re: 10 Richest Bassists

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Sting and mccartney should not count

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I can understand why you said that, but they were both musicians first and got into bands due to that...the singing and songwriting was an added attraction.

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Too bad the most talented bassists don't even sniff that list.

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Well, people like Michael Manring don't appeal to a very wide audience.

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I'm surprised that the list doesn't include Bill Wyman. Even though he retired from the Rolling Stones his career earnings should be at least in the Geezer Butler range.

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LINK

This interview is a few years old, in it Wyman says the big money for the Stones did not come until after he left, and that he cannot live on Stone's royalties. Who knows what kind of contract terms he might have agreed to when he was 25 years old!

I wonder how far out of the list Steve Harris is. As much as they still tour and all of his songwriting credits.

The Stones got screwed royally on their early deals. It wasn't until the 70s that they had favorable terms and the big money from touring didn't start coming until probably Tattoo You.

The Glimmer Twins were making most of that bank anyway. Wyman shouldn't be hurting, but he's nowhere near the McCartney level because he has no songwriting credit.

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Wtf

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Gwen's worth about $80 million, brah.

Those kids were "money" smart and EXTREMELY well (and ethically) managed.

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Paul McCartney sux

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sir paul is my bass idol, but him and I share a favorite bassist:

james jamerson

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Paul is extremely talented as a songwriter and musician. But he's not a great bassist.

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Well to say Paul isn't a virtuoso on any instrument is probably a truism - but that's true of most multi-instrumentalists - Winwood comes close on keys - and Prince on guitar, but the very nature of being able to play everything fairly well means viruosity is - typically - lost, or at least unexpected.

The great quote about Ringo by John (although it's origin and John stating are disputed): "Ringo? The greatest drummer in the world? He's not even the best drummer in The Beatles." - could only have been implying Paul being the best.

Having said that - The Beatles were something of a creation - there were no other options as George and John could only play piano and guitar. Paul could play anything and Ringo could only play drums.

Again, going back to John - and this is not a disputed quote:

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Ringo is a damn good drummer. He is not technically good, but I think Ringo's drumming is underrated the same way Paul's bass playing is underrated. Paul was one of the most innovative bass players ever. And half the stuff that is going on now is directly ripped off from his Beatles period. He is an egomaniac about everything else about himself, but his bass playing he was always a bit coy about. I think Paul and Ringo stand up with any of the rock musicians. Not technically great -- none of us are technical musicians. None of us could read music. None of us can write it. But as pure musicians, as inspired humans to make the noise, they are as good as anybody.

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I cannot argue against this conclusion.

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frankly, he wrote some brilliant bass lines.

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Well - let's talk about the bass line from "Come Together" - along with Deacon's line from "Under Pressure" - I defy anyone to find a more recognizable or more influential bass line - (at least one not played by John Entwistle or John Paul Jones) - in all of rock and roll history.