Travis Barker on Resilience, Fear of Flying and the Formula for Getting Good at Anything
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker joins Joe Rogan to talk about touring by ship after a plane crash, his documentary Louder Than Fear, resilience, and the formula of obsession and process. Partial coverage: this note covers the opening portion of the roughly 2h30m episode; the views are the speakers' own.
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Travis Barker talks with Joe Rogan about years of avoiding planes after the crash that killed two of his friends and two pilots, including three-week ship crossings and storms at sea. They then talk about why he made the documentary Louder Than Fear, what viewers might take from his comebacks, and Rogan's view that the formula for excelling is obsession and trusting the process. Partial-coverage note: this summary draws on the opening portion of a 2h30m episode. This includes a discussion of a fatal accident and personal recovery. The views are the speakers' own, not advice.
Key Takeaways
Touring without flying
Barker says he toured with his kids their whole lives and that avoiding planes meant trips of weeks by ship while his band flew in hours.