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" 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
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Up
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" 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. "
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" The late, great Janis Joplin could drink ten men under the table, then sing loud enough to shake the teeth out of their head. "
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" Men of my father's generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move. "
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" Fresh content doesn't exist to game the SEO system. It's the words, images, and stories that truly engage us, make us want to share with others, and creates a bond between us and a brand. "
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" When I was growing up in L.A. in the late '70s and early '80s, Michael Jackson's was the first face on TV that looked like mine. "
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" Chrissie Hynde is the coolest woman alive, and no man can have her. "
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" If I were a rock star, I'd design my own clothes. I'd do it because that's the mark of a true rock star. "
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" My stroller of choice is the Graco Classic. It's the '70s Buick of strollers, bulky with a complete absence of style. There are no good lines on the Graco. Yes, it has cup holders, like any self-respecting car or stroller does these days, but the luxuries stop there. "
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" Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve. "
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" 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. "
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Say
Work
" Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private. "
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Still
Get
" The combination of cheaper and more widespread broadband and increased mobile usage is turning us all into independent viewers. "
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Cheaper
Independent
" Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste. "
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Hollywood
Who
Taste
" Year after year, we see a new crop of musicians who do their best to look tough in lipstick and makeup. Maybe it's a cry for help, an admission of their strong feminine side, or the realization that they don't look so good any other way. Whatever the reason, makeup is as rock n' roll as a Marshall stack. "
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Strong
Best
Help
" 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. "
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Will
Create
Never
" Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems. "
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Government
Black
Problems
" At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes. "
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Life
Popularity
Islam
" In the world of celebrity, there is one universal law: if there's a scandal or death, Al Sharpton will be there. "
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Death
Law
World
" 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. "
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Struggle
Ahead
Hollywood
" 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. "
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Technology
Result
Success
" While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos. "
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Father
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" Leave a movie audience inspired, and they will want to ingrain that movie into their lives with the toys, branded food products, soundtracks, and clothing they buy. "
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Clothing
Food
Toys
" Blues became rock, rock became soul, and all of it was colorblind. "
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Soul
Rock
" The Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie was an unexpected, unplanned pop culture phenomena. My father went from star-maker to star. "
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Unexpected
Father
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" 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.' "
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Changes
" Music and philanthropy have a long, benevolent relationship with one another. Record bins are rife with charity singles, and concert history is filled with benefit shows for every imaginable cause. Musicians like to give back. "
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Music
History
Relationship
" The rise of digital technology put marketers in a bind. No longer a captive audience, consumers were splitting their time across devices, social networks and websites. "
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Time
Social
Rise
" The world moves fast. Business moves fast. Digital media moves extremely fast. It is far too easy to allow ourselves to be constantly blown from one trend to the next. "
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Fast
Easy
Far
" Brands frantically tried to compete for users' fragmented attention, spraying content on every platform in a 24/7 race to stay relevant. "
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Race
Stay
Attention