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" You can talk about Michael Jackson all you want, but John Hughes was the soundtrack to my 1980s life. "

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

" Every single tune you know from the 1940s until the 1970s was written, arranged, and demoed in the Brill Building. OK, maybe not every song, but writers from Benny Goodman to Lieber & Stoller to Neil Diamond all kept offices there. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems. "

" 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. "

" Chrissie Hynde is the coolest woman alive, and no man can have her. "

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

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

" I spent years shaking the damage that comes with being burned by living near someone else's spotlight. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Schizoaffective disorder is a big mental mash-up of a disease. It combines just about every disorder, from depression, delusions, and paranoia to mania, schizophrenia and hallucinations. My mother bounced between all of these regularly while raising me alone in our Hollywood home. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I take my kids to a farmers' market each Sunday to buy organic produce. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Despite the sometimes sordid turns his life took, Michael Jackson always held my fascination, like he did for most of us. "

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

" At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes. "

" 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. "

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

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