If your bank balance were as high as the sky, what would you buy? Some celebrities answer by hoarding the strange. Ten famous names turn spare change into odd collections, proving wealth warps taste. You watch them stockpile the random, the pointless, the hilarious, and somehow call it art. Money buys freedom, apparently. And weirdness.
10. Phil Collins
Collins might be best known for being a defining voice of ‘80s rock, but when he’s not on tour, the Genesis frontman is an avid collector of Alamo memorabilia, which includes over 200 items like Davy Crockett’s leather pouch and one of Jim Bowie’s original knives.
9. Grandmaster Flash
For some celebrities, it’s not about what you collect, but how you do it. DJ Grandmaster Flash collects mugs from every city he’s visited – and then keeps them locked in a climate-controlled, insured room, as one usually does.
8. Tom Hanks
Hanks started collecting antique typewriters when he was 19, years before he made it big with Splash. He still collects the machines, with a collection now boasting over 300 different models.
7. Angelina Jolie
An avid knife and dagger collector from a young age, Jolie attends knife fairs whenever she can. Her collection includes rare butterfly knives worth up to $24,000 each.
6. Stephen Morris
The Joy Division drummer has a very unique (and expensive) collection to brag about: classic military vehicles. He also collects life-sized Doctor Who memorabilia, including some original Daleks.
5. Claudia Schiffer
Model Claudia Schiffer might be the very image of beauty, but her peculiar collection might send a shiver down the spine of most of her fans. Schiffer collects spiders and other insects, which she keeps pinned and preserved as (slightly morbid) keepsakes.
4. Quentin Tarantino
Tarantino has always been a huge fan of pop culture, which is why it isn’t too surprising to know he has a massive collection of vintage board games based on movies and TV shows, like Dawn of the Dead and The Dukes of Hazzard; he dreams of playing them with the original actors.
3. Jack White
All things considered, taxidermy isn’t alarmingly rare among the rich and famous, but Jack White’s extensive collection of “unique” pieces has made him famous among fellow collectors. He was even featured in an episode of American Pickers, where he got to show off some of his most valuable pieces.
2. Emma Roberts
From Scream to American Horror Story, Emma Roberts is a certified Scream Queen. However, the true horror lies in her collection: a massive wall of creepy dolls featuring unsettling denizens like “Leggy Jill” and “drunk cowgirl Barbie”.
1. Kurt Cobain
For many fans, Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” carries multiple interpretations. But for Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, it also had a literal meaning. Early in their relationship, Love gifted Cobain an actual heart-shaped box, and the couple quickly made it their thing, exchanging heart-shaped boxes filled with personal, sentimental trinkets whenever they could.
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