PROFESSION: Musician

Bono is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. Bono being his stage name he was born on 10 May 1960 as Paul David Hewson. He is famous for being the lead vocalist of the popular rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He studied in Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future band members and his future wife, Alison Stewart. Almost all of U2’s lyrics are written by Bono frequently using social, religious and political themes. Bono is credited with contributing to U2’s rebellious and spiritual tone in its early years. As the band matured, most of his lyrics were inspired by personal experiences he shared with the other band members.

He has also collaborated with other artists and singers outside the band, and is also the managing partner and director of Elevation Partners. The Clarence hotel in Dublin is jointly owned by Bono and The Edge. Bono is widely known for the social work he has done in Africa, for which he co-founded the ONE campaign, Product Red, EDUN and DATA. He has played in and organized in a lot of benefit concerts and has met with influential politicians. Bono has become a well-known social activist, performing in the Band Aid, Live 8 concerts, and Live Aid, and campaigning for greater international involvement in the African AIDS crisis and third-world debt relief. In 2002, he co-founded the organization DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), which he followed up with Project Red, a well-known initiative against disease in Africa. Bono has been both criticized and praised for his activism and involvement with U2. In 2005 he was knighted by the queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II. And in the same year he was named TIME Person of the year along with Melinda and Bill Gates, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).

BONO’S RICHES

Bono certainly isn’t a poor man. His band U2 until last year was the highest earning rock band in the world. He is already a multi-millionaire and now could be the richest musician in the world after he made a $ 90 million dollar investment in the social networking site Facebook. Elevation partners, Bono’s investment group owns 2.3% of Facebook. This 2.3% is somewhere around worth an estimated $1.5 billion based on the company’s IPO. He also owns a lot of cars, yachts and several estates. His cars range from sports to zero emission ones. He is also known for his luxury glasses which he wears in public. Recently he was chosen by Louis Vuitton to do a commercial for them.

Bono owns three houses/estates in total

1.Killiney Mansion

It is a large manor style house owned by him in Dublin. His ambitious plan to extend this mansion has been approved by the council. His plan includes building a below ground plant room to the west of the house. The house gets a beautiful view out over Killiney Bay and from Bray to Dalkey, with its medieval church and 19th century Martello Tower.

2. New York Apartment

This beautiful Apartment is owned by Bono in the prestigious ‘The Sam Remo’ apartment building in Manhattan New York. Steve Jobs purchased in 1982 and later Bono bought it from him for $15 million. A lot of Celebrities like Steven Spielberg, Demi Moore, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, and Steve Martin. Rita Hayworth’s daughter also owns apartments in this prestigious The Sam Remo apartment building.

3.Exe bord du Mer Mansion

Bono’s luxurious beachfront villa is four floor high and it got grounds back on to the railway station Exe bord du Mer. The accommodation of this mansion is so private that its living area is five meters up from the beach. Bono’s band member The Edge and Julia Lennon are amongst the famous celebrities living in his neighborhood.

Bono also owns a yacht which is called The Cyan yacht.

The Cyan is a medium sized 140 ft long yacht. The yacht which was formerly known as Renalo, was built in 1997. Bono had originally rented in 2007 for spending vacation time with his family. But later he purchased the yacht and changed its color to blue from white. It’s been reported that Bono had spent estimated $25-30 million to decorate his prized possession as per his choice. The Cyan’s maximum cruising speed is 19 knots.

Apart from a yacht he owns a private jet. It’s called the U2 360/BlueLine MD-83 F-GMLK.

PERSONAL AWARDS

Along the “Al Gore” he is one of the pioneers of recent go green movement. He is a forefront environmentalist who is spreading the message of go green. He is considered as the closest counterpart to “John Lennon”; he also works for reducing global poverty often using his musical talent to champion the cause.

Since he is the lead vocalist of the rock band U2, Bono has won record number of awards which includes the 2003 Golden Globe award for best original song and 22 Grammy awards from 34 nominations (a record). He is a prolific songwriter whose music is known for its socially sensitive theme and politically charged lyrics. He was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, 2005, and 2006.

