George Lynch is a Spokane, Washington-born American songwriter and hard rock guitarist, best known as one of the most influential and famous metal guitarists in the 80s. Born on 28 September 1954, George is widely recognized for working with heavy metal bands “Dokken” and “Lynch Mob”. A successful musician, George has been active in his profession since 1977.
A famous personality well-known for his guitar-playing skills, one may wonder how rich is George Lynch? As estimated by sources, George counts his net worth at an amount of $5 million in early 2016. Needless to say, the major source of his income is the music industry as a successful guitarist, with his involvement in bands including “Dokken” earning well for George over the years.
George Lynch Net Worth $5 Million
Auburn, California-raised Lynch started his career in music in 1977, and by 1980 he was already a member of the band Dokken. As the lead guitarist of the band, George contributed to the release of the band’s first studio album entitled “Breaking The Chains”. Later, the band went on to release a string of successful albums, including “Under Lock And Key” and “Back For The Attack” which were both certified platinum by the RIAA. The band, which became very popular throughout the 80s, also earned a nomination at Grammy Awards for the Best Metal Performance in 1990. Although the band was enjoying popularity and success in the market, the band members parted in 1989, due largely to misunderstandings with the lead vocalist of the band, Don Dokken.
After parting from Dokken, George founded his own band – “Lynch Mob”. In 1993, he released his solo album entitled “Sacred Groove”, and until today, George has released a total of thirteen solo albums. In 2003, the band Lynch Mob reunited to release their next album entitled “Evil: Live” and have since released six studio albums, a big contribution to his net worth.
Along with Lynch Mob, George and the band members of Dokken reunited again in 1994 to release albums like “Dysfunctional”, “One Live Night”, “The Definitive Rock Collection” and more.
During his career, George Lynch has worked with several other bands and artists including Raven Quinn, Hear ‘n Aid, Souls of We, T & N and several others. More recently, he worked with Sweet & Lynch to release the album “Only To Rise”. He also won a nomination for his band Dokken in the category of Best Metal Performance in Grammy Awards in 1990 for his exceptional guitar performance in the instrumental track “Mr. Scary” – the song is included in their album “Back For The Attack”. Needless to say, being a part of all these popular bands as well as having a successful career as a solo guitarist has added quite well to George’s riches over the years.
Regarding his personal life, the 61 years old artist was married to Christy(1985-95), and now lives his life married to Danica(m. 2006) and the father of a daughter. As of now, he enjoys his career as an accomplished and successful musician while his present net worth of $5 million allows him to live as a multi-millionaire artist catering to his daily lifestyle.
