{"id":48877,"date":"2022-03-01T10:09:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T02:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/?p=48877"},"modified":"2023-06-23T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T04:10:00","slug":"luxury-homes-of-famous-musicians-from-la-to-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/luxury-homes-of-famous-musicians-from-la-to-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury homes of famous musicians: from LA to NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most of us have harboured dreams of living like a rockstar. Right now, those with sufficient funds \u2014 or in one case at least, the readily available cryptocurrency \u2014 have several chances to do just that, having a rockstar home, at the very least!<\/p>\n

Celebrity home #1: Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Flea<\/h2>\n
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One of two houses on the LA compound being sold by Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist Michael \u2018Flea\u2019 Balzary, this structure is a space-age 2009 design by architect Michael Maltzan. (Images: COMPASS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the US West Coast,\u00a0guitar hero Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers is selling a six-acre\u00a0modernist compound in the La Crescenta hills<\/a> above Los Angeles. Asking US$9.8 million (SG$13.3 million), this futuristic rockstar crib<\/a> features not one but two houses, plus a separate log cabin serving as guest accommodation.<\/p>\n

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The Dorothy Serulnic Residence, designed by Richard Neutra for his secretary in 1953 \u2014 and now home to the hard-driving bass player professionally known as Flea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first of the two main houses was designed in the 1950s by famed midcentury modern architect, Richard Neutra, as a home for his PA and her husband, while the other is an avant-garde, angular addition erected in 2009 by noted contemporary architect, Michael Maltzan. Could be in the running for one of the fanciest luxury homes of famous musicians!<\/p>\n

Celebrity home 2: Calvin Harris<\/h2>\n
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The pool at Calvin Harris’s Beverly Hills estate. Calvin’s ex Taylor Swift almost certainly took a dip here. Maybe Rihanna, too. (Images: The Altman Brothers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Should a two-house property sound insufficient, consider instead superstar DJ \/ producer \/ artist\u00a0Calvin Harris\u2019s Beverly Hills home<\/a>, encompassing 10 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms spread across five separate structures (visible in the main image at top of this article).<\/p>\n

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Harris’s home recording studio, one of many additions he made to the property, which he purchased in 2014 for US$15 million.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the market for US$25 million<\/a> (SG$34 million), the 2.7-acre compound features such celeb essentials as a fully equipped standalone gym, recording studio \/ guesthouse, security building with housing for a permanent bodyguard, five-car garage, cinema, plus a swimming pool, outdoor entertaining and barbecue areas, and vast gardens.<\/p>\n

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With a grand piano, vinyl DJing set-up and well stocked bar, the living room at Calvin Harris’s Beverly Hills pad looks superb for parties. And with 10 bedrooms, there’s plenty of space for tequila-fatigued guests to crash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the image above you\u2019ll see dozens of bottles of exclusive sipping tequila Don Julio 1942 lining the shelf behind the bar in the home\u2019s expansive living space. An insider tells us that Harris \u2014 the world\u2019s highest-paid DJ \u2014 requests this pricey liquor on his \u2018rider\u2019 at nightclub gigs and generally takes the bottle home to add to his collection, despite being a teetotaler.<\/p>\n

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A sitting room at the Calvin Harris residence is lined with the Scottish hitmaker’s platinum records, for tracks such as “One Kiss” with Dua Lipa and “We Found Love” with Rihanna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Celebrity home 3: Linkin Park’s Brad Delson<\/h2>\n

Elsewhere in LA, Linkin Park\u2019s lead guitarist Brad Delson is selling a quaintly sitcom-style 5,000 sq ft house in The Summit<\/a>, a celeb-filled gated community behind Beverly Hills, for US$6.8 million (reduced from an initial asking of US$8 million).<\/p>\n

Or, for the more modest price of US$3.5 million, you could acquire a chic 3,200 sq ft house<\/a> in hipsterish Silver Lake, owned by OneRepublic bassist Brent Kurtzle and previously occupied by actress Laura Harrier (as showcased in this\u00a0Architectural Digest<\/em> shoot<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Celebrity home 4: Kiss’ Gene Simmons<\/h2>\n
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Gene Simmons’ house in Vegas \u2014 the Kiss guitarist will gladly trade for crypto. (Image: Ivan Sher Group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Roughly four hours\u2019 drive from LA in Las Vegas, Kiss axeman Gene Simmons\u2019 modernist desert residence is on the market for US$13.5 million<\/a>. The house features six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and garage space for a fleet of 11 cars. Costumed rocker Simmons says he\u2019ll happily accept payment for the pad in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polkadot, Litecoin, Aave, Try, Litecoin, Uniswap or a combination thereof.<\/p>\n

Simmons, who describes himself as an outspoken proponent of crypto, told an interviewer, \u201cIt is the future of money, and it just makes sense to offer interested parties the option of using cryptocurrency to purchase the estate.\u201d Another competitor for the one of the best luxury homes of famous musicians!<\/p>\n

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Floor-to-ceiling windows provide spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline at Jon Bon Jovi’s plush condominium. (Image: COMPASS \/ Shannon Dupr\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If the East Coast is more your speed, in New York, chart-topping 1980s rocker Jon Bon Jovi\u2019s West Village condominium is currently listed<\/a> for US$22 million (SG$29.9 million). The 4,000 sq ft, four-bedroom home<\/a> boasts a state-of-the-art kitchen and a generous living room spanning 40 by 18 feet, making it ideal for entertaining. With floor-to-ceiling windows throughout, the property offers amazing views of the New York skyline, ensuring the new resident will feel they\u2019re sitting on top of the world \u2014 or at the very least, livin\u2019 on a prayer.<\/p>\n

Whichever of these rockstar homes you may choose, you\u2019ll need some suitably cool art to fill the walls. Let me entertain you with the thought of procuring one of the original Bansky artworks British troubadour Robbie Williams is auctioning through Sotheby\u2019s<\/a> on 2 March \u2014 Girl with Balloon<\/em> from 2002, and Vandalised Oils (Choppers)<\/em> and Kissing Coppers<\/em> from 2005.<\/p>\n

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Girl with Balloon<\/em> by Banksy, expected to fetch up to \u00a33.5 million when auctioned on 2 March. (Image: Sotheby\u2019s)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Williams purchased the works for song (if you\u2019ll pardon the pun) when new \u2014 in the early \u201900s, Banksy artworks could be had for low four-figure sums. It\u2019s predicted the three paintings will fetch a total in excess of \u00a310 million (SG$18.2 million) when they go under the hammer on Wednesday, 2 March. Appreciation of 1,000x over 15 years? Now, that\u2019s<\/em> what we call hot property.<\/p>\n

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Rockstar-worthy properties for sale in Singapore<\/h4><\/div>\n
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Mount Rosie Road<\/div>\n
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