David Guetta says he considered getting his fingers insured
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Last updated 11th Aug 2017
David Guetta says he has considered getting his fingers insured on the advice of his lawyer.
According to DJmag.com the French DJ told a national newspaper "I actually looked into this because my lawyer said, ‘You have to insure your fingers.‘"
It's not uncommon for celebrities and professional sportspeople to insure parts of their bodies that their professions rely on, however David said he wasn't sure about this advice, "I said, ‘It sounds too crazy for me.’ I’m not judging anybody, but I didn’t do it," he explained.
The '2U' DJ has been spinning decks since the mid-80s, eventually moving onto a number of nightclubs in Paris in the 90s. It wasn't until the early 2000s that David began to make a name for himself in mainstream charts.
The now, highly successful DJ, had his first number one in the UK, 'When Love Takes Over' featuring Kelly Rowland in 2009, followed shortly by 'Sexy Chick' featuring Akon. Since then David has continued to have success in the charts across the world as well as touring and appearing at festivals.
Two months ago David teamed up with Canadian singer Justin Bieber on '2U' which quickly reached the top five in the UK. The video for '2U' features the Victoria's Secret Angels lipsyncing to Justin's vocals.
Earlier this week the 49-year-old DJ was announced as one of the top 10 highest paid DJs according to Forbes, taking home $25,000,000 last year.
Check out the Top 10 highest paid DJs below:
10. Zedd - $19,000,000
Zeed enjoyed chart success in 2017 collaborating with Alessia Cara on 'Stay' and more recently Liam Payne on 'Get Low' which was released last month.
9. Martin Garrix - $19,500,000
Martin Garrix released 'Scared to Be Lonely' with British singer Dua Lip earlier this year and in 2016 his collaboration with Bebe Rexa, 'In the Name of Love' reached the top 10 in the UK.
8. marshmello - $21,000,000
marshmello joined the electronic music scene a couple of years ago when he made a name for himself remixing Jack Ü and Zedd.
7. David Guetta - $25,000,000
David Guetta has been in the industry for many years, most recently he had a top 5 hit with Justin Bieber, '2U', the video of which featured the Victoria's Secret Angels.
6. Diplo - $28,500,000
Diplo is known as a DJ and producer, having a handful of top 40 songs in the UK charts since the early 2000s. He is also part of Major Lazer who released 'Cold Water' last year featuring Justin Bieber and MØ.
5. Steve Aoki - $29,500,000
Steve Aoki has been the subject of a Netflix documentary and set up his own record label Dim Mak Records in the mid-90s. Late last year he teamed up with Louis Tomlinson for 'Just Hold On'.
4. Skrillex - $30,000,000
As well as a DJ in his own right Skrillex teamed up with Diplo to form Jack U. They're largest hit was 'Where Are U Now' featuring Justin Bieber.
3. The Chainsmokers - $38,000,000
This year The Chainsmokers are embarking on their 'Memories... Do Not Open' tour following the success of their collaborations with Halsey on 'Closer' and Coldplay on 'Something Just Like This'.
2. Tiësto - $39,000,000
Although his music tends not to break into the UK top 40 Tiësto is a regular at dance music festivals around the world.
1. Calvin Harris - $48,500,000
This year Calvin has had hits with 'Feels', 'Heatstroke' and 'Slide'.
You can hear David Guetta's latest song '2U' featuring Justin Bieber on Hits Radio.