Mick Jones Net Worth 2024: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki

Michael Leslie Jones, also professionally called Mick Jones, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and singer. Mick is known to be the only founding member of the British-US rock band named “Foreigner.” He has also been associated with the music band, “Spooky Tooth.” Mick is the lead guitarist of the band and often combines open chords, lead runs, riffs, and staccato playing techniques in his musical creations. This shows that he is a highly talented person that has plenty of skills to teach ambitious punk guitarists.

Maybe you know about Mick Jones very well, but do you know how old and tall is he and what is his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Mick Jones’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.

Early Life & Biography

Mick Jones was born and brought up in Portsmouth, England. From a young age, he was interested in music. He started playing guitar from his school days, and also planned to pursue a career in the field of music.

Michael Jones was brought up by his grandmother. He got associated with proto-punk bands that include MC5, and the New York Dolls. Inspired by groundbreaking artists, he began to learn guitar and made his way into numerous bands.

While he was in London, he met Paul Simonon. They became friends, and it led them to lay the foundation of the band “Clash” in the year 1976. They released their first gig backing the Sex Pistols in that same year. Soon, he released a series of music albums.

Personal Life

Mick Jones got married to Ann Dexter-Jones, who is writer/socialite. She has three children from her previous marriage, namely, Samantha, Charlotte, and Mark Ronson. Mick and Ann have given birth to two children, named Alexander Dexter-Jones, and Annabelle.

After being married for around for twenty-five years, the couple Jones divorced in the year 2007. However, they married again in 2017. Mick has two sons from his earlier relations, namely, Christopher and Roman Jones.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on December 27, 1944, Mick Jones is 79 years old as of today’s date 23rd November 2024. His height is 5’8 inches tall, and his weight is 75 kg.

Career

Mick Jones began his professional musical career in the 1960s by associating with the rock band Nero and the Gladiators. In 1961, the band scored two British hit singles. Later, he worked as a session musician and songwriter for several artists that includes Sylvie Vartan, Johnny Hallyday, and Françoise Hardy for whom he has written several songs that include “À tout casser,” and “Je Suis né Dans la rue.”

In 1971, Jones partnered with Gary Wright to form Wonderwheel. In 1972, they reformed the band “Spooky Tooth.” Later, Jones started working for the Leslie West Band. He played guitar on the music album, Wind of Change (in 1972), and Dark Horse (in 1974).

In 1976, Jones set up the band “Foreigner” and co-produced all his band’s albums and co-wrote a majority of his songs with Gramm. He wrote the most successful single of the band as “I Want to Know What Love Is.”

He co-wrote w the song “Bad Love” with Eric Clapton and co-wrote the song “On Her Mind” in 2002 with Duncan Sheik.

Awards & Achievements

Mick Jones has made a remarkable career in music. He has several notable recordings in his name. Being a part of the Clash, he has recorded several songs that have become popular as the “defining anthems” of the fast-moving rock music era.

Some of the well-known classics of the band include “Should I Stay or Should I Go,” “London Calling,” “White Riot,” and “Rock the Casbah.” “I’m So Bored with the USA” is the pack of his most popular songs that has been greatly appreciated by music fans all over Britain and the world too.

For his commendable performance, he became a member of the” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” in 2003.

Net Worth & Salary of Mick Jones in 2024

Mick Jones has earned a majority of his income as a British guitarist, songwriter, and singer. Mick has made an estimated net worth of $12 million as of November 2024. With his association with the rock group named “The Clash,” he has released several best-selling music albums. Three of his biggest songs have been Should I Stay or Should I Go, Rock the Casbah, and London Calling.

He has founded numerous other music bands through his years of operation in this field. Some of the popular bands include General Public and Big Audio Dynamite.

He has performed with other groups like Carbon/Silicon, The Justice Tonight Band, Hard-Fi, and The Wallflowers and Gorillaz.

Mick has also served as a producer with noted celebrities such as Ellen Foley, Theatre of Hate, The Libertines, and Ian Hunter.

Mick has also written the score for the film “Dice Life—the Random Mind of Luke Rhinehart.”

Mick Jones is seen to be one of the highly interesting and talented punk players to artists, especially guitarists. Besides guitar, his vast knowledge of various musical instruments such as bass, drums, harmonica, and keyboards makes him an effective learning resource to all aspiring music artists.