Inside the life of a global superstar: Love, loss, and the fight to keep performing

Net worth of around $250 million

He added of his mother, “Mom was my cheerleader, mom said anything you set your mind out to do you can do. I credit my mom with sticking with me, she never gave up. She was a believer.”

Fortunately, Rosalinda would live long enough to see her son conquer the world. She reached the age of 92, passing away in 2014, by which time he was already a well-established artist with millions of records sold.

Her son had also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rosalinda was even honored with a song named after her — Rosalinda’s Eyes, released in 1978.

But despite all his success and millions in the bank — with an estimated net worth of around $250 million — his career and life have also been marked by setbacks and misfortunes.