Take A Look At The Wealthiest Songwriters In History

Patti Smith – $16 million

Is there anything that Patti Smith can’t do? We doubt it. She is a poet and singer-songwriter who was big in the punk rock movement in New York City in the ‘70s. A lot of it has to do with Horses, her debut album. She is also a poet laureate who infuses her writing with punk rock. She and Bruce Springsteen wrote “Because the Night” together. Aside from her music, she is also a published author. Her memoir “Just Kids” won the National Book Award in 2010! Rolling Stones calls her one of the “Greatest Artists.”

Patti Smith – $16 Million