The 20 richest musicians of all time – You’ll never guess the billionaires (+Pics)

15. Gene Simmons: $300 million
Simmons’ ridiculously popular reality series Family Jewels may have gotten axed, but thecrotchety rocker is still raking in revenues from exceedingly lucrative tours (2008-09’s “Kiss Alive/35 World Tour” raked in over $30 million alone), and enough branded merchandise (condoms, a coffin, a credit card, among the stranger things) to satiate generations of KISS Army veterans. When you have to hire Live Nation to manage your merchandising and licensing, you know you have a lot of things with your name attached to them.