Jimmy Harnen
“While this is the music business, it is also a people business. Egos come into play from all sides, and that’s not a bad thing. Ego — not to be confused with arrogance — is life, passion, excitement, growth, drive, creativity, individuality, unique personality, and reason. Saying ‘ego is bad’ is as preposterous as saying water is bad, because it can drown you, or fire is bad, because it can burn you. Ego can make someone a star. Arrogance can kill a career.”
That’s BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP EVP/BMLG RECORDS President JIMMY HARNEN, who’s featured on our ALL ACCESS “10 Questions” profile this week. HARNEN brings unique perspective to his responsibilities at BMLG, thanks to his experience on the creative and business side of the music industry as an artist, songwriter, producer, and artist manager, plus regional, national, and VP level leadership roles in promotion.
Read the entire Q&A here.
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