Richard Myles Kennedy was born on the 27th November 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts USA, and is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Kennedy, well known for his wide vocal range, began teaching the guitar, but has been invited as a guest on live shows, and participated in recording sessions of many bands in recent years. Since 2004, he has been the vocalist and guitarist of Alter Bridge alongside guitarist Mark Tremonti. Before that, between 1993 and 1996, he was the singer and guitarist in jazz fusion band Citizen Swing and subsequently led the alternative rock band The Mayfield Four that split in 2002. He is also active as a solo artist; Myles Kennedy has been active in the entertainment industry since 1988.
How much is the net worth of Myles Kennedy? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of his wealth is as much as $3 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Music is the main source of his net worth.
Myles Kennedy Net Worth $3 Million
To begin with, Kennedy played the guitar for a jazz fusion group called Cosmic Dust in his early career. Playing the guitar was very advanced, because Myles used his knowledge of jazz theory in relation to his outstanding technical capabilities. After his stint with Cosmic Dust, Kennedy provided vocals and played guitar for Citizen Swing. In the summer of 1996, Kennedy joined the newly-formed rock band The Mayfield Four in the position of vocalist and guitarist, playing with childhood friends Zia Uddin, Craig Johnson and Marty Meisner. Due to unknown reasons, Johnson was fired in 1999 and the band continued as a trio, but lack of real success saw The Mayfield Four officially disbanded in 2002. Myles’ net worth had still risen.
Two years later, he was called by ex-Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti to join a his band, subsequently named Alter Bridge, with which he has performed to the present. Meantime though, Myles has participated in other projects; he reportedly replaced Robert Plant during the tour of Led Zeppelin in 2009; Kennedy denied the rumours that he sang with Led Zeppelin, however, did not conceal the fact that the improvised instrumental part of this team. In 2009, Kennedy recorded 2 songs with Slash for his debut solo album “Back from Cali” and “Starlight”, and was also the front man of the Slash promotion world tour in 2010, and Kennedy played for Ozzy Osbourne during his tour in the USA in 2011. In 2012, he recorded (already a member of the team Slash) an album “Apocalyptic Love”. In 2014, together with Slash and The Conspirators, he released another album called “World on Fire”. All his work has contributed to his net worth.
To summarise, Kennedy has been influenced by many artists and multiple genres, but his first inspiration was Led Zeppelin, although his singing has been inspired by such artists like Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye. His favourite singers are Jeff Buckley, Robert Plant, Bon Scott and Chris Whitley. As a composer, his words often refer to black subjects such as death or addiction, based on his own experience.
Finally, in the personal life of the musician, he has been married to Selena Frank since 2003, and the family lives in Spokane, Washington, USA. He has lived with tinnitus for several years. He is a professed agnostic.
