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Title: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 15, 2005, 12:46:16 PM
Publisher:  Sunday-times.co.uk
Author:  Nicholas Hellen
Date:  January 21, 2000


THE FORMER Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is set to become the world's first pop star billionaire after seeing his personal wealth rise by £175m.

The voice that helped define the 1960s has sung its way to a fortune of £725m, already making him the world's first dollar billionaire pop performer with $1.06 billion. He is expected to become a sterling billionaire next year after huge sales from a compilation album of Beatles hits.

His fortune was also swelled this year by an inheritance of £150m from the estate of his wife Linda.

The pop star is one of an elite club of Britain's super-rich who have ridden out last year's crash of internet stocks and turmoil in the financial markets. Booming property assets helped raise the collective worth of the country's richest 1,000 people by £5 billion to £150 billion, as the number of British billionaires increased by four to 30.

McCartney has now accumulated rewards far beyond those of Madonna who, as the Material Girl, appeared tom personify the greed of the 1980s.

According to an interim report of the 13th annual Sunday Times Rich List, Madonna, who is included because of her marriage to the British film director Guy Ritchie and her decision to live here, has a fortune of nearly £200m.

The gap between rich and poor is widening in Tony Blair's Britain despite the rise - and equally rapid fall - of the dotcom millionaires, says Philip Beresford, author of the 2001 Rich List which will be published this spring.

Kevin Leech, a Jersey-based investor, lost a paper fortune of £1 billion in a year with the collapse of his technology investments and he vanishes from the list. A further 100 former dotcom millionaires have also seen their fortunes evaporate. They include the online auctioneer Tim Jackson, who last year was worth £272m.

James Dyson, who invented the bagless vacuum cleaner, has seen his wealth rise from £530m to more than £700m. Old money also flourished as the Earl of Cadogan became Britain's second billionaire aristocrat, after the Duke of Westminster. His property company assets rose by more than 20% to £983m, and other wealth pushed him above £1 billion.

Five years ago J K Rowling, the author of the bestselling Harry Potter books, was living on £70 a week. She has now earned at least £35m from sales of 66m books, and merchandising may make her vastly richer.

The founder of easyJet, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is turning himself into a younger version of Sir Richard Branson. With the flotation of 25% of his airline, and newer ventures such as easyBank and easyRentacar, it was easy money as his wealth soared by £200m to £700m.

Michael Heseltine, the former deputy prime minister, has prospered in opposition, doubling his wealth to £300m in the past two years in publishing. However, the rise of the former Asda chief executive Archie Norman to the Tory front bench has coincided with a fall in his business fortunes. He drops out of the top 1,000.

Beresford says the rich have become more open about their wealth and he detects little envy of entrepreneurs. Last night one in four British adults watched ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire as an unemployed Irishman tried to become the second person to win the top prize. One of the creators of the show, Paul Smith, has already become rich: he enters the Rich List with more than £100m.

Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 15, 2005, 03:24:44 PM
I think Paul deserves all the money he has earned as a singer, sonwriter, musician & performer becoming the first billionaire in rock.  It's LUDICROUS putting McCartney & Madonna in the same sentence since that's like comparing apples & oranges.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 15, 2005, 03:57:43 PM
What is sonwriter
Any Man write what for his Son??
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 15, 2005, 04:01:27 PM
[quote by=Usher_Masher link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=2 date=1105804663]What is sonwriter
Any Man write what for his Son??[/quote]

I meant to say songwriter.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 15, 2005, 04:03:39 PM
i know
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 15, 2005, 04:04:25 PM
[quote by=Usher_Masher link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=4 date=1105805019]i know[/quote]

Okay.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mairi on January 15, 2005, 04:58:51 PM
Not a very funny one.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: TurnMeOnDeadman on January 15, 2005, 05:29:59 PM
[quote by=Mairi link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=7 date=1105808331]Not a very funny one.[/quote]

Yeah, cheesy and dumb
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: An Apple Beatle on January 15, 2005, 05:43:20 PM
[quote by=Usher_Masher link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=8 date=1105808458]SIESHTE MAL WIE DAS IST WENN MAN JEMANDEM IMMER VORHÄLT NICHT ENGLISH ZU KÖNNEN ;UND DAS IST DEM IDIOT SEINE MUTTERSPRACHE ARMES LAND[/quote]

In English? Loser!
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: An Apple Beatle on January 15, 2005, 05:59:01 PM
You should be locked up in Aushwitz.....LMAO!!!
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 15, 2005, 06:04:06 PM
he should just be locked up full stop !
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 15, 2005, 06:07:45 PM
[quote by=An_Apple_Beatle link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=9 date=1105811941]You should be locked up in Aushwitz.....LMAO!!![/quote]


Times their bad American remembers poor Iraqis slaughters

You since not better like at that time the Nazis

The Germans made only 2 wars, the Americans every 5 minutes, think times about it.





Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: An Apple Beatle on January 15, 2005, 06:09:32 PM
Yes, but I am English. Wasted outburst!
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 15, 2005, 06:10:50 PM
[quote by=Usher_Masher link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=11 date=1105812465]



The Germans made only 2 wars
 






[/quote]


yeah BUT for the WRONG reasons .
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 15, 2005, 06:25:37 PM
the same how the Iraq War, now


 be so lucky that you not die for your President.

Or Prime minister
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 15, 2005, 07:58:15 PM
i agree with dirk about the iraq war, the americans are just as bad as nazis in that 1, even though im english.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 15, 2005, 09:51:35 PM
[quote by=lennonlegend link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=15 date=1105819095]i agree with dirk about the iraq war, the americans are just as bad as nazis in that 1, even though im english.[/quote]

Comparing Americans to nazis is about as ludicrous as you can get regardless if you're against the war in Iraq. 
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: pc31 on January 16, 2005, 01:43:25 AM
lol
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mairi on January 16, 2005, 01:45:36 AM
I guess ludicrous was on Wayne's word-a-day calendar today.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: pc31 on January 16, 2005, 01:46:04 AM
wayne makes sense...........
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mairi on January 16, 2005, 01:47:55 AM
I know, but, LUDICROUS has been used a lot today by him.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Herecomesyoursun on January 16, 2005, 03:04:59 AM
[quote by=lennonlegend link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=15 date=1105819095]i agree with dirk about the iraq war, the americans are just as bad as nazis in that 1, even though im english.[/quote]

f*** you.  f*** you.  are you american?  the nazis killed 6 million innocent Jews and tried to take over the world.  I disagree with the war in Iraq.  Im against war.  But Americans are not like Nazis.  Saddam Hussein was not innocent.  Get some perspective. 
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: tkitna on January 16, 2005, 03:13:56 AM
Well said Sunny!
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 16, 2005, 11:37:56 AM
Quote
f*** you.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 16, 2005, 12:19:20 PM
[quote by=Herecomesyoursun link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=21 date=1105844699]

f*** you.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 16, 2005, 12:23:53 PM
saddam and hilter are both AntiChrists, Bush and Blair are PEACE KEEPERS !
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 16, 2005, 12:42:42 PM
Quote
Bush and Blair are PEACE KEEPERS !


At expense of innocent soldiers and civilians


wake up Boy

Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 16, 2005, 12:44:03 PM
Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were also for the peace
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 16, 2005, 01:18:02 PM
[quote by=Usher_Masher link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=26 date=1105879362]


At expense of innocent soldiers and civilians




[/quote]

and YOU know all about that do you DUMBO, i suggest you wind your neck in and take a look at what your county did.

Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 16, 2005, 01:22:36 PM
anyway, sod this, i come here to talk about the Bealtes, NOT to talk about your county's mistakes DUMBO !

so i shall say this only once. GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY !
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 16, 2005, 04:51:49 PM
[quote by=An_Apple_Beatle link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=9 date=1105811941]You should be locked up in Aushwitz.....LMAO!!![/quote]


say that him i not begins with War or Nazi etc

Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Rowdy on January 16, 2005, 09:00:52 PM
[quote by=Usher_Masher link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=0 date=1105793176]
The voice that helped define the 1960s has sung its way to a fortune of £725m, already making him the world's first dollar billionaire pop performer with $1.06 billion. He is expected to become a sterling billionaire next year after huge sales from a compilation album of Beatles hits. [/quote]

To get back on topic, this "compilation of Beatles hits" seems to be the much rumored '2' which looks like it will finally see the light of day soon.

Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 16, 2005, 09:34:47 PM
lets hope so Rowdy
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: flux on January 17, 2005, 01:28:33 AM
the whole point of our military in WAR  is not to die for our country but making the enemy die for his. America is doing what has to be done in this situation. wHO ELSE EVER STEPS UP TO THE PLATE ? It's not enough to watch two planes topple two buildings and thousands die. Why is this never brough up ? The Jews won't forget Nazi Germany, we won't forget the Twin Towers. Why do the insurgents continue to kill innocent people in the name of what ? What's so bad about Democracy ? What's so bad about freedom ? There would be no conflict over there had Saddam just allowed the U.N. to inspect his country. If he didn't rape his citizens of Billions of dollars. He was a 'good-guy' right ? All your 'Give Peace A Chance' talk is just that. Talk. Zappa had it right in his song OH NO.
" I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY OUT TO LUNCH."
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 17, 2005, 09:18:55 AM
Only with the Jews one knew who it was, with the towers was not only it Bin Laden then Hussein.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 18, 2005, 01:54:42 PM
 ::)
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: on January 18, 2005, 02:14:05 PM
and now Iran, American goes sh*tting is  better for you
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 18, 2005, 04:38:19 PM
[quote by=Mairi link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=18 date=1105839936]I guess ludicrous was on Wayne's word-a-day calendar today.[/quote]

Cheap shot.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mairi on January 18, 2005, 09:09:12 PM
No, actually, in my opinion it was quite clever. :)
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Herecomesyoursun on January 18, 2005, 09:20:55 PM
well he was right that comment was ludicrous
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mairi on January 18, 2005, 09:25:50 PM
Oh yeah definitely.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 18, 2005, 11:28:48 PM
[quote by=Mairi link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=38 date=1106082552]No, actually, in my opinion it was quite clever. :)[/quote]

