4. Paul McCartney – $1.24 Billion
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Imagine how much he would have been worth if Wings had been great instead of just okay.
If Twitter is to be believed, many people don’t know that before Paul McCartney was an unknown musician getting a big break when Kanye West decided to collaborate with him, he was actually a member of the Beatles.
You know, the Beatles. The most important rock group of all time.
After the Beatles, Paul McCartney would go on to form Wings, who had a few good tunes (as well as “Uncle Albert,” which is just great and if you think it’s not, you’re wrong. WRONG.).
Though he would never recapture the magic of his previous group (although to be fair, nobody has), the back catalog he created continues to print money.
Also, the Queen made him a Knight. A KNIGHT!!!
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