阅读理解Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic.ForbesMagazinereportsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesbetweentwomillionandsixmil
阅读理解
Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic.ForbesMagazinereportsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesbetweentwomillionandsixmilliondollarseveryyear.“Itdoesn'tmakesense.”saysJohnnyMathisoneoftheoldermusicmillionaireswhomadeamiilliondollarsayearwhenhewaspopularin1950s.“Performersaren'tworththiskindofmoney.Infactnobobyis.”Buttherockstars'admirersseemtodisagree.Thosewholoverockmusicspendabouttwobilliondollarsayearforrecords.Theypay150milliontoseerockstarsinperson.Luckisakeywordforexplainingthesuccessofmany.In1972oneoftheluckiestwasKonMcleanwhowroteandsang“AmericanPie”.Mcleanwriteshisownmusicsoheearnsanextratwocentsoneverysinglerecordofthesong.NeilYoungwhoperformsintornbluejeanssometimessingstoanaudienceof10000eachofwhomhaspaidfivedollarsforaticket.AfterpayingexpenseYoungleaveswithabout18000inhisbluejeansattheendofanevening.Howdotherockstarsusetheirmoney?Whatdotheydowhenthemoneystarspouringinlikewater?Mostoftheyoungstarssimplyshowthemoneyaround.England'sEltonJohngavesomeonea$38000RollsRoycecarandboughthimself5000pairsofeyeglassesthenlightedupandspeltE-L-T-O-N.Healsoboughthimselftwocars“oneforeachfoot.”ManyrockstarslivelikeGraceSlickandJeffersonAirplane.Thoseperformersreturnfromatourpaytheirbillsandbuynewtoys.Thenwhentheyneedmoneyagaintheydoanothertour.Theysavenomoneyandlivefromhandtomouth.Aftertwoorthreeyearsrichesandfame(名声)aregone.Leftwithhismemoriesandhistaxproblemsthelonelyex-performerspendshisremainingyearstryingtoattractstrangers.Butnewstarshavearrivedtotakehisplace.
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Thispassageismainlyabout________.
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thesuccessofarockstar
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thewayrocks