Debra - I agree. And also scaled down tours may sound very inviting to all the boys at this point in their lives, for many reasons.
MicksBrain - I'm wondering how much more money the Stones really think they need at this point. Plz see the recent article below about their current wealth. Maybe they don't really forsee a need to bring in as much money in future tours, as they have used their talents well up to this date to live out their futures at a bit slower pace.
LONDON, April 21 2006 /PRNewswire/
The list of music millionaires is topped once again by Clive Calder, the former record label boss behind acts such as Britney Spears and 'N Sync. Calder, valued at GBP1,300m, made the bulk of his money from selling his Zomba label to BMG in 2002. He keeps Sir Paul McCartney, who for some years topped the music millionaires list, in second place. McCartney's wealth rose by GBP25m during the past year, fuelled by earnings from digital and album sales and box office receipts which Billboard estimated at GBP48.5m in 2005, making him the fourth biggest grossing artist in the world last year.
Old rockers, like McCartney, dominate the music rankings. The Rolling Stones (Sir Mick Jagger (GBP205m, 290=), Keith Richards (GBP180m, 327=), Charlie Watts (GBP85m, 680=) and Ronnie Wood (GBP70m, 817=) continue to amass their fortunes. At a time when most men their age are looking forward to a free bus pass, the foursome are engaged in another sell-out world tour, A Bigger Bang, taking in cities from Rio to Shanghai.
Roger Ames, 56, is a new entry to the music millionaires list. The EMI Records adviser is worth GBP160m, most of which he made when his London Records label was taken over by Warner Music Group for GBP140m in 2004.
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The Sunday Times Rich List is compiled by Philip Beresford, the leading authority on British wealth, and edited by Ian Coxon. Beresford, who has a Phd in politics from Exeter University, edited Management Today before taking up wealth tracking full-time.