Here’s the £2 million cherry on top. Jarvis wrote and performed a song for Fantasia 2000. It’s a weird animated short about a little bird. That’s a Disney paycheck. Disney pays forever on syndication and streaming.
Think about it. Every time a kid watches a flying penguin to Jarvis’s crooning, a few cents go into his bank account. It’s the most Jarvis thing ever—making money from a cartoon about a bird with an inferiority complex.
What Doesn’t He Spend Money On?
Jarvis is famously frugal. He doesn’t own a flashy car. He bikes around London with his daughter. He’s been spotted in the same old cardigan for years. That cardigan is probably worth more than a Ferrari to a collector.
He spends his money on art and books. He has a legendary collection of obscure vinyl and first editions. His house in Paris is a quirky museum, not a mansion. Every shelf is a tax write-off for the soul.
He also invests in his weirdness. He funded a stage show about acid house culture. He paid for a short film about a haunted microphone stand. These projects don’t make money, but they make Jarvis happy. And that’s the real currency.
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