NEW YORK—It was 1998, and Gene Bowen had maintained six years of sobriety. He had enjoyed being a tour manager for some of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest legends like Gregg Allman and Soundgarden, but after his last tour managing Jeff Buckley, he was ready to pack it in. Buckley had tragically drowned in the Mississippi River, and that was the final blow for Bowen.
He needed a change of direction. The music industry that he loved had also been a source of pain, but maybe it could also be a force for good.