He also featured in a Simpsons episode ‘Trash of the Titans’. U2 recently recorded a new single ‘Ordinary Love’ for the new Nelson Mandela Movie.

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Paul McCartney.

Sir Paul McCartney is an English singer, song-writer, composer and musician. He was a member of the legendary music group, The Beatles, along with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo starr. The Beatles is considered to be the most influential group in music. After the bands break up in 1970, McCartney established a successful solo music career. He is considered as one of the best songwriters of all time. 31 songs written by him have attained the peak position at the Billboard charts.

EARLY LIFE

Sir Paul McCartney was born on 18 July 1942, in Liverpool, England. His mother was a practicing nurse. His father was a soldier during World War 2. He attended the Stockton Wood Road Primary School for 2 years until 1949. He was then transferred to Joseph Williams Junior School. He was among the 4 students, out-of-90, who gained admission in the Liverpool institute. In 1956, when McCartney was 14 years old, his mother died of embolism. His father was a trumpet player and gifted him one on his birthday. He, however, traded it for an acoustic guitar. McCartney is a left-handed guitar player.

MUSIC CAREER

The Beatles.

McCartney met John Lennon at the age of 15. McCartney was offered to join Lennon’s band, quarrymen, as a Rhythm Guitarist. He forged a close relationship with John Lennon. The band adopted the name, The Beatles, in 1960. After Ringo joined them, the band released its first hit single ‘Love me do’. The Band received massive success and their fans were called ‘Beatlemania’. McCartney was often referred to as the, ‘Cute Beatle’. In 1965, The Beatles released their fist classical track, ‘Yesterday’. It was composed by McCartney. Rubber Soul was an instant hit and McCartney took the role of an instrumentalist, composer, producer, and vocalist. Rubber Soul received an universal acclaim and is regarded as a classic. The band, then, released ‘Revolver’. It was an improvisation in the music of The Beatles. Paul McCartney produced several songs on the album. The Beatles performed at their U.S. tour in 1966. After that, The Beatles adopted an experimental approach to music. Sir McCartney said that they were fucked up being called ’ the cute little performers’. Differences were stirring within the band because of creative differences. After their managers’ death, McCartney took the role as the leader of the group. Many differences were happening among John Lennon and other Beatle Mates. In 1970, McCartney declared his departure from the group. The Beatles are ranked at #1 on Rolling stones list of ’100 Greatest Artists of all time’.

St. John’s Wood house

After the break up of the Beatles, McCartney released his self-named album. It peaked at #1 on the U.S. charts. He released his second album named- Ram. It was a number album in UK and number 5 in the US. In 1971, McCartney formed the Wings. In 1973, Their first hit single ‘My love’ was released. ‘Live and let die’ was the theme song for the bond movie of the same name.  Venus and Mars (1975) and Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) were massively successful albums by The Wings.  ”Mull of Kintyre” by wings sold more than 2.5 Million copies.

RICHNESS

Paul McCartney’s mansion. Beverly Hills.

Sir Paul McCartney has a net worth of a whooping $ 800 Million. He has been in the music industry since 51 years. McCartney owns a Mansion in Peasmarch in East Sussex, England. He spends most of his time in St. John’s Wood house located in London, England. McCartney purchased it when he first became rich and famous. McCartney also owns a lavish apartment in West 54th Street, Manhattan, New York. It is a luxurious apartment and celebrities like Hilary Swank live here. He owns a mansion in Beverly hills as well along with David Beckham, Robbie Williams and Paris Hilton. Paul McCartney also owns a lavish Yacht.

FAMOUS QUOTES by Sir Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney’s Yacht.

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PROFESSION: Singer and Song Writer

Not many know that Pink’s real name is Alecia Beth Moore. She is known for her music all over the world. Her life has been a whirlwind! Pink has won three Grammy Awards, a Brit Award and six MTV Video Music Awards. Her net worth makes her one of the most commercially successful artists of her generation.

CHILDHOOD

Moore/ Pink was born in 1979, in Pennsylvania to Judith and Jim Moore. Though Pink has a healthy baby, she developed asthma during her early years. Her father is her number one inspiration! Apart from her keenness in music, Pink used to be a gymnast for eight years. Ever since she started with music and song writing, she poured her emotions into the lyrics. Pink had a troubled childhood with her parents constantly fighting and then heading down for a divorce.

