George Pajon Jr. has spent nearly three decades playing guitar with the Black Eyed Peas, working with some of the biggest names in music, and watching the music industry completely change around him. In Part 1 of our conversation, George gets into what it was like joining the Black Eyed Peas in 1998, seeing Napster change the music business, and some absolutely insane stories from George’s years on the road and in Las Vegas.
We get into:
- George and the Black Eyed Peas
- Napster, streaming, and revenue
- The changing role of writers and producers
- Turning down the chance to work with Bruno Mars
- Whether technology can replace the human element
- What singing TV shows have done to aspiring artists
- George getting robbed multiple times
- George’s unofficial Vegas PSA for first-time visitors
- His love of cigars and how they became part of his Vegas life
