Also..that bumble joke might have been a joke about Azoff saying Axl owes him comission for the asian tour or whatever their lawsuit was about. Or that leeds fine.

Maybe that's why it was a joke, not cos Axl doesn't have money but because people are always demanding he pay them.

I wouldn't know either way, but with wise investments I'd say it's not beyond the realm of possibility that he could have the sums in this thread.

^ I thought Axl sold his publishing rights to Sanctuary?

Personally I don't think Axl is anywhere near as wealthy as many people suggest. 

A cynic may also suggest that all the private shows that he has been doing on the current tour have been purely for financial reasons.  Sure they probably have fun at them and they are good money, but I look at the Russian one recently for an example.  I looked at the small crowd and the particular demographic that was there.  They seemed like the sort of people that a bad ass rocker wouldn't normally give the time of day to - the bourgeois I think Axl called them in a tweet.

This tweet/rant by Axl tells us what he really thinks of most of those private shows. 

This was hard comin' as all anyone bsides the band thinks about is the money. Who gives a fuck about the fans, how it sounds or if it fucks up the rest of the tour?! I don't perform for ANYONE in this industry n' no matter how nice, funny or what spin they put on things they're seemingly n' unfortunately all the same. We had a good show here in Sao Paulo n' a bunch of opportunists w/out my knowledge or consent did their best to make it about them b4 hand instead of the fans or there wouldn't have been shit in the Post but hey we got past 'em enough to do r gig. What's really crazy is these same types have the unmitigated gall to feel they're the ones who were taken advantage of!! Fuck the bourgeoisie!! Of course that's not to say there weren't plenty in attendance the other nite who like us got duped as well but the others well... It's not for them or their kind (or stalkers or press agents etc.) It's for u. Thank you Sao Paulo!! Peace, Axl-

If he feels that strongly about them, why do them, unless he badly needs the $$'s from them....

Don't get me wrong I dont' have a problem with Axl doing them and making good dollars off them. But I have wondered that perhas he really needs the dough!

Doesn't AFD sell at least 10,00+ copies every year?  I seem to recall seeing something like that a few years ago.  Add on that Axl seems to have invested well and gets the publishing stuff and I could see how he has a large net worth.  I think that number (277 million is the number I got) was a bit high though.

"...or reportedly exchanging a Twitter barb with a former bandmate over reunion rumors and the Haitian earthquake,"...