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 5: How To Make Superfans

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 4: The Jazz Of Clowns

Part 5: How Bobby Wagner Became The NFL’s MVP Investor

Part 6: Comedy Is Music Now

Part 7: How Baseball Players Became Musicians

Part 8: Everything Is A Remix

Intermission: We Are All Musicians Now—What If That’s Bad? (By Editor Nick)

Coda

What Happens When We’re All Musicians?

What Policymakers Must Understand About Musicians

Safety Nets for Safety Nets

Books Are Vinyl Albums Now

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