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30 Richest Drummers in the World

Ringo Starr
Original photo found over at Tuesday Afternoon

A friend shared this article with me last week. Some staggering numbers here. Also, what the fuck is Travis Barker doing so high up on the list? And in that same shock, why is Mick Fleetwood at the very bottom of this list?

  1. Ringo Starr (The Beatles, $300 million)
  2. Phil Collins (Solo/Genesis, $250 million)
  3. Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters, $225 million)
  4. Don Henley (The Eagles, $200 million)
  5. Lars Ulrich (Metallica, $175 million)
  6. Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones, $160 million)
  7. Larry Mullen Jr. (U2, $150 million)
  8. Roger Taylor (Queen, $105 million)
  9. Joey Kramer (Aerosmith, $100 million)
  10. Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, $90 million)
  11. Travis Barker (blink-182, $85 million)
  12. Stewart Copeland (The Police, $80 million)
  13. Alex Van Halen (Van Halen, $75 million)
  14. Nick Mason (Pink Floyd, $75 million)
  15. Tommy Lee (Motley Crue, $70 million)
  16. Bill Ward (Black Sabbath, $65 million)
  17. Jon Fishman (Phish, $60 million)
  18. Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band, $55 million)
  19. Rick Allen (Def Leppard, $50 million)
  20. Tre Cool (Green Day, $45 million)
  21. Danny Carey (Tool, $40 million)
  22. Tico Torres (Bon Jovi, $40 million)
  23. Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band/”Conan O’Brien,” $35 million)
  24. Mickey Hart (The Grateful Dead, $30 million)
  25. Bill Kreutzmann (The Grateful Dead, $25 million)
  26. Neil Peart (Rush, $22 million)
  27. Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters, $20 million)
  28. ?uestlove (The Roots, $16 million)
  29. Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses, $15 million)
  30. Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac, $8.5 million)