Every year Forbes prints out an articles that talks about the highest paid dead celebrities. When you really think about it's a feature that's nothing but depressing and something that should just flat out piss off the American public.
The way I see it? If these people are making more dead than I am alive then I should just downright want to kill myself. Truth be told it's clearly things like estates and royalties that are being paid but still. It's kind of twisted don't you think?
So for today I decided to focus on 5 music stars that will still rake it in even after kick...
Wayne Newton
Honestly if there's one guy out there that can be compared to Elvis it's probably Wayne Newton. I think that if Elvis were still alive he'd be 100% overweight, have tons of plastic surgery, and be selling out swords in Vegas every night. Sound familiar? I honestly couldn't yell you one song of Wayne Newton's but I'm smart enough to know that this guy is a cash cow. His records will live on forever and Vegas will always have a place for him.
Paul McCartney
We already know how popular the Beatles still are and how much their records (also new records) still sell. If John Lennon is still making a ton of money as a dead celebrity then you know that Paul McCartney is going to do quite well. Even his non Beatle stuff still sells.
Billy Joel
I'm pretty sure that there will never be a musician that can make an entire career based on 10 years of work like Billy Joel has. I mean you take the late 70s through late 80s and you've got Billy Joel kicking ass. And what does he play in concerts now? Same stuff. No one even wants to hear anything else. He's the ultimate piano man and I think his records will be selling for at least the next 100 years. Pretty amazing stuff.
Pink Floyd
Every single teenager until the end of time will be listening to The Dark Side of the Moon at least once in their lives. Pink Floyd might not be making new music but their music isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Rolling Stones
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