Why the switch from becoming a songwriter to becoming a song-plugger?
Bomar: I just didn’t feel the long-term gift of songwriting that Nashville songwriters do. I enjoyed it at first. I did it as a job. But as the owner, it became evident to me that I didn’t want my writers to feel I was their competitor and I would be heard more because I was the owner. I wanted it to all be objective. Shelley: You majored in business from Middle Tennessee State University. What have you learned about the music business? And how has the business model changed? Bomar: The business is filled with a lot of good people. There are a lot of good mentors. I think people think the business is cutthroat, but it’s really people who try to help other people and pay it forward. So for me, it’s been a pleasant experience. I’ve made a lot of good friends and I get to meet and know people. It’s like any other business, you have a product that you get manufactured, we call that being created, and then you have to sell that product. Shelley: You became the General Manager of Combine and
