Richard Patrick is a well-known American singer and songwriter, born in Needham, Massachusetts, on 10 May 1968. The brother of the famous American actor, Robert Patrick, Richard grew up in a low-income family. However, he did not make poverty his fate. Passionate about music since his early childhood, he established himself as a successful musician, and today, he is one of the multimillionaire music artists worldwide.
Well, Richard Patrick’s net worth must be in millions. So, how Richard Patrick succeed in earning such a hefty sum of money, and what are his other earning sources besides his career as a singer? Find them all here.
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Earnings From His Musical Career
As a professional singer, Richard Patrick’s main source of income is his career in the music industry. He is actively serving as the frontman for the rock band Filter, which he founded with guitarist Brian Liesegang in 1993. Besides, Patrick is also the founding member of the musical performing group Army of Anyone and The Damning Well.
Moreover, the former frontman of The Akt band, Richard, was the touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails from 1989 to 1993.
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Richard Patrick earned several dollars while serving as a guitarist in musician Trent Reznor‘s live incarnation of Nine Inch Nails for almost five years. Moreover, he also contributed to recording the Nine Inch Nails’ debut studio album Pretty Hate Machine. The album’s current price is $18.97 (Vinyl) and $9.49 (MP3). So, Patrick must also have received some amount from the selling of the album.
Similarly, after leaving Nine Inch Nails and forming his own band, Filter, Richard Patrick has released many albums to date. His band’s discography consists of seven studio albums, one remix album, one compilation album, two video albums, 20 singles, and two extended plays. It also consists of 20 singles.
Some of the top-rated albums by Richard Patrick and his band, along with their current price, are below.
Albums | Price (MP3) | Price (Vinyl/ Audio CD) |
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Short Bus | $8.99 | $29.71 |
Title of Record | $14.49 | $24.65 |
Anthems for the Damned | $9.49 | $2.62 |
The Trouble with Angels | $9.49 | $14.63 |
The Sun Comes Out Tonight | $9.49 | $10.98 |
Crazy Eyes | $9.49 | $10.98 |
Furthermore, Patrick and his band, Army of Anyone, which has been on hiatus since 2007, had released a self-titled debut album in November 2006. The ongoing price of the audio CD of the album is $21.44 on Amazon. So, Patrick might be bagging some money from the sales of his album.
Besides earning from the sales of his albums, Richard Patrick accumulates thousands of dollars from his musical tours. According to the ZipRecruiter, the average annual pay for a touring music artist in the USA is $49,315 a year. So, as a world-famous musician, Richard Patrick might earn a similar sum of money on average from his tours with his bandmates.
Earnings As A Film Composer
Richard Patrick’s earnings credits go to his side job as a film composer also. In 2016, he composed his career’s first score for director Alexandros Avranas‘s film Dark Crimes, based on a 2008 David Grann article in The New Yorker. Later, he contributed to the film score of the Last Rampage with his older brother, Robert Patrick. Speaking of Robert, he himself has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
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— Filter (@OfficialFilter) November 14, 2018
The successful recording artist Richard Patrick also writes songs for films. Some of the movies which played his songs include The Stepfather, The Girl Next Door, The Cable Guy, and many more. Viewers can hear his songs in numerous TV shows like The X-Files, The Blacklist, Beavis and Butt-Head, Supernatural, and in many video games.
So, the royalties and payments received from Patrick’s career as a film composer also add up to his rising net worth.
Income From Other Different Sources
Besides earning from his musical tours, albums, and composing scores for movies, Richard Patrick also makes money from selling merchandise. You can find Patrick and his band Filter’s merch store on their official website. Some of the clothing and other merch of the Filter band and their price are listed below.
Items | Price |
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Filter Checkered Logo Hoodie | $44.95 |
Face Mask Set (Oval Logo & Short Bus) | $28.99 |
Patched Logo Beanie | $25.00 |
Men's Blue Title of Record Tee | $25.00 |
Zoom Zoom Logo Shot Glass | $10.00 |
Women's Red Vintage Logo V-Neck | $30.00 |
Moreover, Patrick also makes some money by occasionally writing editorials for several magazines. Also, Richard Patrick might be making a considerable sum from other business ventures as well. However, the lines of business in which Patrick is involved are still a mystery to the public. However, we hope he will soon reveal them before the media.
Nevertheless, Richard Patrick earns enough to enjoy a lavish lifestyle and give his family a good life. Though he spent his childhood and teenage years in hardship, now he has sufficient bank balance to pay his taxes in time, enjoy foreign vacations with his loved ones, and engage himself in philanthropic deeds. We wish Richard lots of luck for his more successful years to come.
Trivia
- Richard Patrick has three more siblings besides Robert Patrick. They are Lewis Patrick, Cheri Patrick Cook, and Karen Patrick.
- Patrick is of Scotch-Irish and English descent.
- Former alcohol and drug addict Richard Patrick is sober since 2002.
- Patrick is in a marital relationship with Tina Johnson and fathers two kids with her.
- Richard is the uncle to his brother, Robert Patrick’s children with Barbara Patrick, Samuel Patrick, and Austin Patrick.
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