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 Because Copy Share Image
Men of my father's generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move. — Shawn Amos Always Copy Share Image
You can talk about Michael Jackson all you want, but John Hughes was the soundtrack to my 1980s life. — Shawn Amos About Copy Share Image
The Woodstock dove on the iconic poster is really a catbird. And it was originally perched on a flute. — Shawn Amos Dove Copy Share Image
There's a reason for Art Garfunkel's oddly shaped hair. It hides a very big brain. — Shawn Amos Art Copy Share Image
Chrissie Hynde is the coolest woman alive, and no man can have her. — Shawn Amos Alive Copy Share Image
Thomas Dolby is part mad scientist, part nature boy, and entirely moved by the power of music. — Shawn Amos Boy Copy Share Image
We are more than the work we perform. In fact, I'd say that our work is a mere representation of who we… — Shawn Amos Fact Copy Share Image
For years, I've felt like the loneliest brother on the planet. I don't play basketball, I can't dance, and I'd rather listen… — Shawn Amos Basketball Copy Share Image
Protest is patriotic. Since the beginning of musical time, American singers and songwriters have used their talent and bully pulpits to show… — Shawn Amos America Copy Share Image
In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour… — Shawn Amos Agent Copy Share Image
The late, great Janis Joplin could drink ten men under the table, then sing loud enough to shake the teeth out of… — Shawn Amos Could Copy Share Image
Fresh content doesn't exist to game the SEO system. It's the words, images, and stories that truly engage us, make us want… — Shawn Amos Between Copy Share Image
When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400… — Shawn Amos Acres Copy Share Image
Rock stars should be able to tune their own guitars, apply their own eyeliner, and pick out their own leather pants. — Shawn Amos Able Copy Share Image
Technology has the benefit of being easily scalable. A few weeks or months of coding can result in solutions that reap huge… — Shawn Amos Being Copy Share Image
The blues is deceptively simple. Verse and chorus. Sometimes not even a chorus. Four bars that repeat, no Auto-Tune, electricity optional. It… — Shawn Amos Bars Copy Share Image
Somewhere along the line, a concert became a variety show. It was no longer enough for four dudes to play together in… — Shawn Amos Along Copy Share Image
Year after year, we see a new crop of musicians who do their best to look tough in lipstick and makeup. Maybe… — Shawn Amos Admission Copy Share Image
We all love to sing along with our favorite songs. We sing in the car, in the shower, and at the karaoke… — Shawn Amos Along Copy Share Image
Despite all of our technological advances, content creation still requires time, inspiration, and a certain amount of sweat. There aren't any shortcuts.… — Shawn Amos Advances Copy Share Image
From their '61 Cavern Club debut to their last rooftop concert eight years later, The Beatles gave every serious artist in their… — Shawn Amos Artist Copy Share Image
There was a time when a musician was forced to act in a video. Seeing a singer step too far outside of… — Shawn Amos Act Copy Share Image
As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages. — Shawn Amos America Copy Share Image
I spent years shaking the damage that comes with being burned by living near someone else's spotlight. — Shawn Amos Being Copy Share Image
I get my clothes from three sources: Target, thrift shops, and friends. It's simple and it's cheap. — Shawn Amos Cheap Copy Share Image
While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos. — Shawn Amos Agent Copy Share Image
Social media is social. We're looking to touch one heart at a time. With one great story at a time. — Shawn Amos Great Copy Share Image
We all know the record biz don't pay. All musicians have day jobs - no matter how big they are. — Shawn Amos Big Copy Share Image
Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men. — Shawn Amos Before Copy Share Image
Chrissie Hynde is the blueprint for any teenage pop star wannabe looking to have some real cred. — Shawn Amos Any Copy Share Image
Blues became rock, rock became soul, and all of it was colorblind. — Shawn Amos Became Copy Share Image
I take my kids to a farmers' market each Sunday to buy organic produce. — Shawn Amos Buy Copy Share Image
New York City has more rock history in its 305 square miles than most of America combined. — Shawn Amos America Copy Share Image
Harlem's Apollo is probably the most well-known music hall in the world. — Shawn Amos Apollo Copy Share Image
Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste. — Shawn Amos Acquired Copy Share Image
Her makeup, hair and general quirkiness overshadow the fact that Cyndi Lauper was one the most soulful chicks to come out of… — Shawn Amos Chicks Copy Share Image
