A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.

Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste.

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.

Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.

Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.

Fresh content doesn't exist to game the SEO system. It's the words, images, and stories that truly engage us, make us want to share with others, and creates a bond between us and a brand.

In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour in 1975, when he opened a store selling chocolate chip cookies.

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.

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.

The Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie was an unexpected, unplanned pop culture phenomena. My father went from star-maker to star.

While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.

LSD is simply an exploratory instrument like a microscope or telescope, except this one is inside of you instead of outside of you.

Don't let the bastards get you down.

I really believe you get what you're supposed to get.

I enjoy the drawing more than the writing, so I try to think of ideas that will allow me to develop the visual side of the strip as fully as possible.

Nobody wants to hear that you will try your best. It is the wrong thing to say. It is like saying 'I probably won't hit you with a shovel.' Suddenly everyone is afraid you will do the opposite.

The character can never be static from book to book. People might think you just come up with a new plot and stick this guy in. Well, he has to be as new as the plot every time.

My function here is to destroy all hypocrisy in you.

A refined ability to learn from failure and to grow through losses is necessary to achieve excellence in any human endeavor.