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" When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400 volunteers and $100,000 to remove it all. "

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" 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. "

" The Dolls were the forefathers of glam. You never knew if they were going to kiss you or punch you. More than likely, they'd do both. "

" The Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie was an unexpected, unplanned pop culture phenomena. My father went from star-maker to star. "

" Many cities make music, but no city breathes music quite like Memphis. The songs and sounds that come from here are uniquely American. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" My father's very public life as Famous Amos was the opposite of that of his ex-wife, my mother Shirley, who was fighting a very private, solitary battle with mental illness. "

" Despite all of our technological advances, content creation still requires time, inspiration, and a certain amount of sweat. There aren't any shortcuts. You can't write an algorithm for it. You can't predict it. You can't code it. "

" Brands' products should be the manifestation of a company's values. Those values should be the subject of all sorts of wonderful stories that comprise your company's narrative. "

" A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead. "

" Men of my father's generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move. "

" In Los Angeles, parenting is a competitive sport. From Beverly Hills baby boutiques to kids' yoga classes, L.A. fuses high style, industrial-strength materialism, and parental outsourcing into our own unique version of child-rearing. "

" The late, great Janis Joplin could drink ten men under the table, then sing loud enough to shake the teeth out of their head. "

" 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. "

" Chrissie Hynde is the blueprint for any teenage pop star wannabe looking to have some real cred. "

" 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. "

" There was a time when a musician was forced to act in a video. Seeing a singer step too far outside of his comfort zone to pour all of his high-school-drama angst into a poorly scripted scenario was a sight to behold. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 Bangles are proof that short skirts and electric guitars go hand-in-hand. They are one of the great all-girl groups, backing up their looks with a serious pop-rock pedigree. "

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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. "

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" Thomas Dolby is part mad scientist, part nature boy, and entirely moved by the power of music. "

" 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. "

" The same basic tools we've used for thousands of years to connect with people, to draw them in and to hold their attention will always work, even if we're telling our stories 140 characters at a time. "

" The Republicans need all the entertainment help they can get. When Charlie Daniels was one of your convention headliners, you know you need some serious help. "

" Brands frantically tried to compete for users' fragmented attention, spraying content on every platform in a 24/7 race to stay relevant. "