Discussing Writer's Block + Loving the Present Moment with Matt Skiba | AD 37

Matt Skiba is an American musician, singer and songwriter known for his role as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of the bands Alkaline Trio and Blink-182. Skiba began performing with Blink-182 in March 2015. He appears of the band's seventh album, California, released on July 1st, 2016.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• He talks about his experience with joining Blink-182
• Practicing meditiation
• Being happy / enjoying the present moment
• Creativity coming from a place of contentment as opposed to being inspired by dramatic experiences in one's life
• Using the past as a well of inspiration
• His love for writers Cormac McCarthy, Erik Larson, and Charles Bukowski
• Getting out of writer's block
• The process of creating the newest Blink-182 album, California

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