Ronnie Wood: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

The question

Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Ronnie Wood

English rock musician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

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Bruce Dickinson English heavy metal singer

A Cessna Golden Eagle eight-seater aircraft. I flew it across the Atlantic both ways and did two US tours and two European tours in it. I finally sold it and got a job as an airline pilot in which I was paid to fly, rather than the other way round.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2024 source ↗

Gavin Rossdale British musician

A picture: Cocky Patriot by Gilbert and George.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2020 source ↗

Cybill Shepherd American actress and former model

A $100,000 Mercedes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗

Sofia Helin Swedish actress

I spend most money on my garden.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2020 source ↗