【阅读理解Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic．ForbesMagazinereportsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesbetweentwomillionand】

　　阅读理解

　　Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic．ForbesMagazinereportsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesbetweentwomillionandsixmilliondollarsperyear．

　　“Itdoesn'tmakesense”saysJohanyMathisoneoftheoldermusicmillionaireswhomadeamilliondollarsayearwhenhewaspopularin1950s．“Performersaren'tworththiskindofmoney．Infactnobodyis．”

　　Buttherockstar'sadmirersseemtodisagree．Thosewholoverockmusicspendabouttwobilliondollarsayearforrecords．Theypay150milliontoseerockstarsinperson．

　　Luckisakeywordforexplainingthesuccessofmoney．In1972oneoftheluckiestwasKonMcleanwhowroteandsang“AmericanPie”．Mcleanwriteshisownmusicsoheearnsanadditional(附加的)twocentsoneverysinglerecordofthesong．

　　NeilYoungwhoperformsintornbluejeanssometimessingstoanaudience(观众)of10000eachofwhomhaspaidfivedollarsforaticket．AfterpayingexpensesYoungleaveswithabout＄18000inhisbluejeansattheendofanevening．

　　Howdotherockstarsusetheirmoney?Whatdotheydowhenthemoneystartspouringinlikewater?Mostoftheyoungstarssimplyshowthemoneyaround．England'sEltomJohngavesomeonea＄38000RollsRoycecarandboughthimself5000pairsofeyeglassesthenlightedupandspeltE-L-T-O-M．Healsoboughthimselftwocars“oneforeachfoot”．

　　ManyrockstarslivelikeGraceSlickandJeffersonAirplane．Thoseperformersreturnfromatourpaytheirbillsandbuynewtoys．Thenwhentheyneedmoneyagaintheydoanothertour．Theysavenomoneyandlivefromhandtomouth．

　　Intheendtherockstars'lifeisunrewarding．Aftertwoorthreeyearsrichesandfamearegone．Leftwithhismemoriesandhistaxproblemsthelonelyex-performerspendshisremainingyearstryingtoattractstrangers．Newstarshavearrivedtotakehisplace．

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