Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

Woodstock was a business. A very poorly run business.

— Shawn Amos

Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems.

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

Memphis is the place where rock was born and Martin Luther King, Jr., was killed. It's full of contradictions, abject poverty, and…

— Shawn Amos

Early 1900s Hollywood was full of farmers battling to hold onto their land against a new influx of filmmakers who dug Hollywood's…

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

I know plenty of Hollywood kids who still struggle with being whole. Their lives are never fully their own - always in…

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

The rise of digital technology put marketers in a bind. No longer a captive audience, consumers were splitting their time across devices,…

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

Music and philanthropy have a long, benevolent relationship with one another. Record bins are rife with charity singles, and concert history is…

— Shawn Amos

Every single tune you know from the 1940s until the 1970s was written, arranged, and demoed in the Brill Building. OK, maybe…

— Shawn Amos

Every major summer blockbuster that is released is essentially a product line being launched across multiple verticals. However, the centerpiece of the…

— Shawn Amos

My stroller of choice is the Graco Classic. It's the '70s Buick of strollers, bulky with a complete absence of style. There…

— Shawn Amos

Like any self-governing group of people, the Recording Academy has made missteps over the years. Still, it has corrected course and done…

— Shawn Amos

Schizoaffective disorder is a big mental mash-up of a disease. It combines just about every disorder, from depression, delusions, and paranoia to…

— Shawn Amos

In Los Angeles, parenting is a competitive sport. From Beverly Hills baby boutiques to kids' yoga classes, L.A. fuses high style, industrial-strength…

— Shawn Amos

Somewhere along the line, a concert became a variety show. It was no longer enough for four dudes to play together in…

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

Harlem's Apollo is probably the most well-known music hall in the world.

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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…

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

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

— Shawn Amos

As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages.

— Shawn Amos

The same basic tools we've used for thousands of years to connect with people, to draw them in and to hold their…

— Shawn Amos