Musicians
Leslie West Net Worth
Leslie West's Net Worth as of 2024
$2.5 Million
Leslie West was born as Leslie Weinstein on the 22nd October 1945, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City USA, and is a rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, who is probably best recognized as one of the founding members of the hard rock band Mountain, with which he has released a number of albums such as “Climbing!” (1970), “Avalanche” (1974), and “Masters Of War” (2007). His musical career has been active since 1965.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Leslie West is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Leslie’s net worth is over $2.5 million, accumulated through his successful involvement in the music industry.
Leslie West Net Worth $2.5 Million
Leslie West was raised in a Jewish family, and while he was growing up his family moved frequently, so he spent his childhood in Hackensack New Jersey, East Meadow New York, Forest Hills New York and Lawrence New York. He attended Forest Hills High School, but after his parents divorced, he quit and immediately started working for a jeweler in Manhattan’s diamond district. At that time, he began playing guitar, and changed his surname to West.
So his musical career began while Leslie was a teenager, as he started an R&B/Blues- soul-rock band called The Vagrants with his brother Larry. Although, they only had two minor hit singles – “I Can’t Make a Friend” and a cover of Otis Redding’s “Respect”, it didn’t stop Leslie pursuing further his career in the music industry. Some of their songs were produced by Felix Pappalardi, who was famous for working with popular bands at the time, and later he produced their compilation album “The Great Lost Album” in 1987, which marked the beginning of an increase to Leslie’s net worth.
Subsequently, they decided to form a new hard rock band called Mountain, and soon appeared at the legendary Woodstock Festival with Steve Knight. Soon, they released the hit single “Mississippi Queen”, which peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard charts, and No. 4 on the Canadian charts. After that, Pappalardi left the band in order to focus on his production career, so they replaced him with a bassist from Cream – Jack Bruce – and performed under the name West, Bruce and Laing. Mountain reformed in 1973, but disbanded again the next year. However, they got back together in 1981 and continued to perform on a regular basis, increasing further Leslie’s net worth.
During his long career, Leslie has collaborated with many rock ‘n’ roll legends. He played guitar for the track “Bo Diddley Jam” on Bo Diddley’s 20th Anniversary of Rock ‘n’ Roll all-star album, and in 2005 he performed on Ozzy Osbourne’s album “Under Cover”, playing guitar on a remake of “Mississippi Queen”, all of which added to his net worth.
To speak further about his career, he was also a songwriter and composer for some of the very popular TV series and film titles such as “The Simpsons”, “The Expendables”, “The Blacklist”, among many others, contributing further to his wealth.
Thanks to his career as a rock musician, Leslie has won a number of awards and recognitions, and in 2006 he was inducted in the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Regarding Leslie West’s personal life, he married his fiancée Jenni on stage after the performance of his band at the Woodstock 40th anniversary concert in Bethel, New York. In the media it’s known that he had problems with drugs, but is now ‘clean’. He also had diabetes, so he had an emergency leg amputation in order to save his life.
Musicians
Neal Schon Net Worth
Neal George Joseph Schon was born on 27th February 1954 at Tinker AFB (Air Force Base), Oklahoma USA, of Italian and German descent. Neal Schon is a rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, best known for being an important member of several hugely popular bands, namely Santana, Bad English and Journey.
So just how rich is Neal Schon? Neal’s net worth has been calculated to be over $30 million, amassed during his successful career of more than 40 years in the music industry.
Neal Schon Net Worth $30 Million
Neal Schon was lucky to be born into a musical family – his father Mathew Schon was a famous musician and mother Barbara Schon sang in a band. So Schon picked his first guitar at the age of five years, and starting at early age is usually a way to success. His first career steps started at the age of 15 with the band Santana, in preference to joining Eric Clapton in the band Derek and the Dominos, and debuting with some vocals on Santana’s album Santana III. Being such a great musician at such young age with the possibility to choose between two iconic bands, he went on and started making his money. He also played for Azteca but very briefly.
In 1973 Neal Schon formed his now legendary band Journey. He subsequently released five solo albums, and fourteen studio albums with the band. This must be the main flow into his net worth. Importantly, he is the only band member who has not changed through the years. He has taken part in every tour of the band, and sang on all their albums, so no doubt this longevity with Journey has increased the overall amount of Neal Schon’s net worth as well. Apart from this, he has also collaborated with famous musicians such as keyboardist Jan Hammer, Sammy Hagar and Paul Rodgers on short-term projects.
