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Woodstock was a business. A very poorly run business.
Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.
Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems.
Blues became rock, rock became soul, and all of it was colorblind.
Chrissie Hynde is the coolest woman alive, and no man can have her.
I take my kids to a farmers' market each Sunday to buy organic produce.
Harlem's Apollo is probably the most well-known music hall in the world.
There's a reason for Art Garfunkel's oddly shaped hair. It hides a very big brain.
New York City has more rock history in its 305 square miles than most of America combined.
Thomas Dolby is part mad scientist, part nature boy, and entirely moved by the power of music.
Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste.
Chrissie Hynde is the blueprint for any teenage pop star wannabe looking to have some real cred.
Men of my father's generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move.
I get my clothes from three sources: Target, thrift shops, and friends. It's simple and it's cheap.
Social media is social. We're looking to touch one heart at a time. With one great story at a time.
As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages.
You can talk about Michael Jackson all you want, but John Hughes was the soundtrack to my 1980s life.
The Woodstock dove on the iconic poster is really a catbird. And it was originally perched on a flute.
I spent years shaking the damage that comes with being burned by living near someone else's spotlight.
Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men.
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.
While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos.
In the world of celebrity, there is one universal law: if there's a scandal or death, Al Sharpton will be there.
There is a difference between a hand out and a help up. Brothers need to help brothers. They don't do it enough.
At its best, American music is the soundtrack of our long - and often painful - march toward a more perfect union.
Rock stars should be able to tune their own guitars, apply their own eyeliner, and pick out their own leather pants.
We are more than the work we perform. In fact, I'd say that our work is a mere representation of who we are underneath.
Despite the sometimes sordid turns his life took, Michael Jackson always held my fascination, like he did for most of us.
We're all posting and clicking and sharing, but we're not devoting enough attention to get anything meaningful from it all.
The late, great Janis Joplin could drink ten men under the table, then sing loud enough to shake the teeth out of their head.
Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.
Depending on your political orientation, the Dixie Chicks are either the great defenders of free speech or American traitors.
The combination of cheaper and more widespread broadband and increased mobile usage is turning us all into independent viewers.
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.
The Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie was an unexpected, unplanned pop culture phenomena. My father went from star-maker to star.
The Dolls were the forefathers of glam. You never knew if they were going to kiss you or punch you. More than likely, they'd do both.
Her makeup, hair and general quirkiness overshadow the fact that Cyndi Lauper was one the most soulful chicks to come out of the '80s.
Many cities make music, but no city breathes music quite like Memphis. The songs and sounds that come from here are uniquely American.
At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes.
Brands frantically tried to compete for users' fragmented attention, spraying content on every platform in a 24/7 race to stay relevant.
A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.
From chain gangs to folk songs to intelligent soul, America has created musicians dedicated to truth, justice, and a better American Way.
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.
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 to Harry Nilsson than hip hop.
The Republicans need all the entertainment help they can get. When Charlie Daniels was one of your convention headliners, you know you need some serious help.
'Morsel' is a perfect word. Forming those six letters on the lips and tongue prompts an instantaneous physiological reaction. The mouth waters. The lips purse.
When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400 volunteers and $100,000 to remove it all.
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.
Memphis is the place where rock was born and Martin Luther King, Jr., was killed. It's full of contradictions, abject poverty, and riches that only music can provide.
The rise of digital technology put marketers in a bind. No longer a captive audience, consumers were splitting their time across devices, social networks and websites.