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" Early 1900s Hollywood was full of farmers battling to hold onto their land against a new influx of filmmakers who dug Hollywood's reliable weather and diverse landscape. "

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" We're all posting and clicking and sharing, but we're not devoting enough attention to get anything meaningful from it all. "

Shawn Amos

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Attention

" Blues became rock, rock became soul, and all of it was colorblind. "

" Every major summer blockbuster that is released is essentially a product line being launched across multiple verticals. However, the centerpiece of the product launch is a big, beautiful story whose job is to entertain. "

" While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos. "

" From their '61 Cavern Club debut to their last rooftop concert eight years later, The Beatles gave every serious artist in their wake the songbook and sound for their career. It's the musical trough from which nearly every musician drinks. "

" We are more than the work we perform. In fact, I'd say that our work is a mere representation of who we are underneath. "

" Google+ will never have a user base to rival Facebook's. It just won't. Not even if you include the 'users' who create accounts so that they can use other Google services. "

" Throughout the '50s, tons of unknown locals came through Sun to record their demos. Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis all made their first recordings at the former Memphis Recording Service. "

" I know plenty of Hollywood kids who still struggle with being whole. Their lives are never fully their own - always in the grip of a parent who put celebrity ahead of them. "

" There's a reason for Art Garfunkel's oddly shaped hair. It hides a very big brain. "

" In my early performing days, I played gigs under the pseudonym Whitey McFearsun. I painted my face blue, wore crimson lipstick, and strung on some tight silver latex pants. "

" The combination of cheaper and more widespread broadband and increased mobile usage is turning us all into independent viewers. "

Shawn Amos

Cheaper

Independent

" I get my clothes from three sources: Target, thrift shops, and friends. It's simple and it's cheap. "

" We all know the record biz don't pay. All musicians have day jobs - no matter how big they are. "

" The Woodstock dove on the iconic poster is really a catbird. And it was originally perched on a flute. "

" Social media is social. We're looking to touch one heart at a time. With one great story at a time. "

" Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men. "

" Protest is patriotic. Since the beginning of musical time, American singers and songwriters have used their talent and bully pulpits to show us America's strengths and shortcomings. "

" Somewhere along the line, a concert became a variety show. It was no longer enough for four dudes to play together in front of some guitar amps. Costume changes, an army of dancers, and Broadway theatrics suddenly became standard for a 'concert.' "

" At its best, American music is the soundtrack of our long - and often painful - march toward a more perfect union. "

" While my six-song EP is unlikely to set any sales records, it's one of my biggest personal achievements - on par with starting my own company. On par with selling my own company. "

" New York City has more rock history in its 305 square miles than most of America combined. "

" From chain gangs to folk songs to intelligent soul, America has created musicians dedicated to truth, justice, and a better American Way. "

" There is a difference between a hand out and a help up. Brothers need to help brothers. They don't do it enough. "

Shawn Amos

Need

Help

" In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour in 1975, when he opened a store selling chocolate chip cookies. "

Shawn Amos

Talent

Father

" The blues is deceptively simple. Verse and chorus. Sometimes not even a chorus. Four bars that repeat, no Auto-Tune, electricity optional. It is the most direct, bare-bones of content. There is no interference between the head and heart. "

" Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste. "

" Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve. "

" If you're going to write an anthem for an old man who's up at political bat for the last time, give him a decent song. Send him off with something that creates some chills or something. "

" Technology has the benefit of being easily scalable. A few weeks or months of coding can result in solutions that reap huge benefits. The global success of Facebook, Twitter, and Google are all triumphs of technology. "