"That need remains unfulfilled and they can't handle it, and so they turn to trying to become famous as a substitute for the satisfaction for this basic need, " he said.

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The location has become so synonymous with the stranger moments in rock music history that the films Almost Famous and This Is Spinal Tap used the hotel as a filming location, both in an effort to add a bit of authenticity and as a wink to music fans in the know.

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And that work does seem to show that, increasingly, half the people who will become famous have done so by the time the hit 30.

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