Rick Garson identifies fourteen of the most successful musician turned entrepreneurs. Please visit RickGarson.org to learn more.

4. SAMMY HAGARSammy Hagar has been a business man since the early 90s. He bought a mountain store, built another bike store called
Sausalito Cyclery. He owns a nightclub and restaurant in Cabo San Lucas, as well as another in Lake Tahoe and Fresno.
In 2009, he opened "Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill" in St. Louis, and just one year later he opened a beach bar in Atlantic
City. More than that, he owns bars in Hawaii and California. Also, he owns restaurants in Mill Valley and El Paseo.

5. KANYE WESTKanye West is quite business savvy. In 2004, he founded the label and construction company GOOD music, working
with artists like John Legend, Teyana Taylor, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Travis Scott and many more. He opened several Fatburger
restaurants throughout the Chicagoland area, he established the creative content company DONDA, and he's the active
co-owner of the music streaming company Tidal.

6. GWEN STEFANIGwen Stefani launched the fashion line L.A.M.B. in 2004. The clothing line took from Guatemalan, Japanese, and
Jamaican styles. The next year, she launched expensive merchandising line, Harajuku Lovers. She went on to sale dolls,
undergarments, and phone charms. In 2014, Stefani announced plans to produce an animated series inspired by the
Harajuku Girls. Stefani also released a number of perfumes.

7. GENE SIMMONSGene Simmons is incredibly successful at merchandising KISS products -he has approximately 2,500 licensing deals He's
also had a lucrative publishing career, which included launching his own magazine, books, and television shows. Also,
during the late 70's he signed a management/production contract with the band Van Halen, though he was unable to
secure a record deal for them. For two years, he served in a marketing and publicity capacity for the Indy Racing League.

8. BONOThe U2 frontman Bono has undertaken several business ventures. During the early 90s, he purchased a hotel with
bandmate Edge. He renovated the two-star hotel, transforming it into a five-star luxury mecca. He also founded
Elevation Partners, which is a private equity firm that focuses on intellectual property. Elevation has supported a
number of projects, investing over a billion dollars into several opportunities.

9. DAVID BOWIEThe late great David Bowie outpaced others with regards to music and business. In the late 90s, David Bowie launched
a technology company and internet service provider. Just a few years later, the business leader began his own record
compay. Additionally, he created a non-traditional art gallery and used his own website to promote other artists.

10. JENNIFER LOPEZJenny from the block has likely accumulated enough wealth to purchase that block 100 times over. The singer/dancer has
a net worth of $300 million. She enjoys a successful business career that's comprised of numerous clothing lines, a
production company, fragrances, a charitable foundation, television shows, and other ventures. Along with being one of
the highest paid Latin entertainers of all time, she's one the best-selling artist of all time.

11. MADONNAMadonna's net worth is $1 billion. The successful artist can credit her business intelligence for some of her wealth.
She's developed a number of fashion brands, including Boy Toy, Inc, Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., Maverick, Semtex Girls,
Hard Candy Fitness, and Truth or Dare by Madonna. The original pop queen also released a number of books.

12. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKEJustin Timberlake has been a businessman since 1998. He's opened a number of successful restaurants, including the
NYC establishment, Southern Hospitality. He also launched a clothing line with Bloomingdales, he started his own
record label, Tennman Records; and he's used his influence to support newcomers.

13. MOBYIn 2002, Moby cofounded a Manhattan teashop with ex-girlfriend Kelly Tisdale called TeaNY. The vegan tea house remained
open until 2015. The teashop featured 100 types of tea and he expanded the company by partnering with Knight Beverages to
create a line of bottled iced tea. Prior to closing, Moby left his role as a company owner to focus on music, charity, political
causes, and friends. Moby also licenses his songs for commercial usage.

14. DIDDYSean Combs has an incredible business career. Year after year he's named among the nation's top entrepreneurs, and as of
2015, he's estimated net worth was $735. He started the clothing line Sean John, he launched a men's perfume, he's opened
tow restaurants, he acquired the Enyce clothing line from Liz Claiborne, he gained major equity stake in Revolt TV, and he
purchased majority holding in Aquahydrate.

15. DR.DREDr. Dre, born Andre Romelle Young, boosted his net worth to $650 million by selling Beats Electronics to Apple for $3 billion.
Before he sold headphones, he launched numerous lines of headphones, including Heartbeats by Lady Gaga. He's considered
the richest man in Hip-hop. He also produced the biographical film about N.W.A.