Top 10 Musicians with Wealthy Parents
Not necessarily millionaires - upper middle class and above is OK.I don't count Paris Hilton - for me she isn't really a 'musician'. Come on.
David Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. His father was a celebrated eye surgeon with a lucrative medical practice and a portfolio of real-estate investments. In 1984 his dad was featured on the T.V. show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
He has the same birthday as me. October 10th.
Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Grammy ...read more.
Lana Del Rey is a California based singer, songwriter, and model who currently resides in Malibu, California. She was born under the name Elizabeth Woolridge Grant to entrepreneur Robert England Jr. and Patricia Ann Hill in rural Lake Placid, New York on June 21, 1985. She has two siblings, Chuck and ...read more.
Lars Ulrich is a Danish drummer and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica. His dad was one of the top-ranked tennis players in the world and amassed a fortune in the 70s. Drummer's grandfather was also a professional tennis player. Young Lars was shipped to the US at 16 to pursue professional tennis training. But instead of playing tennis, Lars began playing the drums.
At a point Lars published an ad, looking for musicians to start a band with him. James Hetfield replied to the ad, they met, formed Metallica and the rest is history.
Lindsey Adams Buckingham is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, best known as lead guitarist and one of the vocalists of the musical group Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987, and then 1997 to the present day.
Adam Noah Levine is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist for the Los Angeles pop rock band Maroon 5. ...read more.
Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He sang songs such as The A team and Shape of You. He was born in Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk. His father is an art curator and lecturer, while his mother makes jewelry. His parents even ran their own (very successful) art consultancy, Sheeran Lock, for 20 years.
Guessing he has made considerably more himself though...
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Swift is best known for writing personal songs and has won 13 Grammy Awards... read more Swift’s father was a financial advisor at Merrill-Lynch, and her mother worked as a mutual fund marketing executive.
Park Jae-sang, better known by his stage name Psy, stylized PSY, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer and rapper. His father is the executive chairman of a big corporation, and his mother owns several restaurants in Gangnam.
He doesn't deserve it (not saying he should get poor though).
Zooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, singer-songwriter, model, and producer most known for her deadpan comedy roles in the films The Good Girl (2002), The New Guy (2002), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Yes Man (2008), and (500) Days of Summer ...read more.
Although I could not exactly get much information on her father's wealth, her paternal grandfather comes from a family of politicians and her paternal grandmother from an ancient noble family. It can be assumed her father wasn't exactly poor, and she probably wasn't either even before she became a well known German popstar.
Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus), known professionally as Miley Cyrus, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was born on November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee, to Tish Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. Her voice type is Mezzo-Soprano and spans 4 octaves... read more You probably already know that her father Billy Ray was a country singer you might not realise just how popular he was. "Some Have All" spent 17 weeks at number one and is certified 9x platinum easily one of the top country albums ever.