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The Humbling But Invaluable Lesson ‘Blackbear’ Learned Opening Up For ‘Maroon 5’ · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Black Bear, who had
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  Speaker 1: grown used to touring on his own, packing small to
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  Speaker 1: medium venues with loyal fans, hit the road with Maroon
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  Speaker 1: five last year, opening up for them on their US tour,
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  Speaker 1: which meant larger venues and more grueling scheduling and sold
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  Speaker 1: out crowds who didn't know his music, which all created
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  Speaker 1: a humbling but powerful experience that left him a better performer.
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  Speaker 1: He tells All Press. It was definitely challenging because I'm
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  Speaker 1: used to the crowd singing every word and not having
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  Speaker 1: to put in so much work for Maroon five store.
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  Speaker 1: I had to sing every word because no one knew
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  Speaker 1: any of my lyrics. I was out of breath and
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  Speaker 1: found out I was out of shape and had to
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  Speaker 1: start running. It was all totally worth it because it
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  Speaker 1: was really cool to play to audiences that had never
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  Speaker 1: heard black Bear before. Black Bear is working on his
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  Speaker 1: new album, in Loving Memory, and when it's done, he
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  Speaker 1: plans to hit the road in showcase all that he's
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  Speaker 1: learned that's direct from Hollywood