How Much Is The Legend Really Worth?

Publish date: 2024-05-09

With 340 songs in his catalog (per Vulture), 20 Grammys won, an Oscar and Golden Globe (per CNN) with his name on them, multiple tours under his belt, and so on, Bruce Springsteen has had an astonishing career. Through his nearly 50 year run as a solo musician, the singer-songwriter has accumulated a net worth of about $500 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Springsteen wasn't always accustomed to the wealth his talents have helped him acquire, though. He admitted in 2017 at the Tribeca Film Festival (per CNN) that by the time he was 30 — after he released four studio albums — he only had $20,000 to his name. That's because his lack of paying taxes finally caught up to him and he had to pay up or face the consequences. "First of all, I never met anyone in New Jersey who paid their taxes. The entire state wasn't paying any taxes. So, years went by and all of this time went by. Nobody's paying any taxes," he explained. Don't worry, though — he pays them now. 

Many of his early songs spoke about the uncertainty of money. In "The River," for instance, Springsteen sings of an unstable job in the construction industry. "Lately, there ain't much work on account of the economy," he complains (per Genius). However, it looks like "The Boss" has plenty of money to his name and any financial woes are now "Ghosts" of his past.

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