If you think you're clever, you must be dreaming.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mairi on January 18, 2005, 11:38:58 PM
Well, let me see now, I have more than three descriptive words in my vocabulary, I use periods, I don't repeat myself every second paragraph, and I make the occasionaly wittcisim. I'd say that makes me quite a bit more clever than you, sir.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 19, 2005, 10:51:23 AM
[quote by=Mairi link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=42 date=1106091538]Well, let me see now, I have more than three descriptive words in my vocabulary, I use periods, I don't repeat myself every second paragraph, and I make the occasionaly wittcisim. I'd say that makes me quite a bit more clever than you, sir.[/quote]

You're a mental case lady who has too much time on her hands worrying about my periods in my sentences & other things.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 19, 2005, 05:39:53 PM
damn .. who turned the fire up ? its hot enough on these forums as it is lol  :o
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mairi on January 19, 2005, 06:33:34 PM
[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=43 date=1106131883]

You're a mental case lady who has too much time on her hands worrying about my periods in my sentences & other things. [/quote]

Oh, that's soooo mean! I think I'm going to go into a corner and cry now. ::)

Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 19, 2005, 09:29:34 PM
[quote by=Mairi link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=45 date=1106159614]

Oh, that's soooo mean! I think I'm going to go into a corner and cry now. ::)

[/quote]

I don't know why you're harassing me anyway Mairi since I don't know you personally or anything which isn't giving an opinion.  I think it's great that Paul is going to become officially the first billionaire in rock but is he worthy as a solo artist. 
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mairi on January 19, 2005, 09:37:51 PM
Yes, it is great. Sorry if I came off a little strong but I was kind of insulted by your comment on your fetish thread on how I must be "lonely or mentally ill".
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on January 20, 2005, 12:24:10 AM
[quote by=Mairi link=Blah.pl?b=books,m=1105793176,s=47 date=1106170671]Yes, it is great. Sorry if I came off a little strong but I was kind of insulted by your comment on your fetish thread on how I must be "lonely or mentally ill".[/quote]

I felt like everybody was harassing me like yourself for no reason at all, because I have a fetish for long legs & sexy feet on beautiful women.  I had to stand my ground so to speak with some harsh criticism like calling you lonely & mentally ill.  I hope we can become friends on this site because I'm a dedicated Beatles fan who has his opinions on my favorite band which are more constructive criticism than hateful.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Bruno on January 21, 2005, 11:40:38 PM
you like long legs and sexy feet?? I didnt know that...
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Lenny Pane on January 22, 2005, 11:39:04 AM
Quote from: Wayne_L.

I have a fetish for long legs & sexy feet on beautiful women.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Brynjar on February 15, 2005, 11:26:34 PM
So I guess Paul is richer than Jacko then.   ::) My friend and me were havin this argument  
of which was wealthier.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Mushmouth on February 15, 2005, 11:28:34 PM
Paul is way richer, by almost 500 million more I believe.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: An Apple Beatle on February 16, 2005, 10:49:27 AM
Quote from: opportunityknocks
So I guess Paul is richer than Jacko then.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Wayne L. on February 18, 2005, 12:03:20 AM
I think the once talented & now freaky Michael Jackson will finally sell his Beatles classics giving Paul a chance to get his songs back hopefully because of his upcoming trial making McCartney the RICHEST rock legend alive.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: An Apple Beatle on February 18, 2005, 07:35:04 PM
That would be nice Wayne.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: nimrod on February 23, 2022, 12:01:45 AM
I wonder with all the Beatle releases since this thread (anthology, Get Back etc. his own music CD;s) if Paul has made it to a £ billionaire ?
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Normandie on February 23, 2022, 12:15:52 AM


^^^

A search on that yielded a lot of sites, none of which seemed to me to be completely trustworthy, with estimates varying, in both British pounds and U.S. dollars, from 800,000 to 1.2 billion.

I'd imagine that if Paul weren't a billionaire before 2021, he's got to be pretty close now.
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Hello Goodbye on February 23, 2022, 01:07:40 AM
There are two ways of looking at this...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awAH-JJx1k# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awAH-JJx1k#)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDMqq_fH8U# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDMqq_fH8U#)

 ;)
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Normandie on February 23, 2022, 01:58:10 AM
There are two ways of looking at this...


 :)  Here's my own take:

(https://i.ibb.co/6FBL8Y3/coffee.png)
Title: Re: McCartney set to become pop's first billionaire
Post by: Normandie on April 02, 2022, 05:32:52 PM
I wonder with all the Beatle releases since this thread (anthology, Get Back etc. his own music CD;s) if Paul has made it to a £ billionaire ?


Just stumbled across the following article: https://americansongwriter.com/paul-mccartney-net-worth-the-beatles/ (https://americansongwriter.com/paul-mccartney-net-worth-the-beatles/)

which says Paul's net worth is about $1.2 billion. According to the OANDA currency converter, that's £914,696,892. so he's almost there.