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Is Bruce Springsteen a billionaire? ›

According to Forbes, the 74-year-old New Jersey native now has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion. The financial outlet reported Friday that most of Springsteen's net worth was accumulated in recent years with the 2021 sale of his music catalog to Sony for a reported $550 million.

He is of Dutch, Irish, and Italian descent, and grew up Catholic in Freehold, New Jersey. Springsteen's paternal ancestors were among the early Dutch families who, in the 17th century, settled in colonial-era America, then part of the Dutch Republic known as New Netherland.

Songs written by Bruce and given to other artists include Because The Night (Patti Smith), Fire (Pointer Sisters) & Blinded By The Light (Manfred Mann).

On October 11, 1975, the epic single “Born to Run” became Bruce Springsteen's first-ever Top 40 hit, marking the start of his eventual transition from little-known cult figure to international superstar.

As part of the Tribeca Film Festival, Bruce Springsteen sat down with longtime friend Tom Hanks at the Beacon Theatre, for an intimate conversation. The duo looked back at Springsteen's career spanning over 40 years and his unique place in American musical history.

The Grammy winner shares three children with his wife and fellow E Street Band member Patti Scialfa: Evan, 33, Jessica, 32, and Samuel, 30. Despite his many accolades, the Born to Run singer says his kids aren't well-versed in his music catalog.

However, other images taken from the concert show that Springsteen's hair isn't blonde — he's just let it go silver-grey.

In what was a brilliant performance, Springsteen downed a pint of beer in one, chatted to the crowd about his Irish roots and was even granted his very own Irish passport.

Called for conscription in the United States Armed Forces when he was 18, Springsteen failed the physical examination and did not serve in the Vietnam War.

Springsteen and Sir Paul are good friends, and Sir Paul referenced his 2022 Glastonbury set where the Born to Run singer joined him for a performance, saying: “He's a fantastic guy and he showed up for me at Glastonbury.” Springsteen then came up to the stage and hugged Sir Paul before accepting the award.

Did Bruce Springsteen like The Beatles? ›

When Bruce Springsteen first discovered The Beatles, his life suddenly broke open. He had never heard music that made him feel like theirs did and was caught up in a desperation to hear more from them. He liked the band so much that he cut his hair to look like them.

As his best man, Springsteen reportedly had three at his side: manager Jon Landau and bandmates Steven Van Zandt and the late Clarence Clemons. "The children wanted to get married without all the confusion," Phillips' mother, Ann, told UPI at the time. "Oh, my goodness, now I'm going to get into trouble.

No the two preformers never met. Bruce however jumped over the gates at Graceland to in the 70's to meet Elvis but The King wasn't home.

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.

As of 2024, five music artists have reached the billionaire status on Forbes reports: Jay-Z leading the list with US$2.5 billion, and becoming the first billionaire music artist, followed by Rihanna (the first billionaire female artist), Taylor Swift—the first billionaire artist primarily on the basis of her music and ...

Unofficial figures have Springsteen's earnings estimated at a whopping $2.8 million per show, which he divides equally among himself and the members of the E Street Band.

Much of Springsteen's wealth comes from his decades-spanning catalog, which he sold back to his longtime label — Sony's Columbia Records — for a whopping $500 million in 2021, the largest deal ever for an individual body of work.

Paul McCartney claims the title of the richest rock star in the world with a worth of $1.2 Billion. We wouldn't expect any wild destruction stories from a legend like McCartney, but he did get busted with a bit of Mary Jane back in the 80s.