To see him now — making records for a major label and touring the world with a rock icon — you’d never guess how close musician and producer Jerry Fuentes came to missing out on his dream: four days and $400.

Dropping in via Zoom from his home studio in Nashville, the Last Bandoleros frontman walks us through the early days of Texas burger joints and tourist traps, his hardscrabble Brooklyn years, and the big break in Los Angeles that almost never happened.

He also explains how technology has changed the music-making process, what he’s learned from (and about) frequent collaborator Sting, and why his own band’s biggest blessing is also a curse. Enjoy.

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