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180 m anyone else surprised by this? 
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royalties Howdi plus he has been a tax exile for years
I asked the same question about jamie oliver a while back... £240m fortune for a bit of cooking and a tv show ffs
The Police sold 70 million albums and accoring to wiki their reunion tour grossed $358 million, the third highest grossing tour of all time.
Maybe the message in the bottle was from a wealthy Nigerian oil baron who needed money to fund his desert island rescue.
I'm not a massive fan to be honest - especially live - but credit where it's due - some really good stuff over the years.
He wrote a song about it? He became a farmer and grew some fields of gold.
If I Ever Lose My Faith is a great song.
Sole credits on bucketloads of film/tv licensing, scores and soundtracks
i went to see the police many moons ago at gateshead stadium,they were upstaged by a relatively unheard off irish band,U2, who in turn were upstaged by a brilliant set from the beat,
one of the best all day gigs ive been to
one of the best all day gigs ive been to
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apologies stone cold, if you're listening.
accepted
apologies stone cold, if you're listening.
accepted
That sounds like a fantastic concert 1st t p
He is 63 later this year and has publicly said he's not leaving his children much of his fortune. So how exactly is he planning on spending the £180 million and any future earnings on top of that?
Shanalee 1966 - each to their own eh.......1st time poster - U2? now you're talkin'........................
Sting - compared with the likes these days of James Blunt, Rita Ora, Sam Bailey, Little Mix, Katy Perry and so on and so on these days....some I wouldn't even bother attempting to spell let alone listen to....................no contest. imo.
I would think he will leave loads to conservation groups
wrote the stalkers anthem..every breath you take...dullard ex teacher geordie egotist tw£t
anyone who can write such deep stirring memorable lyrics like do do do do dah dah dah dah dah deserves a hundred million imo
...................and make a fortune out of it........exceptional talent.
Sumner's son was a few years below me at school. my mum, who taught there, literally knocked him over in the revolving doors at parents evening one day.
and Rod Stewarts brother Bob, was a carpenter at the school. most humble, quiet, non assuming guy you would ever meet. ran marathons. funny old world.
he made a vast fortune buying saucers and small plates cheap from carboot sales and knocking em out for top dollar to those natives in the amazon jungle to stick in their gobs ! canny lad !
he grew his money when he could get some interest on it
thoroughly deserves his wealth which has been determined puirely by his market value not by virtue of who his parents are/what friends he has
HES GOT A STALL IN THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST SELLING FIBREGLASS CANOES
i can understand it up to a point as songwriter always get the big payout,but jamie oliver"s 240 million is utterley mindblowin
a grotesque amount of money.....who needs 180M
The worst side of capitalism here
However I hope most of that money will being put to good use helping charities
and good causes.....I am sure a lot of it is
that is the only moral defence to anyone having this amount of money imo
otherwise I would just put him up against a wall and shoot him
Keep The Red Flag Flying
The worst side of capitalism here
However I hope most of that money will being put to good use helping charities
and good causes.....I am sure a lot of it is
that is the only moral defence to anyone having this amount of money imo
otherwise I would just put him up against a wall and shoot him
Keep The Red Flag Flying
If he is a tax exile, he is cheating us all for a start
I had some sympathy when tax levels were up in 90 percents
but not now...it is fair...in fact less than fair, it should be 50%
I liked his songs, his morals I don't, unless most of this is being used to benefit good causes
I had some sympathy when tax levels were up in 90 percents
but not now...it is fair...in fact less than fair, it should be 50%
I liked his songs, his morals I don't, unless most of this is being used to benefit good causes
1st time poster
i went to see the police many moons ago at gateshead stadium,they were upstaged by a relatively unheard off irish band,U2, who in turn were upstaged by a brilliant set from the beat,
one of the best all day gigs ive been to
I was there too, 1982 it was, travelled down from Edinburgh with a few mates to see U2 - brilliant day. We left just as The Police came on and I´ll never forget a copper at the gate asking us did we not like the band? To which we of course replied ´Nah, we hate the police´, which seemed kinda funny at the time (we were blotto). Sting was already a prat by this time.
Gang of Four and Lords of the New Church were good too. Tickets cost 8 quid!
i went to see the police many moons ago at gateshead stadium,they were upstaged by a relatively unheard off irish band,U2, who in turn were upstaged by a brilliant set from the beat,
one of the best all day gigs ive been to
I was there too, 1982 it was, travelled down from Edinburgh with a few mates to see U2 - brilliant day. We left just as The Police came on and I´ll never forget a copper at the gate asking us did we not like the band? To which we of course replied ´Nah, we hate the police´, which seemed kinda funny at the time (we were blotto). Sting was already a prat by this time.
Gang of Four and Lords of the New Church were good too. Tickets cost 8 quid!
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