Pt 2. Signing Gwen Stefani, Nearly Signing Alanis Morissette & Suge Knight Story — Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson is from the U.K. and one of the very first hires at Interscope Records before the label even existed. He's also a consummate musician, music producer and all around good human. He was also my mentor when i worked in the music business. He signed and discovered Gwen Stefani / No Doubt and fought to keep them on the label when the label wanted to drop them(Gwen and No Doubt would go onto sell 50+ million copies worldwide). EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS // + Interscope wanting to drop Gwen Stefani & No Doubt + Jimmy wanting to make Gwen a solo artist and ex the band + Discovering Alanis Morrissette and coming so close to signing her + Finding a back door through Trauma Records under Interscope to get No Doubt more love +The idea of nothing personal just biz being bullshit + Things got harder, and tony began to think he made a mistake signing the band + Chance meeting with Kevin Wetherly who runs KROQ LA + Gwen and the band becoming upset with Tony + Gwen’s wedding at Jimmy’s house and a funny moment w/Brad Pitt + How Tony managed to stay so grounded even after huge success + Tony’s thoughts on the underhanded nature of the music biz + How Tony secretly holds the world record for longest A&R guy position in the biz + An INCREDIBLE story about a swarm of cops, a new rap group barging into Interscope’s office and Suge Knight going crazy! + Jimmy’s different style of doing business + Fame actually NOT changing Gwen or band after success + A heartfelt thank you to Tony for opening up so many opportunities for me + What Tony saw in me that made him want to be my mentor