The Double Life of a 65 Year Old Rocker Heavy Metal With a Side of HamRobb Weir, dressed in tight jeans and drenched in sweat, leads a double life. On a recent night at a London club, he launched into a guitar solo like a 1980s British rock hero. But every million streams brings in only £400, about $510 for the five band members on the recording, Weir said. “But, they’re big in my eyes.”In the band’s heyday, Weir recalled the Tygers playing to more than 70,000 rock fans at the Reading Rock Festival in 1980. Ailidh Lennon, the bassist of 1990s Scottish indie rock band Sons and Daughters, had her financial epiphany in 2008.

Source: Mint June 20, 2024 09:00 UTC