Episode 14

14 - Rescue dogs, Mental Health, and the Music Business

Published on: 29th May, 2025

Amy Sciarretto: award-winning publicist, rescue dog goddess, Jersey Girl. From her storied history with Roadrunner Records to founding her own top-tier publicity firm, Amy is known and beloved across the music industry. She has tremendous wisdom to share about preserving your mental health - - not just in the music industry, but in everyone's day-to-day lives. 

Some quotes and topics from this episode: 

~Amy’s work with bulldogs, and how it relates to mental health.

~Jack tells a college radio story involving John Bambino.  

~“Artists are artists. They're insane about their art in the best possible way, and they should be.”

~“Let's not pretend that Rock and Roll is sanitized.”

~“Sometimes you just need somebody to pull up a chair, just pull up a chair and listen.”

~“I know time heals wounds. But what am I supposed to do with all this pain right now?”


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SLAM Summit - Surviving and Thriving in the Music Industry
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The Music Industry Survival Guide! Real talk with music superstars and industry VIPs, shining a spotlight on the day-to-day realities for songwriters, performers, road warriors, industry workers, and all the resilient souls who live and breathe music. Host: Jack Mangan.

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