unholdsworthy
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Since the legend's unfortunate passing in April, I've read and heard quite a bit of how AH was living in poverty or flat broke at the end of his life, that his family is dirt poor, and that he struggled to make ends meet even during his vibrant heyday.
Maybe he was in dire financial straits in his final years/days, but what I don't understand is, if he didn't have any money during his prime, how was he able to move to America, raise three children (all of whom are now adults and one of which bore him a lovely, healthy granddaughter), and continue to make records and go on tour?
Sure, he may not have made or had hundreds or even tens of millions of dollars, or even ever had just a million dollars, but then again, he wasn't a national or international superstar. And he certainly didn't live high and mighty.
But he still raised a family in a house in Southern California, he still lived in a house at the time of his death (granted, maybe not a mansion, but still a house), and died with a net worth of $230,000. Not exactly poor or shabby, especially for someone who wasn't a superstar. By comparison, David Cassidy, a former TV star and later superstar singer who sold millions of records, left behind $150,000 worth of assets, which is shocking for someone of his stature.
But what I really want to know is, if AH was struggling even in his prime, how was he able to continue making records and play live, especially all over the world? How was he able to pay for airfare and hotel accommodations for himself and his band members? Also, I read that in the last few years and even up to his death, he was still touring but had no money to stay at hotels so fans let him stay with them and transported his equipment. How was he even able to get to the gigs in the first place and pay his band members?
Maybe he was in dire financial straits in his final years/days, but what I don't understand is, if he didn't have any money during his prime, how was he able to move to America, raise three children (all of whom are now adults and one of which bore him a lovely, healthy granddaughter), and continue to make records and go on tour?
Sure, he may not have made or had hundreds or even tens of millions of dollars, or even ever had just a million dollars, but then again, he wasn't a national or international superstar. And he certainly didn't live high and mighty.
But he still raised a family in a house in Southern California, he still lived in a house at the time of his death (granted, maybe not a mansion, but still a house), and died with a net worth of $230,000. Not exactly poor or shabby, especially for someone who wasn't a superstar. By comparison, David Cassidy, a former TV star and later superstar singer who sold millions of records, left behind $150,000 worth of assets, which is shocking for someone of his stature.
But what I really want to know is, if AH was struggling even in his prime, how was he able to continue making records and play live, especially all over the world? How was he able to pay for airfare and hotel accommodations for himself and his band members? Also, I read that in the last few years and even up to his death, he was still touring but had no money to stay at hotels so fans let him stay with them and transported his equipment. How was he even able to get to the gigs in the first place and pay his band members?
