Jim Morrison was a vocalist of famous rock band the Doors. He died in 1971 when he was 27.
At the time of his death in ’71, Morrison’s fortune was valued at $400,000. Adjusted for inflation ($2.48 million), that would make him a millionaire several times over. However, that was only the beginning of what you could call Morrison’s earning potential.
Between 1991-2013, The Doors sold 17 million albums and 5 million downloads in the U.S. alone. Overall, the group has posted over 30 million album sales in America and upwards of 100 million sales worldwide.
While there’s something to be said for the “die young and leave a good-looking corpse” school of myth-making, it’s clear old rock stars do just fine these days. In fact, one calls himself a billionaire in 2019.
Morrison’s image, which was among the most iconic of the ’60s rockers, would have carried him a long way.
