How The Bangles turned music cash into luxury homes

Behind the chart-topping harmonies of The Bangles sat intense rivalries, bitter power struggles and a sudden break-up that split millions in royalties across vastly different lifestyles. Decades after Walk Like an Egyptian and Eternal Flame dominated airwaves, the all-female rock group have turned their music run into multimillion-dollar property moves. At the top of the real estate tree sits frontwoman Susanna Hoffs. Hoffs, alongside her Hollywood director husband Jay Roach, commands an estimated combined net worth of $US100m ($A150m), backed by a sprawling property portfolio in Los Angeles and New Mexico. The centre of their real estate holdings is a five-bedroom mansion in the ultra-exclusive Los Angeles neighbourhood of Brentwood. The couple purchased the gated compound in September 2001 for $US3.575m ($A5.4m) The estate features manicured gardens, a resort-style pool, and a private music salon that has served as a cultural hub for LA rock royalty. The pair also own a property in Roach’s hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. MORE: ‘Tested me’: Travolta reveals ‘darkness’ at 72 Terminator star unrecognisable, sad life at 69 ‘I’m fat’: Unrecognisable Top Gun star at 69 The Bangles...