Every major summer blockbuster that is released is essentially a product line being launched across multiple verticals. However, the centerpiece of the product launch is a big, beautiful story whose job is to entertain. – Shawn Amos
We’re all posting and clicking and sharing, but we’re not devoting enough attention to get anything meaningful from it all. – Shawn Amos
I spent years shaking the damage that comes with being burned by living near someone else’s spotlight. – Shawn Amos
We all know the record biz don’t pay. All musicians have day jobs – no matter how big they are. – Shawn Amos
The late, great Janis Joplin could drink ten men under the table, then sing loud enough to shake the teeth out of their head. – Shawn Amos
At its best, American music is the soundtrack of our long – and often painful – march toward a more perfect union. – Shawn Amos
I get my clothes from three sources: Target, thrift shops, and friends. It’s simple and it’s cheap. – Shawn Amos
There is a difference between a hand out and a help up. Brothers need to help brothers. They don’t do it enough. – Shawn Amos
I live in the social purgatory of the San Fernando Valley, while my eldest daughter is bused to a charter school in the fantasy land of Bel Air. – Shawn Amos
Men of my father’s generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move. – Shawn Amos
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. – Shawn Amos
Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste. – Shawn Amos
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. – Shawn Amos
Google+ will never have a user base to rival Facebook’s. It just won’t. Not even if you include the ‘users’ who create accounts so that they can use other Google services. – Shawn Amos
Music and philanthropy have a long, benevolent relationship with one another. Record bins are rife with charity singles, and concert history is filled with benefit shows for every imaginable cause. Musicians like to give back. – Shawn Amos
Depending on your political orientation, the Dixie Chicks are either the great defenders of free speech or American traitors. – Shawn Amos
The Woodstock dove on the iconic poster is really a catbird. And it was originally perched on a flute. – Shawn Amos
From their ’61 Cavern Club debut to their last rooftop concert eight years later, The Beatles gave every serious artist in their wake the songbook and sound for their career. It’s the musical trough from which nearly every musician drinks. – Shawn Amos
Rock stars should be able to tune their own guitars, apply their own eyeliner, and pick out their own leather pants. – Shawn Amos
The combination of cheaper and more widespread broadband and increased mobile usage is turning us all into independent viewers. – Shawn Amos
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. – Shawn Amos
The blues is deceptively simple. Verse and chorus. Sometimes not even a chorus. Four bars that repeat, no Auto-Tune, electricity optional. It is the most direct, bare-bones of content. There is no interference between the head and heart. – 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
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. – Shawn Amos
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. – Shawn Amos
While my six-song EP is unlikely to set any sales records, it’s one of my biggest personal achievements – on par with starting my own company. On par with selling my own company. – Shawn Amos
