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- Johan Lundgren wanted to be a musician but turned to the travel industry when that didn't pan out.
- He's been CEO of European airline easyJet for the past six years.
- Lundgren says he never planned his career and has focused more on the journey than the destination.
In a parallel universe, Johan Lundgren would have become a professional musician and never ended up as CEO of one of the world's biggest airlines.
The Swede started playing the trombone at the age of 11 and was good enough to land scholarships that took him to Britain and the US. (His time in London included a bit of busking on the Underground: "At Christmas, you could make quite a lot of money.")