CAREER

Pink began working on her debut solo album under LaFace Records. Her first single, “There You Go” became a commercial success for Pink, exceeding 500,000 copies. It was a hit in the UK as well. The year 2000 had Pink be a part of one project or the other. She went on to tour with pop band ‘N Sync throughout the Summer of 2000 in North America and this happened when she met a band member during an awards show and started talking about hair dye.

The following year Pink rose to fame with “Lady Marmalade” and Missundaztood. Pink has sung a lot of songs in movies like Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and Moulin Rouge.

Down the line, Pink’s single “Stupid Girls” was the biggest hint since 2002 and it even for her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2008, Pink’s single “So What” was somehow leaked online and in no less than six hours, it was voted No. 1 on Nova 100 Melbourne.

2010-2011 were wonderful years for Pink, giving her more success than ever!  She collaborated on the album The Imagine Project, in which she sang Peter Gabriel’s Don’t Give Up with John Legend and contributed vocals to John Lennon’s “Imagine” with Seal, India.Arie, Jeff Beck, Konono, Oumou Sangare and others.

Pink lent her voice to the character of Gloria in Happy Feet Two, in 2011. She sang the theme song as well. “Just Give Me a Reason” got her a lot of laurels.

WEALTH

In 2010, Pink appeared on Forbes The Celebrity 100 list at #27, with earnings as high as $44 million. In 2013, she appeared on Forbes list of Highest Paid Musicians, with the earnings of $32 million.

INFLUENCES

Pink has named Janis Joplin as her biggest musical influence. Madonna also has influenced her in many ways. Some other influences include Joan Jett, Mary J. Blige, Billy Joel, Linda Perry and Whitney Houston.

PUBLIC IMAGE

Pink is bright! Pink is life! One looks at her and notices that her appearance screams adventure and acceptance of who he is. She is known for her style and looks. Pink is an avid supporter of PETA. Pink is also outspoken about LGBT rights and is in supports of marriage equality. Pink is a vegetarian most of the time but does not mind an occasional chicken and fish. The several charities that Pink is a part of are Human Rights Campaign, ONE Campaign, Prince’s Trust, Save The Children and the list goes on and on. In 2012, Pink became a spokesmodel for CoverGirl.

PERSONAL LIFE

Pink first met the love of her life, Carey Hart, at the 2001 X Games. She proposed to him for marriage in a brilliant, outspoken yet romantic way! They have had their ups and downs but they continue to be strong and support each other. Pink gave birth to her daughter, Willow Sage Hart in 2011.

ASSETS

- Malibu Home

The fabulous home goes up for $11.8 Million.

- BMW X6

- 1959 Chevrolet Impala Convertible

- Triumph Bonneville T100

- Harley Davidson Sportster XL Iron 883N

- Marilyn Monroe Painting worth $10,000.

FUN FACTS

- Her wedding to Carey Hart is chosen the 8th Wedding of the Year in a poll conducted by In Touch magazine in December 2006.

- Her favorite colors included green and pink.

- Her hair was named Worst Female Hair Color in 2003.

- Writes backwards.

- Collects stuffed frogs.

- Pink is a good friend of Avril Lavigne, also Lisa Marie Presley and the second cousin of Mandy Moore.

- Had worked at a gas station, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Pizza Hut, and McDonald’s.

- Has a tattoo of a guardian angel on her shoulder, a sentence written “what goes around comes around” on her wrist a Chinese/Japanese symbol on her left ankle and an anklet on the right one.

FUN QUOTES

- “Nobody knows what the hell is going on with me. It’s very hush-hush, but I’m alive.”

- “I’m about to make people forget about Madonna.”

- “I like assertive women and they happen to be gay.”

- I hate rules; I like to break them.”

- “I change my mind so much, I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.”

- “When everyone says I have a bad attitude, I just tell them I’m misunderstood.”

- “Missundaztood- I just spelt it wrong to piss off my teachers.”

- “Sometimes it takes a tragedy to bring us together- sometimes it just takes music!”

- “Embrace the freak that you are.”

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