American musician Mark Foster is known as a founder and member of indie pop band Foster the People, together with Mark Pontius and Cubbie Fink, which was formed in 2009 in Los Angeles. His current net worth is approximately $15 million as of 2023.
How Did Mark Foster Get So Rich?
Mark was born on February 29th, 1984, in San Jose, California. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue his music career and worked various jobs. During his first years in L.A. he struggled with drug addiction.
In 2014, Mark Foster talked to David Greene about the band’s second album, Supermodel.
GREENE: You’ve talked about – that you struggled with drug use for a time. And your friends were very worried. I mean, how bad did it get?
FOSTER: Well, I mean, it got pretty bad. You know, I was young enough to where I still felt pretty invincible. And so it really took like, my friend – who I moved out to LA with, actually – was kind of the one that opened up my eyes, ’cause I hadn’t seen him in a few months. I had kind of gone off the deep end. I don’t know, I call those my Gonzo years – you know, my Hunter S. Thompson years. That’s kind of what it felt like. — NPR
In 2009 he founded the band and a year later, their song Pumped Up Kicks achieved a viral success.
Then they received their first record deal from Startime International and released the debut album titled Torches in May 2011. The hit Pumped Up Kicks reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Foster the People was nominated twice for the Grammy Award. In 2014, they released the second album titled Supermodel with single Coming of Age.
Mark is a singer, songwriter and also a record producer. In the band he played piano, guitar, and percussion. According to sources, he bought a small ranch in Hollywood Hills, which cost over $2 million, in 2013. It has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, fantastic wooden interior, and a garden lounge with beautiful dining terrace.
