We Are All Musicians Now: Table Of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: We Are All Musicians Now
Prologue: What Does “We Are All Musicians Now” Actually Mean?
Chapter 1: The Ownership of Genius
Part 1: Paul McCartney’s Biggest Regret
Part 2: How Michael Jackson Got His Master Recordings Back
Part 3: A $47.5 Million Bargain—The Best Music Publishing Deal Ever
Part 4: The Unlikely King Of Hair Metal
Part 5: Sean Combs And The Ownership of Genius
Intermission: Why Artists & Writers Are All Musicians Now
Chapter 2: The Genius Of Ownership
Part 1: A Groundbreaking Moment For Hip-Hop
Part 2: Meet The Original Queen Of Hip-Hop
Part 3: The Original Queen Of Hip-Hop (Continued)
Part 4: A Museum Grows In The Bronx
Part 5: What Hip-Hop Taught LL Cool J
Part 6: How Nas Became Hip-Hop’s Top Venture Capitalist
Part 7: Fat Joe, Bill De Blasio And Grandmaster Flash Walk Into A Bar
Chapter 3: Rise of the Superfan
Part 1: What Is A Superfan, Truly?
Part 2: How Hanson Helped Invent Social Media
Part 3: Why Amanda Palmer Hates The Word ‘Superfan’
Part 4: Superfans And Scarcity
Part 6: Delta Rae, Superfans And UBI
Part 7: Why Russ Won’t Sell His Catalog, Even For $100M
Part 8: The Curious Case of Willrow Hood
Chapter 4: The Accidental Musicians
Part 1: Fab 5 Freddy And The Accidental Musicians
Part 2: Skeleton Racers Are Musicians Now
Part 3: Meet Silicon Valley’s Favorite Magician
Part 5: How Bobby Wagner Became The NFL’s MVP Investor
Part 7: How Baseball Players Became Musicians
Intermission: We Are All Musicians Now—What If That’s Bad? (By Editor Nick)
Coda
What Happens When We’re All Musicians?