SPRINGFIELD GOT RICH WITH HALF THE ROYALTIES FROM BIGGEST HIT
U.S. rocker RICK SPRINGFIELD has revealed he only owns half of the smash hit he wrote and recorded - but that’s been enough to buy him "several houses".
The singer/songwriter enjoyed worldwide success with ’80s anthem Jessie’s Girl but he doesn’t own the copyright of the song outright.
He says, "I only own half the song, although I’m the writer of Jessie’s Girl. I only own half the publishing. That was the deal that was made way back when I was kind of clueless about business." But he isn’t complaining - Springfield tells U.S. news show Access Hollywood, "It’s bought me several houses."
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