PONO - Where Music Lives

out of touch rich guy in assuming everyone agrees with him shocker

― anonanon, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:22 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

In his book Neil seems to imply he's not rich. Which may just be modesty or something, but i cant imagine he's not pretty wealthy.

believing you are not rich seems to be a key aspect of being rich

he says in the book that anytime he's had a lot of money he ends up throwing it all into some not-very-profitable project

model train money will one day dwarf real train money just you wait

either way his ranch he bought way back in the day has to be worth a gazillion dollars now given northern cali real estate so he's rich in assets at least

Don't forget the car collection!

with the ticket prices he charges and what he prices his LPs at I can only assume that he really needs the cash.

Don't forget, he has three kids, at least two of whom require major, 24/7 medical care (both his sons have cerebral palsy and his daughter has epilepsy).

In his book Neil seems to imply he's not rich. Which may just be modesty or something, but i cant imagine he's not pretty wealthy.

he doesn't license his music and record sales are moribund. Obv if he tours he rakes in a fair bit of money and as upper miss points out he owns a big piece of property he bought on the cheap in NoCal, but his publishing is limited to airplay & covers at this point - does he even sell his stuff to movies? I would guess his receipts are pretty lean, though I also think he probably negotiated a big advance for the book

does he even sell his stuff to movies?

Yep, "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" was in Almost Famous (the director's cut; not sure if it was in the theatrical release), and "Rockin' In The Free World" was in Fahrenheit 9/11. Those are just off the top of my head; there might be more.

But I don't recall any stories about him getting screwed by bad investments or shady tax shelters or anything like that, and I can't think of a single thing he's done that even remotely smacked of a cash-grab.

xp According to Shakey, "Safeway Cart" was in Beau travail, and "Time Fades Away" was in Scorsese's American Boy. Also: "Out On The Weekend" was in the festival version of The Wackness (replaced by "All The Young Dudes" for general release iirc).

Checking imdb, he had songs in Due Date, Eat, Pray, Love, and Shallow Hal wtf?

Dead Man-esque score for Shallow Hal iirc

The guy clearly has money, but he's not rich like some of his peers, no doubt. I always bring up Ringo. Is Ringo rich? Sure, by most standards. Near as rich as Paul or Lennon's estate? Not even close. Rock star/celebrity finances are so weird. Frankly I don't get how any of them go bankrupt, but it happens all the time. Stuff must be tied up in investments and holdings and trains and instantly pointless high-end digital music players.

I would think Ringo is fucking loaded.

ok yeah Neil is making some money on placements then. Not "I'm rich" money but probably doing all right. Movies don't pay like commercials do.

He and John and George nearly went bankrupt at various points post-breakup. Paul was fine, largely due to his music publishing holdings (of other artists, that is).

xp

just checked celebrity net worth, which suggests ringo is worth about 300 million. neil young is about 65 million.

Forbes puts Paul at $650 million, in part due to his divorce payout:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/04/12/why-paul-mccartney-isnt-on-the-forbes-billionaires-list/

But according to this his current wife is so wealthy she put him over the billion mark.

in one of the laurel canyon books someone (one of the Flo and Eddie guys I think?) says that simply due to never having had monster coke habits, Neil and G Nash are presently the least struggling of their coterie.

financially

65 mil

Jesus Neil

Put 20 of that in an interest-bearing account and chill on the PONO

smokin' blunts in Savannah
blow 65 mil like I'm PONO

Supposedly, converting his old-timey cars to electrics costs $40,000. Per car.

He and John and George nearly went bankrupt at various points post-breakup

being bankrupt, legally speaking, is v v different from not having a lot of money. it's not as if george was living on the streets. (did john have bankruptcy issues too, though? that's news to me.)

Supposedly, converting his old-timey cars to electrics costs $40,000. Per car.

and buying a taco, for me, costs $4. which is, relatively speaking, about the same deal.

(did john have bankruptcy issues too, though? that's news to me.)

Yeah, pretty sure it was when he tried to emigrate to the US; most of his money was tied up with Allen Klein.

And granted, it's not like George would come home to his mansion to suddenly find his furniture and guitars out by the curb. But if it wasn't for the Anthology, he would've gone bankrupt (due to a combination of factors including, but not limited to, his film company tanking, and his longtime business manager screwing him over).

i wish i had as much money as some bankrupt celebrities.

god, the tacos

Neil Young spends $40 per taco, but they taste much better because they have more of the essence of the original ingredients.

the Canadian Taco is probably one of those gross sex moves

No one wants a taco made of denim.

that's just how the wealthy roll, money changes you

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Apologies if there's a better thread for this, but can Upper Mississippi or someone else recommend a $50 or $100 pair of headphones? I need to replace my $5 Walgreens earbuds. Just not doing the trick anymore...

Sennheisers

Koss Porta Pro

^unless you have long hair :-)

Beyerdynamic 251s

whiney otm

iGrado

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AKG-High-Performance-Foldable-Headset-In-Line/dp/B005LBQ7BY

AKG 451s sound great, fold away easily and the cable is detachable so if that part goes first (which it always does on headphones) then you just need a replacement lead. They're £40ish round these parts, not sure about US prices.

the 451s (and 450s, which I think are just the same but without the in-line remote) are v good for that price, yeah. Porta Pros too, I never had problems with them in my shaggy-haired hippie periods? Unlike my Grado SR60s, which are good but enjoyed sucking my hair into themselves and messing up the sound.