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Jonathan Poneman Highlight
At the end of the day, you're going to live and die, succeed and fail by your wits. And I think the important thing is to have the courage of your convictions and to have a sense of humor.
About Jonathan
- As a kid, he says he was not very coordinated, wasn't good at sports, but found guitar and rock and roll to be a saving grace.
- Played with several bands, wanted to be a pop star; eventually, he accepted that that dream wasn't going to work out.
- Says it's important to realize that, "if you fail, that's just a chapter in your story; it's not the story in and of itself."
- After that, he got into radio; started to realize he also enjoyed the business side of music.
- Decided he would do one successful thing in music, then he'd probably get a conventional job.
- Went into business with his friend Bruce Pavitt developing Sub Pop Records.
- They never imagined how huge the label would get-thought Nirvana would sell maybe 200,000 records, not ten million records.
- Says if you stop thinking of happiness and passion as "options" and start thinking of them as "necessary," you'll take steps to creating a fulfilling life.
