between Stones and Taylor - payback time since 1975

pure rubbish

He got 3-5 thousand per gig

Imagine though the amount of money he lost out of by leaving the band in the mid seventies. Maybe ten million pounds sterling? I can't see any other character in rock history voluntarily losing out on such amounts.

What could have been

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He got 3-5 thousand per gig

well which one was it..3 or 5..

not bad for a song..

Probably 3

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He got 3-5 thousand per gig

At least for the post 2012 gigs, if this is true, it makes him a bad businessman (unless he has something emotional with re joining the Stones). The MT re joining the Stones made a big thing about this minitour and helped the Stones in branding it as more than a "just for the money" tour. I mean comeon... people who bought full hospitality packages often paid not much less...

... to keep the Wood v Taylor argument alive....

Ronnie Wood is richer.

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... to keep the Wood v Taylor argument alive....

Ronnie Wood is richer.

Unfortunately talent is not for sale. Just to keep the Wood v Taylor argument alive.