While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos. — Shawn Amos 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 Copy Share Image
I spent years shaking the damage that comes with being burned by living near someone else's spotlight. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful… — Shawn Amos 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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
In the world of celebrity, there is one universal law: if there's a scandal or death, Al Sharpton will be there. — Shawn Amos 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 benefits. The… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
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… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
The rise of digital technology put marketers in a bind. No longer a captive audience, consumers were splitting their time across devices, social networks… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
If you're going to write an anthem for an old man who's up at political bat for the last time, give him a decent… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
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. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
The combination of cheaper and more widespread broadband and increased mobile usage is turning us all into independent viewers. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
From chain gangs to folk songs to intelligent soul, America has created musicians dedicated to truth, justice, and a better American Way. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Susan Boyle having a meltdown is not controversial. It's human for a 48-year-old recluse to get a little wigged out when she finds herself… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Music and philanthropy have a long, benevolent relationship with one another. Record bins are rife with charity singles, and concert history is filled with… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
New York City has more rock history in its 305 square miles than most of America combined. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
