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Does anyone know what the guys have had to give away in divorce settlements (finance, custody of kids, houses etc) to ex wives in the past? Mike must have  lost more than the rest but surely Marilyn can't have done too bad from divorcing Brian? Just curious...

WELL..Mike declared bankruptcy in early 80"s :o

No way, that can't be true

I'd imagine the wives usually got custody of the kids, just because of the fact that the Boys were on tour a lot.

'Tis true.

It's not unusual for rich, famous people to declare bankruptcy. Hell, Donald Trump has done it. Besides, Mike has a lot of wives and kids he's paying, and I'm sure he was maintaining a certain lifestyle that wasn't cheap. I'm not surprised at all to hear that.

I think out of Brian's divorce with Marilyn, she got the house and the kids from what I know.

She deserved at least that, if you ask me. Not putting Brian down, but if I were a judge, she would have definitely got the kids and a big chunk of money, as well.

Hmm considering the beach boys revival in the last 10 years or so, I'm assuming he's rich again right??

Mike Love has three houses. The description of one of them is "A huge 12 bedroom, 15 bathroom single family home in Incline Village, Nevada. This 3 story home, built in 1997, measures 14,337 sq ft on a 108,900 sq ft (2.5 acre) lot. Amenities include central heating, fireplace, and pool."

I'm pretty sure he's rich.

15 bathrooms? dang, he's been eating a lot of radiant radish lately  :lol

Never doubted it..

Having you're name to at least 10 beach boys songs alone would make you rich lol

I didn't know that Mike declared bankruptcy! Dear me!

What about Dennis? He was married to Carol, Barbara, Karen Lamm X 2 and wasn't he married to Shawn when he died? Or were they just together? I forget but who would be his benificiaries? Just his kids? Anyone know?

There is no doubt Mike + all the bb got some cash..Al lives on the same ranch he bought in 74-75..Right..?/ its gotta be paid off by now.. No rent to pay..!!...If you wrote one song like.. Stairway to heaven or Free Bird..You could live all your life
on songwriter royalties from that one song..Those 2 songs get played on classic rock radio..Everyday.. On every radio station in the world that plays that music...I dont think they need food stamps...LOL..!!

No doubting that they're all nicely off, but had Murry not sold SOT, or had Brian regained his publishing, he'd be much better off, as currently all he gets are the mechanicals. I'm thinking Alan's income these days is mostly from his Arabians. Bruce, of course, wrote that song, so even were he not left a substantial legacy by his adoptive father, he wouldn't be hurting. As for Mike, my best guess is that as lyricist for the likes of "Fun x3", "GV" and "CG", he's doing OK as well.

Here's a sobering thought - it was revealed this week that that human train wreck known as Amy Winehouse is worth £20 million. She's recorded a grand total of two albums, and the way she's going, her third may well be a posthumous release.

Hey Andrew...Without giving away inside secrets..Your comment about arabian horses....Al buys + sells horses..??.. Interesting..Figured he had a few cause he rode..Didnt know he is a breeder..??

BTW, the Judge in Brian/marilyn's divorce settlement was Judge Wapner, pre-Peoples Court

Al's wife Maryann was in the biz in Arizona when they got married.  I remember the BB's doing a fundraiser benefit concert for a related charitable organization back in the late 80's (there was a piece about it in a horse magazine we got when my wife was raising and training quarterhorses in California - obviously not as lucrative as Al's deal. and no royalties to fall back on  :() 

Wapner. Haha.
BTW I need some royalties...

With the California real estate inflation since 1974 Al could probably live pretty well off a home equity loan on the added value of the ranch...or maybe just pay the property taxes!

Ohh so thats how Al and Mary Ann met, you never hear what happened between he and Lynda. They beat the odds, had to be married for close to 20 years and then divorced in 82? Every original had gone through at least 1 divorce by then.

And of course Mike had the record with about 6 or 7 divorces by then...did he marry every single woman he dated?

So did Marilyn get half of Brian's money?

I read somewhere that during the court separation of Landy, that Brian's estate was worth 80 million. Of course those numbers are all inflated by the press. Like Britney Spears is not worth 100 million, but closer to 40 million.

Being married to an egomaniac isn't exactly a stroll through the park. I'm surprised he found that many who said "I will".

Money talks.

Mike Love Walks.

$ 80,000 in royalties per year for that song alone, I believe?

and small change rides the bus



Much much more I believe if prior reports are true

Believe it, that Big Sur ranch is worth many, many times what Al paid for it in the 70's. Central coast, Monterey, Big Sur, untouchable.  Toss in the recording studio and . . .

Check out George Harrison's Friar Park estate, a 120-room Victorian neo-Gothic "mansion" with several other "cottages", a lake, woods, etc.   Reportedly paid around $200,000 - $250,000 pounds in 1970, a kingly sum then, but today . . . . . .

Yeah. Selling cars sucks.

Okay, look-- I know we're all joking around here, but I don't think it's fair to assume that any rockstar wives married for money (except maybe Heather Mills, given the divorce battle). Rich people get married too, you know, and sometimes both parties think it's for love, even if it's not.

Making a dig at Melinda would mean you have to make a dig at Marilyn (since Brian had great prospects in 1964). It's just not fair in either case. Or for Mike's wives.

Hardly - Marilyn & Brian first met in October 1962. "Surfin' Safari" was a Top 20 hit, but no-one knew wether it would be a one-off or not.

I wasn't suggesting anything about Marilyn- quite the contrary.  I'm just saying we shouldn't assume that all these women were marrying for the money. 

Don't forget Priscilla :-[

If I recall correctly, Timothy White's book on the Beach Boys and the Southern Californian Experience (or something like that) had some information on at least Brian's divorce settlement with Marilyn. She seemed to do have done well. She still goes by Wilson does she not? Is it just too much of a hassle to change your name or does she like any fame/connections that associate her with the name.

I am sure all members are doing well finacially when you compate it with the average joe. Doesn't Dave Marks royalties from just playing on the early albums supplement his income really well? So I'd imagine Al does allright too even if he didn't write too much.

Last time I looked (yesterday) Marilyn goes by Wilson-Rutherford, and has since she married Dan.

But not Mariyn Rovell-Rutherford!