Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
Hey guys! The long awaited squeakuel to my "If Blink 182 Wrote Semi Charmed Life" has finally arrived! When I made that video several years ago, a lot of people suggested that I do the reverse - take a Blink song and make it sound like Third Eye Blind.
Honestly, the content creator side of me thought that was a brilliant idea, but the artist side of me was scared that I wouldn't be able to capture the spirit of 3EB in the same convincing way as I captured Blink's sound. I didn't want the next video to be compared unfavorably to the last.
All these years later, I'm starting to learn that it doesn't matter if it's literally perfectly executed. If the idea is fun and the art is captured in good faith, then I think that's valid enough for me. I'm really happy with the vibe of this song, regardless if it sounds EXACTLY like 3EB or any other 90's alternative band, or none of those things, or if it just sounds like Alex Melton. It's cool to me, and I'm glad I made it.
I know this is long winded and a bit heady for the light hearted video, but I tend to hide all my complex emotions and I wanted to at least have a little journal entry here to mark this occasion. Cheers to getting out of my own way!
Hey guys! The long awaited squeakuel to my "If Blink 182 Wrote Semi Charmed Life" has finally arrived! When I made that video several years ago, a lot of people suggested that I do the reverse - take a Blink song and make it sound like Third Eye Blind.
Honestly, the content creator side of me thought that was a brilliant idea, but the artist side of me was scared that I wouldn't be able to capture the spirit of 3EB in the same convincing way as I captured Blink's sound. I didn't want the next video to be compared unfavorably to the last.
All these years later, I'm starting to learn that it doesn't matter if it's literally perfectly executed. If the idea is fun and the art is captured in good faith, then I think that's valid enough for me. I'm really happy with the vibe of this song, regardless if it sounds EXACTLY like 3EB or any other 90's alternative band, or none of those things, or if it just sounds like Alex Melton. It's cool to me, and I'm glad I made it.
I know this is long winded and a bit heady for the light hearted video, but I tend to hide all my complex emotions and I wanted to at least have a little journal entry here to mark this occasion. Cheers to getting out of my own way!
