# How big must a band be to retire & never work again?

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**Created:** [October 5, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-must-a-band-be-to-retire-never-work-again/466517 "2008-10-05T02:44:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-must-a-band-be-to-retire-never-work-again/466517/21 "2008-10-06T22:07:59Z")

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> [@ZebraShaSha](#):
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> I wouldn’t be surprised if Issac Brock (Modest Mouse), in his best year, made $50,000. Even if he made $100,000 off of his last album, he’s been doing this for 14 years and hasn’t been making shit.

Don’t forget, Issac sold Gravity Rides Everything to VW a few years back for a VERY popular comerical series. But yeah, it’s really hard to say how big a band has to get. My Dad grew up with a couple of guys from the band The Knack. Remember them? Sorta? A one hit wonder band, who’s one hit happened to be My Sharona. Berton doesn’t work anymore, not unless he wants to. Not really. But they never got really big either.

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