These Are The Songwriters Who Are Laughing All The Way To The Bank

Patti Smith – $16 million

Greatest Hits: Because the Night
The singer, songwriter, and poet, Patti Smith, would also become a major contributor to New York City’s 1970s punk rock movement with her revolutionary first album called Horses. She fused punk rock with poetry to become the initial punk pet. Because the Night is widely considered to be her greatest song, one which she wrote with fellow songwriting legend, Bruce Springsteen. In 2010 she took off with her writing career, where she wrote her Only Kids autobiography which earned her a National Book Award. She is recognized as one of the “Greatest Artists” by Rolling Stones magazine.

Patti Smith