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Richest bassist?

#246
lawsonman said:
With all due respect,then you either know nothing about bass playing or,you've never listened to him for more than five minutes.
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Actually, maybe some need to get off the forum a little... ;)

In my almost 27 years, 22+ of which being a musician, I've yet to hear someone comment on McCartney on being a "bassist", as opposed to a Beatle or action figure or lunch box or whatever they whore themselves out on for a buck.

You ask most people off the street who McCartney is, and they say what- "Wasn't he a Beatle?" 999 out of 1,000 you're going to get that. Not "didn't he play bass for the Beatles at some point?"

He, like Sting, are people who transcend their instrument, so it's not a direct comparison to standalone bassists.

But I will echo his statement- he's ok for 60's pop music, but he ain't no Jamerson...
 
#247
rockstarbassist said:
Actually, maybe some need to get off the forum a little... ;)

In my almost 27 years, 22+ of which being a musician, I've yet to hear someone comment on McCartney on being a "bassist", as opposed to a Beatle or action figure or lunch box or whatever they whore themselves out on for a buck.

You ask most people off the street who McCartney is, and they say what- "Wasn't he a Beatle?" 999 out of 1,000 you're going to get that. Not "didn't he play bass for the Beatles at some point?"

He, like Sting, are people who transcend their instrument, so it's not a direct comparison to standalone bassists.

But I will echo his statement- he's ok for 60's pop music, but he ain't no Jamerson...
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And with this little slice of...whatever it is..., I now declare this thread to be ass.
 
#255
Sneckumhaw said:
Paul creams him financially. Elvis' records have made a ton of money and still do, but I don't think at any time during his life he had anything equivalent to what Paul amassed personally.
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yep... Elvis didn't write... any song writing credit he received was basically extorted for him by the Colonel in exchange for doing the song. Song writing is where it's at. Song writing royalties dwarf sales royalties.

That's why McCartney (who owns Buddy Holly's catalogue for one), Jackson and nearly every other music big wig, fight and bid for publishing catalogue's that go up for sale so diligently. I believe McCartney's company is one of the biggest privately owned music publishing companies in the world. Just a couple of years ago, Courtney Love sold just a 25% stake in only a handful of Cobain's songs for 20 Million Dollars (the reported 50 Mill was untrue).

Song catalogues never die. They are a tremendous asset, and that's why McCartney will only get richer.
 
#256
Sneckumhaw said:
And how in the world is there any argument that he's the richest bassist period?

And as for the whole songwriting thing, well, I'd say Ringo is probably the richest drummer in the world without the benefit of many songwriting royalties.
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You know who maybe one of the richest drummers... Neil Peart... he writes... so does Phil Collins. Ringo only wrote a handful of songs, whereas those guys have written their whole careers...

Nick Mason secretly thanks Roger Waters everyday for the credit Waters gave him on Dark Side Of The Moon writing credits... pays for his car hobby :D.
 
#257
marcray said:
You know who maybe one of the richest drummers... Neil Peart... he writes... so does Phil Collins. Ringo only wrote a handful of songs, whereas those guys have written their whole careers...

Nick Mason secretly thanks Roger Waters everyday for the credit Waters gave him on Dark Side Of The Moon writing credits... pays for his car hobby :D.
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Lets not forget Narada Michael Walden who wrote, produced and played drums on hundreds of hits in the '80's including his own too, Aretha and Whitney among the many with mega-hits or John Robinson who played on almost the whole Michael Jackson catologue as well as Rufus, Brothers Johnson, Stanley Clarke, etc.
 
#258
Lo end PUNCH said:
Lets not forget Narada Michael Walden who wrote, produced and played drums on hundreds of hits in the '80's including his own too, Aretha and Whitney among the many with mega-hits or John Robinson who played on almost the whole Michael Jackson catologue as well as Rufus, Brothers Johnson, Stanley Clarke, etc.
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Narada did real well... met him once, my boss was producing on the 1st Mariah album along with Narada... he wasn't very nice to us. What a list of credits for John Robinson huh? But writing is where it's at. Drummers who wrote songs? New thread maybe? I think it's a pretty short list... :D

Mick Fleetwood comes to mind as a big earning drummer. Stewart Copeland became more of a writer after The Police and did real well in scoring etc... oh I forgot... Dave Grohl... he writes everything for Foo Fighters...
 
#259
marcray said:
Narada did real well... met him once, my boss was producing on the 1st Mariah album along with Narada... he wasn't very nice to us. What a list of credits for John Robinson huh? But writing is where it's at. Drummers who wrote songs? New thread maybe? I think it's a pretty short list... :D

Mick Fleetwood comes to mind as a big earning drummer. Stewart Copeland became more of a writer after The Police and did real well in scoring etc... oh I forgot... Dave Grohl... he writes everything for Foo Fighters...
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Phil Collins has 'em all beat I'm sure.
 
#260
Right, there are many rich drummers, many of whom get the most money from songwriting royalties. But the fact that Ringo is near or at the top says something. Paul was a Beatle, and that accounts for him being rich as much as his songwriting--

look at Ringo.
 

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