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Terence Michael Joseph Butler or Geezer, as he is fondly named, is an English songwriter and musician with an estimated net worth of $70 million. Geezer Butler is the lyricist and bassist of Black Sabbath and prior to that was involved for four years with Heaven & Hell. After several name changes and band changes, he is currently back with Heaven & Hell, with three other members of Black Sabbath.
His first band Rare Breed was formed with a friend, Ozzy Osborne and after breaking up and reforming years later they called themselves Black Sabbath. Geezer left Black Sabbath in 1984 to form his own band, Geezer Butler Band, yet returned to Black Sabbath. Currently, there are two performing Black Sabbath bands, one under Ozzy Osborne and the other Geezer Butler. Geezer Butler writes most of the band’s lyrics, but he also released several solo albums during his career. His accumulated fortune is due to music and especially Heavy Metal.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2017 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of The End Tour with the heavy metal band Black Sabbath (approximately 514,610 tickets sold) |
$41,820,000 |
2016 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Geezer Butler's stunning Beverly Hills home |
$2,600,000 |
2014 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the Black Sabbath Reunion Tour with the heavy metal band Black Sabbath for the year 2014 (approximately 201,038 tickets sold) |
$18,200,000 |
2013 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the Black Sabbath Reunion Tour with the heavy metal band Black Sabbath for the year 2013 (approximately 641,928 tickets sold) |
$53,800,000 |
2013 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album 13 with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 447.5 thousand copies sold) |
$581,750 |
2007 |
Others |
Sales of the video Live from Radio City Music Hall with the group Heaven & Hell (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
2006 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Geezer Butler's stunning Beverly Hills home |
$2,400,000 |
2005 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the Ozzfest Tour in 2005 with various artists (approximately 382,023 tickets sold) |
$17,140,000 |
2004 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the Ozzfest Tour in 2004 with various artists (approximately 354,547 tickets sold) |
$16,160,000 |
2001 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the Ozzfest Tour in 2001 with various artists (approximately 119,286 tickets sold) |
$5,670,000 |
1999 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the Ozzfest Tour in 1999 with various artists (approximately 198,546 tickets sold) |
$8,080,000 |
1995 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Ozzmosis with English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne (approximately 2.08 million copies sold) |
$2,700,000 |
1995 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Forbidden with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 191 thousand copies sold) |
$248,300 |
1993 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the live album Live & Loud with former Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
1989 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Headless Cross with the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
1981 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Mob Rules with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 610 thousand copies sold) |
$793,000 |
1980 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Heaven and Hell with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 1.15 million copies sold) |
$1,500,000 |
1978 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Never Say Die! with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 633 thousand copies sold) |
$822,900 |
1976 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Technical Ecstasy with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
1975 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Sabotage with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 560 thousand copies sold) |
$728,000 |
1973 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 1.15 million copies sold) |
$1,500,000 |
1972 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Vol. 4 with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 1.16 million copies sold) |
$1,510,000 |
1971 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Master of Reality with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 2.16 million copies sold) |
$2,810,000 |
1970 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Paranoid with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 4,205,000 copies sold) |
$5,470,000 |
1970 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Black Sabbath with the English rock band Black Sabbath (approximately 1.15 million copies sold) |
$1,500,000 |