They lost a big part of their fortune on a failed recording studio in downtown Seattle they sunk millions into.
They should be thankful anyone wants to play their music in public anymore that would help sales. I heard baracuda was one of the most heavily downloaded songs this week from the stores like amazon and itunes. I’m sure they aren’t going to be complaining when the monthly royalty check arrives.
Barracuda also was featured in two very big computer games, so I wouldn’t consider the song to be worthless for royalties.