Travis Barker on learning blink-182's setlist in an hour

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Travis Barker recounts how he learned the entire blink-182 setlist in an hour backstage before a show by air drumming and listening intently. He explains that his upbringing and discipline helped him prepare for such high-pressure situations, and he still experiences a healthy fear before every performance.

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1Question about learning the setlist in an hour
2Confirmation and explanation of the intense preparation
3Reflection on discipline and readiness

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Travis Barker on learning blink-182's setlist in an hour On Purpose with Jay Shetty Is it right that you learned all of blink-182's songs for tour in an hour backstage? Yeah. That's crazy. Yeah, it was crazy. I just sat with them and played in a room like, I didn't have drums or anything, but just, Kind of like air drummed and I listened and watched everything. Wow. And then played our first show, it was incredible. It was incredible. Did you make any mistakes? I was so dialed in, I was so in a zone to like, pull this off. Also, like, I feel like the way I grew up and the discipline I had even on myself, even after my mom passed away, was to, like, not get ready, but to stay ready and be ready for like situations like that. Did you feel scared at all? Of course, I mean, before every show like, to this day, if I go play a show, there's like a good kind of scared.

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Is it right that you learned all of blink-182's songs for tour in an hour backstage? Yeah. That's crazy. Yeah, it was crazy. I just sat with them and played in a room like, I didn't have drums or anything, but just, Kind of like air drummed and I listened and watched everything. Wow. And then played our first show, it was incredible. It was incredible. Did you make any mistakes? I was so dialed in, I was so in a zone to like, pull this off. Also, like, I feel like the way I grew up and the discipline I had even on myself, even after my mom passed away, was to, like, not get ready, but to stay ready and be ready for like situations like that. Did you feel scared at all? Of course, I mean, before every show like, to this day, if I go play a show, there's like a good kind of scared.