| Josuè 18.04.2005 16:00 |
Reading about who is QP came to my mind how many money do Brian, Roger and John, and Freddie, own at the moment. I know this has been discussed before and that there was a list where we could see the top england rich people where Rog and Bri appeared. But I'd like to know all the money they four have nowadays. pd: yes, I said Freddie. |
| _amadeus_ 18.04.2005 17:46 |
They each have more than you. Much more. |
| BHM1775 18.04.2005 18:17 |
Sunday Times Rich List 2005 Brian £60m John £55m Roger £55m Freddie Unknown |
| doremi 18.04.2005 20:36 |
BHM1775 wrote: Sunday Times Rich List 2005 Brian £60m John £55m Roger £55m Freddie UnknownI'm from the USA..doesn't L Pounds convert to about DOUBLE that in USA dollars/currency? Oh my! |
| FriedChicken 19.04.2005 04:38 |
freddie doesn't have money |
| The Mir@cle 19.04.2005 04:40 |
BHM1775 wrote: Sunday Times Rich List 2005 Brian £60m John £55m Roger £55m Freddie UnknownAre there shops in heaven ;-) |
| deleted user 19.04.2005 18:29 |
If Heaven is like we want to...I guess Freddie's Heaven has some please where he can spent money ;) |
| Knute 19.04.2005 20:42 |
This is why I laugh at the fools who say they are just doing this tour for the money. Yeah, I sure Brian was thinking "Damn! I'm only worth 60 million pounds? I better throw a tour together or I'm headed straight to the poor house!" When all the expenses of the tour are paid out, Bri, Rog, and Paul will be lucky to net 1 million pounds each. To us that's huge, but that's a mere pittance to them. Paul, while not nearly as wealthy as Bri and Rog, was still probably worth anywhere between 10-20m before this tour. Maybe more. He and his bands have sold over a hundred million records over the years. Now, I know of lot of that is paper wealth and not necessarily liquid, but still. If you were hard up you could borrow against your assets. The wealth comes primarily from owning the rights to popular songs . Look at how much Jacko paid for the Beatles catalog. The rights to hit songs is pure gold baby! I can't imagaine how wealthy Diane Warren is. That woman has written so many hits. So you have to realize that this tour was done because they wanted the rush of playing big crowds again and putting on a great show. Like Roger says, there is a lot of satisfaction in that. It helps to make them feel young again. What's so wrong with that? |
| Daburcor? 19.04.2005 23:15 |
FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote: freddie doesn't have moneyYES HE DOES...! That is unless you stole it! Thief. ;) |
| vanush 20.04.2005 00:38 |
he makes euro 2.7 million a year (compared to other dead celebrities -- ie elvis, euro 18 million) freddie. |
| Bijou in Queen's crown 20.04.2005 08:31 |
On 'Freddie's millions' on BBC3 they said even though he's died he's still earning and is worth around £85 million |
| flash00. 20.04.2005 08:36 |
yea thats what freddies made from his death up to now£85million. i bet queen are worth a hell of alot more than gets printed the diffo c ompanys they'll have etc so they dont get hit by the tax man, |
| Josuè 20.04.2005 08:56 |
FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote: freddie doesn't have moneyYes he does. That's why I asked it. So, 85 million pounds?? |
| doremi 20.04.2005 11:27 |
I read that Mary Austin gets a percentage of all future royalties from Freddie's music publishing company, record royalties, etc. This is from the Article/interview with Mary, "Mercury Left Me His Millions". "In the terms of his will, Mary was left a 50 per cent share of all his wealth, then estimated at around £10 million, and of future income." |
| Vdo28 20.04.2005 15:01 |
They really own a lot. The beautifull thing about Queen is that they always gave so much to make a tour as special as possible that only the last tour they made a little bit of profit. So I guess, this tour also won't be a really moneymaker for them. |
| doremi 20.04.2005 15:26 |
Vdo28 wrote: They really own a lot. The beautifull thing about Queen is that they always gave so much to make a tour as special as possible that only the last tour they made a little bit of profit. So I guess, this tour also won't be a really moneymaker for them.Don't kid yourself. Nowadays the NUMBER 1 moneymaker of a tour for an artist...is the merchandising. Every time a fan buys a t shirt, poster, whatever...all of Queen hears the cash register go Ca Ching! |
| Vdo28 20.04.2005 15:33 |
What I said was really true... Only the magic tour they made a bit of profit on.... |
| puzzled86 20.04.2005 19:58 |
-For whoever it was who asked: A pound is equal the about $1.87 American, although it changes daily. |
| doremi 20.04.2005 20:43 |
puzzled86 wrote: -For whoever it was who asked: A pound is equal the about $1.87 American, although it changes daily.BHM1775 wrote: Sunday Times Rich List 2005 Brian £60m John £55m Roger £55m Freddie Unknown I'm from the USA..doesn't L Pounds convert to about DOUBLE that in USA dollars/currency? Oh my! [Quote Arlene] Thanks that was me, so it's almost, not quite double the amount...and even in pounds they each have millions...convert it over to USA dollars and like I said each member has almost DOUBLE the amount. Bill Gates watch out! Know aht it is...I've read through the years in music...that SONGWRITERS who own their own publishing rights...even if they don't even sing their own songs...make more money than from singing, touring, or recording. In the music industry, the money is in music songwriting/publishing...and with Queen they had 4 members who all were great songwriters...who all had hits, and who EVERYONE that covers or licenses a Queen song...then has to PAY a Licensing Fee and Royalties to whichever member WROTE the song. So Every member of Queen, including Freddie Mercury's estate, will make money...forever, because people, other music artists, movies, TV, commercials, sports teams, whatever pay Licensing fees and pay royalties, and EVERY record that is sold, the songwroters/members get royalties of course as well. |
