The rock icon is also a huge model train nerd, and he's selling off some of his collection.

MUSIC HISTORY
The Omaha rocker often referred to as the "female Elvis" had a strong voice, killer songs, and a really cool look. Then she disappeared.
Thanks to the Austrian musician, there’s a remarkably sizable repertoire of compositions available exclusively for one-handed pianists.
"Folk Songs From Somerset" will be performed for the first time in 100 years.
It's been more than two decades since 1998's "Are You Jimmy Ray?"—the one and only hit by gloriously coiffed British pop rocker Jimmy Ray—became one of the more perplexing hits of the '90s.
The last time anybody saw a fully-orchestrated production of Gershwin's "Primrose," it was 1925.
In honor of Ringo's big day, here are a few little-known tidbits about the legendary drummer.
Before Nirvana hit it big, the band gave a rousing performance at their local Radio Shack. In 1988, the band played a set at the electronics store's Aberdeen, Washington outpost, shredding in front of the audio/video section.
From Beethoven to Stravinsky, 10 of the classical music world’s most cutting zingers.
'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' served as a confirmation that The Beatles were not only alive and well, but still at the forefront of pop music innovation.
Music dice games were popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Taylor Hanson and the team behind the band's hit song and breakthrough album reflect on just what made their brand of introspective bubblegum pop so irresistible.
Can you pick the missing middle word from these bands that begin with 'The'?
Some scholars debate big, thorny questions: the ethics of human gene editing, the mind-body problem, God. Others rock the boat by probing more esoteric subjects, like the meaning of medieval song lyrics. Especially lyrics that may reference deer farts.
When the audience at Amateur Night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater crammed into their seats on November 21, 1934, they didn’t realize they’d be there to witness jazz history.
For decades, the long-lost “Easter Sonata” was thought to be the work of composer Felix Mendelssohn. In fact, it was his sister's creation.
If you think the wholesale pilfering of songs began when Vanilla Ice swiped the bass line from David Bowie and Queen’s song “Under Pressure” for “Ice, Ice Baby,” think again.
He bought the mansion for his parents to live in.