Neal Schon is as great a vocalist, as he is a guitar virtuoso. Two talents double the money earned, does it not? Let’s talk about his musical influences, of whom there were plenty. He has said that he was highly influenced by the 1960’s, musicians from that era such as Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin. Then he put some blues to the mix, namely B.B. King and added some guitar-based influences, including of course Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton as well as Wes Montgomery. This is probably Neal Schon’s key to fame – adding the best ingredients from different musical eras.
Schon was always proud of his guitars. He started with acoustic Stella guitar followed by Gibson ES-335. At present he became interested in Xotic guitars. Schon was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in August 2013, which made him, if possible, even more famous. This is considered to be an accomplishment of a lifetime for any musician.
In his not-so-private personal life, Neal Schon has married five times, first to Tena Austin(1976-86), then Beth Buckley(1987-92), Dina Gioeli(1993-99), and Amber Kozan(2001-08). In 2013 he married Michaele Salahi. He has five children.
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Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth
John Michael Osbourne was born on 3 December 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England, and is widely known as a songwriter, singer and television personality, considered to be one of the developers of heavy metal music, and being called the ‘Godfather of Heavy Metal’. He initially came to notice playing with the band Black Sabbath, but from the early ’80s continually moved until concentrating on a solo career. Ozzy has been inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame and the US Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, plus has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was the first on the Birmingham Walk of Stars.
So just how rich is Ozzy Osbourne? Authoritative sources estimate that Ozzy has a net worth of over $220 million, accumulated during his career in the music industry which began in the late 1960s.
Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth $220 Million
Ozzy’s father John was a toolmaker, and his mother Lillian a factory worker. He was called ‘Ozzy’ in primary school, and adopted it as his stage name. As Ozzy suffers from dyslexia, school really wasn’t for him except for drama, so he left at 15 and took various jobs, although training as a plumber, then as an apprentice toolmaker, but spending a short time in jail for petty theft taught him a timely lesson.
Ozzy was really interested in music, and sang with a couple of bands in the late ’60s, one of which became Black Sabbath with bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, drummer Bill Ward, and guitarist and songwriter Tony Iommi, now the only surviving original member of the band. The band’s style, partly reflected in their name, was very appealing, and they were significantly successful in the UK and USA during the ’70s, with their debut self-titled album, and the follow-up album Paranoid, eventually achieving multi-platinum status. However, Ozzy’s increasing use of drugs saw him leave the band in 1979, although there have been several collaborations since; regardless, his net worth was very well established.
In the early 1980s, the group Necromandus played with Ozzy Osbourne on his first solo project, the Blizzard of Ozz incarnation, also the title of his first solo album, a popular success with heavy metal fans. Ozzy’s subsequent solo career spread over more than three decades, has increased his net worth the most; seven of the eleven studio albums he has released have achieved multi-platinum certifications in the US alone. A further large financial success has come from annual festival tours called ‘Ozzfest’, of the US and sometimes Europe. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and second wife and manager Sharon in the mid-’90s, and performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups have been featured. Since its beginning, sources estimate that over five million people have attended Ozzfest, resulting in revenues of more than $100 million.
Ozzy Osbourne’s net worth also rose sharply as a result of ‘The Osbournes’, a reality television series showcasing the life of the singer and his family which was aired from 2002-05; the show was created by Jonathan Taylor and became one of MTV’s greatest hits. The success of the show led to the Osbournes hosting the 30th Annual American Music Awards in January 2003, and the BRIT Awards held at Earls Court, London in 2008. Various awards and nominations have also helped increase Ozzy’s net worth, including a Grammy Award for the track ‘I Don’t Want to Change the World’, a Godlike Genius Award from NME magazine, among many others.
Additionally. Ozzy won the Literary Achievement honour in 2010, for his autobiography “I Am Ozzy”, which hit the New York Times’ non-fiction best-seller list at No 2. Osbourne has also acted three times as a judge for the Independent Music Awards, which supports independent artists’ careers.
In his less-than-private personal life, Osbourne has been married twice, firstly to Thelma Reese (1971-82), with whom he has a daughter named Jessica Starshine, and a son named Louis John. Ozzy has been married to Sharon Arden since 1982, and their three children are Aimee, Kelly and Jack . Recent rumours of Ozzy’s affairs seem to have done little to break-up the couple. Ozzy openly blames his sometimes controversial lifestyle on drug and alcohol abuse, and praises Sharon for constantly dragging him out of periods of instability. They currently divide their time between residences in Buckinghamshire, England, and Malibu, California.
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