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EricAlper

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Freelance Music Publicist. SiriusXM Host. Shameless Idealist. Lifelong Musicaholic. I talk about Music News in the Media. Eric@ThatEricAlper.com

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Everybody starts from somewhere. Here's U2's rejection letter.

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Johnny Cash and Elton John dressed up as each other on SNL in 1982.

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Percentage of Billboard Hot 100 #1 songs written by a single person over the past seven
decades:
1960s: 29%
1970s: 44%
1980s: 42%
1990s: 24%
2000s: 6%
2010s: 4%
2020s: 7%

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You ever just be sitting quietly at your desk and your brain goes 'TAAAAAAKE OOOOON MEEEEEE'

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On this day in 1956, Buddy Holly visits his optometrist's office to correct his horrible 20/800 vision with primitive contact lenses, but Buddy hates them, and decides to keep his signature glasses.

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Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant once heard a community radio station doing fundraising and the DJ said for $10,000, the station would promise to never play “Stairway to Heaven” again.
Robert called in, and paid the amount.

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What album is a 10/10 that more people should listen to?

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What’s your “I’m old now” indicator?

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"So Far Away"
"Money for Nothing"
"Walk of Life"
"Your Latest Trick"
On this day in 1985, Dire Straits released Brothers In Arms, still one of the world's best-selling albums, having sold over 30 million copies worldwide.

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Who is your favorite band or artist from the 90s?

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Which celebrity’s death actually made you cry?

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What is your current favorite song(s)?

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Why isn't this in every house?

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