| newcastle 86! 16483 20.04.2005 21:12 |
dont kid yourself, queen made a lot of money touring a hell of a lot of money! yeah the magic tour grossed lots but the rest did too, do you honestly think freddie would throw his carcass around for a mere pittance.............. |
| lord_bumbury 21.04.2005 06:31 |
Yes, I do believe! |
| iGSM 21.04.2005 07:32 |
I'm sure Paul is a billionaire. Yeah, I remember it. The Beatles were pretty popu-..oh, that Paul. Yeah. They've a bit, I imagine. |
| ANAGRAMER 23.04.2005 02:43 |
they have an obscene amount of money nobody deserves it - nobody |
| bigc 24.04.2005 08:36 |
too true |
| deleted user 24.04.2005 15:28 |
newcastle 86! wrote: dont kid yourself, queen made a lot of money touring a hell of a lot of money! yeah the magic tour grossed lots but the rest did too, do you honestly think freddie would throw his carcass around for a mere pittance..............Actually Brian did say that The Magic Tour was the only tour they made a profit on, because they always poured any money back into the show. |
| The King Of Rhye 25.04.2005 04:51 |
ANAGRAMER wrote: they have an obscene amount of money nobody deserves it - nobodyIn my opinion anybody that makes money, honestly (ie not through criminal activities).......deserves every freakin cent of it, whatever they make......and certainly those fine lads that call themselves Queen did......:) |
| Oberon 26.04.2005 04:39 |
arlene wrote: So Every member of Queen, including Freddie Mercury's estate, will make money...forever, because people, other music artists, movies, TV, commercials, sports teams, whatever pay Licensing fees and pay royalties, and EVERY record that is sold, the songwroters/members get royalties of course as well.Is this true? I thought that the rights to artistic output became "free" about 50 years after the artist dies? Or something like that. For instance, Beethoven's music is "free" and anyone can record the music without having to pay a royalty to anyone? (The anyone being whoever would have held the rights otherwise - i.e. decendants etc) |
| Josuè 26.04.2005 10:47 |
Beethoven's music was not copyrighted. |
| Oberon 31.07.2005 14:33 |
Josuè<br><font size=1>sex leak</font> wrote: Beethoven's music was not copyrighted.I still think there's a time at which the copyright or whatever runs out and the songs are "open" without royalties being due |
| Fiennessa 31.07.2005 17:08 |
It is 50 years, although it varies between countries - can be more, can be less. Anyhow Freddie stated it will be 50 years in his last will, and it is just 14 years he is not here. He still earns money from royalities, but it is shared between Mary (50%), his parents (25%) and his sister (25%). If his mother dies, her 25% will be moved to Freddie's sister. And if his sister dies, to her children. |
| Maz 31.07.2005 17:32 |
Arlene R. Weiss wrote: So Every member of Queen, including Freddie Mercury's estate, will make money...forever, because people, other music artists, movies, TV, commercials, sports teams, whatever pay Licensing fees and pay royalties, and EVERY record that is sold, the songwroters/members get royalties of course as well.Not quite accurrate. link Copyright law differs a bit from the US to the European Union. This is the law currently in effect in the US. According to it, the copyright for an author extends 70 years beyond his death, and goes up to 95 years for corporate authorship. As of now, no copyrighted works will enter the public domain until 2019 at the earliest. If I read that correctly, then the copyright for many Beatles songs (at least the Lennon-McCartney ones) could be held well into the 22nd century (75+ after Macca's death). That's why music publishing and controlling the copyright is so profitable. In Queen's case, it's unlikely any of their material will enter the public domain until at least 2050. |
| Maz 31.07.2005 17:34 |
Oberon wrote:Yes, songs can enter the public domain after a set period of time. But in Beethoven's case, it was never copyrighted in the first place since laws most likely did not exist to protect his music. It was not until the late-nineteenth century that international copyright laws were more common.Josuè<br><font size=1>sex leak</font> wrote: Beethoven's music was not copyrighted.I still think there's a time at which the copyright or whatever runs out and the songs are "open" without royalties being due link |
| Holden Caulfield 31.07.2005 18:30 |
Tours used to be about promoting their music. Basically to sell albums. U2 didn't make any money on their Zooropa tour. And it could very well be that Queen didn't really make money on their tours. You have to think really big to make any money on a tour. However, U2 made a LOT of money on their last tour. And so did Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney. You're talking about a million per gig. If you look at the ticket prices these days, they are not in the same range anymore as 10/15 years ago. And yes, merchandising as well. They will be making at least 10 million each (Roger/Paul/Brian) from this tour. By the way, Roger said in of the earliest interviews when he mentioned the tour (I think it was the German Weten Dass interview) that he liked the money as well. They wouldn't do it JUST for the money, but I'm sure it is part of it. And by performing again, it will boost sales on their old albums as well. Still, do we blame them? I don't. |
| Fredo 01.08.2005 03:59 |
Forbes-Income-list of dead celebs in 2004: 1. Elvis Presley: $40m 2. Charles M. Schultz: $35m 3. J.R.R. Tolkien: $23m others: John Lennon: $21m Marilyn Monroe: $8m James Dean: $5m Freddie Mercury: $5m Cheers! |