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Born Steven Bruce Schneider, professionally known as Steve Stevens has an estimated net worth of $45 million. Stevens is an American guitarist and songwriter. He was born in the Brooklyn area of New York in 1959.
He first learnt how to use a guitar at age seven, and was taught by his sister, another avid guitarist. His consistent brilliance in the instrument saw him accepted into La Guardia High School. He honed his craft there, eventually gaining recognition and was accepted by different prestigious singers, including Billy Idol and Peter Criss.
He eventually ventured into songwriting, where he worked gigs for various greats such as Michael Jackson, Robert Palmer and Ric Ocasek, among many others. Thereafter, he was signed up to Warner Brothers, by Ted Templeton, where he proceeded to set up his own group, The Atomic Playboys.
He continued to shine, mainly majoring in progressive rock, and has maintained a busy schedule to date.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2014 |
Record Sales |
First week record sales of the album Give 'Em Hell with heavy metal musician Sebastian Bach (approximately 4 thousand copies sold) |
$5,200 |
2012 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Bad with American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson (approximately 110 thousand copies sold) |
$143,000 |
2008 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself with Billy Idol (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Greatest Hits with Billy Idol (approximately 1,208,526 copies sold) |
$1,570,000 |
1990 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Don't Explain with Robert Palmer (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
1988 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Idol Songs: 11 of the Best with English rock musician Billy Idol (approximately 300 thousand copies sold) |
$390,000 |
1987 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Bad with American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson (approximately 22,951,287 copies sold) |
$29,840,000 |
1986 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Whiplash Smile with English rock musician Billy Idol (approximately 1,425,000 copies sold) |
$1,850,000 |
1985 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Vital Idol with English rock musician Billy Idol (approximately 1.3 million copies sold) |
$1,690,000 |
1983 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Rebel Yell with English rock musician Billy Idol (approximately 2.11 million copies sold) |
$3,330,000 |
1982 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Billy Idol with English rock vocalist Billy Idol (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |