Chris Georggin (Blink-182) | Artist Manager (Pt. 1)

Chris Georggin managed Blink-182 with Rick DeVoe during the golden era of the band’s career. From Enema Of The State, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Self Titled, and Neighborhoods.

He joins us this week to share some INCREDIBLE never before told Blink-182 stories, and talk about the beginning of his career in the music industry.

The conversation was so good, it ended up being over 2 hours long. This is the first half, part 2 will be out next week!

0:00 - Intro

3:51 - The early days. Growing up in Southern California.

6:43 - Working at a movie theatre and becoming close friends with Mark Hoppus

8:25 - Discovering Fenix TX, selling their CDs at school, and working with Drive Thru records

13:55 - Trying to figure out what to do for a career and meeting Rick DeVoe

17:30 - A crash course on the music industry with Rick DeVoe

26:18 - Enema Of The State coming out, Blink-182 winning a VMA for “All The Small Things” and everything changing

28:58 - Starting to officially manage Blink-182 with Rick DeVoe

29:43 - Managing New Found Glory and Fenix TX in addition to Blink-182

34:22 - Was there a holy crap moment when it was all happening for you?

37:48 - Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge playing insane pranks on Chris

If you liked this episode and found it helpful, the biggest favor you can do is sharing it on social media and telling your friends about it! I'm @andrew_ftw and he's @chrisgeorggin

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