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The Boss is officially a billionaire. Bruce Springsteen, who, with songs like “Badlands,” “Hungry Heart” and “My Hometown” became rock ‘n’ roll’s voice of the working class, is now worth $1.1 billion, according to a “conservative” Forbes estimate. Much of his net worth has been solidified in the past few years. In 2021, Springsteen sold his music catalog to Sony for an estimated $500-$550 million, marking the biggest transaction ever struck for a single artist’s body of work. Pollstar reported that in 2023, The Boss sold more than 1.6 million concert tickets, generating $380 million in revenue. https://bit.ly/4d8DgqI

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Don Holley

Produced Screenwriter/Songwriter

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Of course he is. He was born in the U.S.A.

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Mike Timm

Senior Creative Producer at Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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“Oh, so your daddy says he knows that I don't have any money Well, tell him this is his last chance to get his daughter in a fine romance Because a record company, Rosie, just gave me a big advance!!!!!!”

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Britnie Lubman

🏰Disney Executive Assistant🦸♀️ 🌟17 Spectacular Yrs w/ Disney🌟 📝Screenwriter👩💻🎸80’s Music Lover🎶🎥Movie Buff👾Galaga Champion🕹️ Gardener🌷 Note: I don’t have capacity to reply, unless you are Jon Favreau😛

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And such a humble person too!! Thanks Boss for all you do and all you have given to humanity. YOU are a true saint! 🙏 Blessings to you and your family, from the Disney Lubman’s!

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Kofi Edugyan

Graphic Designer - CADD Operator

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This is good news in the music industry because most musicians end up going broke when they have reached the late stage of their music career. So this story goes to show that Bruce must have done something right when it comes to managing his career.

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Pamela Miller

Director Post Media Center @ Sony Pictures | Video Production, TV and Feature

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A billion feels about right, considering what he’s given us.

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Matt Devlin

Retired at Fire Dept

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Owns a farm with one donkey on it so he doesn’t have to pay his fair share of taxes

Julian Liurette

Trilingual Video Producer, Director & Owner of Heliopolis Productions Ltd.

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He should run for president then.

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Eve Lee

Cultivating a more educated, more inclusive society. She/her.

1mo

I love the positive comments here celebrating his good fortune. My happiest hours in life have been spent in the same room as Bruce, with and without the E Street Band—first in my teens, then my 20s, 30s, 40s, and now 50s!

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Alexa Russell

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Anyone who can ‘be the boss’ with his rigorous routine absolutely is a true leader and worked the big ‘B’. Well done E Street Band. 🎼🎵🎶

Merry Speedie

Owner, Merry Pets

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It’s because I followed him around the world on tour last year, and that’s what it cost me 😆, but worth penny! You’re welcome, Boss!

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The Boss is officially a billionaire. Bruce Springsteen, who, with songs like “Badlands,” “Hungry Heart” and “My Hometown” became rock ‘n’ roll’s voice of the working class, is now worth $1.1 billion, according to a “conservative” Forbes estimate. Much of his net worth has been solidified in the past few years. In 2021, Springsteen sold his music catalog to Sony for an estimated $500-$550 million, marking the biggest transaction ever struck for a single artist’s body of work. Pollstar reported that in 2023, The Boss sold more than 1.6 million concert tickets, generating $380 million in revenue. https://bit.ly/4d8DgqI
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