Shawn Amos
Shawn Amos
Shawn Ellis Amosis an American songwriter, blues singer, record producer and digital marketing entrepreneur...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 September 1967
CountryUnited States of America
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Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men.
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Men of my father's generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move.
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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.
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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.
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The late, great Janis Joplin could drink ten men under the table, then sing loud enough to shake the teeth out of their head.
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I take my kids to a farmers' market each Sunday to buy organic produce.
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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 on the world stage overnight.
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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.
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While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos.
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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.
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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.
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Thomas Dolby is part mad scientist, part nature boy, and entirely moved by the power of music.
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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.
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Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems.