The Rise and Fall and Rise of Blink 182 Part 3
b'Some years ago, I had a conversation with Don Letts, the DJ, filmmaker and confidant of The Clash\\u2026and he said something that stuck with me: \\u201cthe average lifespan of a band is seven years\\u2026that\\u2019s enough for them to form, get big, become stars, develop creative differences and break up\\u201d \\u2026\\n\\nHe\\u2019s not wrong\\u2026the clash did their best work from \\u201976 to \\u201983\\u2026The Beatles from \\u201963 to \\u201970\\u2026Nirvana was around from \\u201987 to \\u201994\\u2026\\n\\n\\xa0But then there are the exceptions, groups that have survived multiple seven-year cycle\\u2026U2, the Stones, Oasis, Green Day, Foo Fighters\\u2026and if we\\u2019re going to make a list, we must include Blink-182\\u2026this is a band who had a big rise and then a big fall before clawing back again\\u2026\\n\\n\\xa0This kind of roller coaster career can be really hard on a band\\u2014and there are often casualties\\u2026you\\u2019ll see what I mean as we get into part three of the rise and fall and rise of Blink-182\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'