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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When I was growing up in L.A. in the late '70s and early '80s, Michael Jackson's was the first face on TV that looked like mine.
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Despite the sometimes sordid turns his life took, Michael Jackson always held my fascination, like he did for most of us.
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You can talk about Michael Jackson all you want, but John Hughes was the soundtrack to my 1980s life.
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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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Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men.
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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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Men of my father's generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move.
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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.