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A 74-Year-Old Musician Makes a Million a Year From an Unpopular Song Written Nearly 50 Years Ago. Here's How.

If you went back in time and asked composer and musician Mark Mothersbaugh to predict what his biggest moneymaker would be in his nearly 50-year career, he would not have said "Uncontrollable Urge." ...
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A 74-Year-Old Musician Makes a Million a Year From an Unpopular Song Written Nearly 50 Years Ago. Here’s How.

“Uncontrollable Urge” is the theme song of the hit MTV show “Ridiculousness.” The song’s writer, Mark Mothersbaugh, a founding member of the ’80s group, Devo, makes $1 million per year in royalties ...