>great musicians such as Beethoven, Mozart and Bach [were] held in the same high esteem as figures like Picasso, Michelangelo and Van Gogh
The irony being that the Wu-Tang Clan probably earned more money than all those artists combined.
The irony being that the Wu-Tang Clan probably earned more money than all those artists combined.
Picasso, for instance, was estimated at a 50 million net worth when he died (http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/8/new...)
The others, being at least a couple hundred years older, make it a lot trickier to figure out conversions, though they all seemed to have, for most of their career, lived fairly successful and comfortable, though certainly hard working, lives. Michaelangelo, for instance, was well known for getting wealthy contracts from popes, merchants, and the like.