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