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Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transplants, cofounded the rock band +44, and joined
Box Car Racer Box Car Racer is an American pop punk band formed in San Diego, California, in 2001. The group consists of guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, formerly alongside guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street. An ...
, Antemasque and Goldfinger. Barker was a frequent collaborator with the late
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, and together they formed TRV$DJAM. Due to his fame, ''
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'' referred to him as "punk's first superstar drummer" as well as one of the 100 greatest drummers of all time. Born in Fontana, California, Barker began drumming at an early age. He began playing for The Aquabats in 1996, but left to join Blink-182 in 1998, which encountered mainstream success with '' Enema of the State'' (1999). Barker established himself as a versatile drummer, producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip hop,
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,
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, and
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. He also starred in an
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reality series named ''
Meet the Barkers ''Meet the Barkers'' is a reality television series which aired on MTV. The series followed the everyday life of married couple, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler, as well as Moakler and Barker's two children, Alabama Luella Bark ...
''. He was involved in a plane crash in 2008, but he recovered and released his debut solo album, ''
Give the Drummer Some ''Give the Drummer Some'' is the debut solo studio album by American drummer Travis Barker. Barker had earlier announced that the album would be slated for a September 14, 2010 release, but was later pushed back, with the album being released on M ...
'', in 2011. He has continued to work with rappers, releasing extended plays with Yelawolf, Asher Roth, and Nottz, as well as with Blink-182 and the Transplants. Aside from drumming, he founded the clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999, and the record labels
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in 2004 and
DTA Records DTA Records (an initialism for "Don't Trust Anyone") is an American record label founded in December 2019 by Travis Barker, best known as the drummer of Blink-182. It is a joint partnership between Barker and Elektra Entertainment (a label group ...
in 2019. Companies such as
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and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name. He released a memoir, ''Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums'', in 2015. Barker is also a vegan and has invested in the Los Angeles vegan restaurant ''Crossroads''.


Early life and education

Barker was born in Fontana, California on November 14, 1975, When Barker was four, his mother gave him his first drum kit, which was the only one he would have until he was 15. Barker began taking drum lessons at age five with a drummer named Michael Mai, who would expose young Barker to many different playing styles. At this time, he also began taking
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lessons. In junior high, Barker learned to play the piano and briefly tried singing, joining the madrigals men and women's choir. In addition, Barker had non-musical aspirations; he also was interested in becoming a professional surfer and skateboarder. However, Barker states that "I always migrated back to drums, though. That was the one direction that kind of felt like I was connected to and I could kind of understand. I could express myself better through my drums than I could anything else." Barker has described himself as a stoner during his tenure at
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. His mother, who had been diagnosed with Sjögren syndrome three months earlier, died the day before he started high school. She told him to keep playing music and to follow his dreams. At Fontana High School, Barker played the drum set in the jazz ensemble and
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in the marching band. He gained a lot of experience performing at regional competitions and festivals. Barker employed a variety of styles including military and jazz rhythms, but was attracted to the driving rhythms of hip-hop and punk rock.Shooman, 2010. p. 52


Career


Musical beginnings (1993–1998)

After graduating from Fontana High School, Barker worked as a trash man in
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and played with the punk rock band Snot and Feeble, a Fontana-based band where he met Chad Larson.Shooman, 2010. p. 51Hoppus, 2001. p. 88 Larson went on to co-found the ska punk group the Aquabats in 1994. After local shows and demo tapes, the band recruited Barker through Larson's connection. Barker, who was "sleeping on isfriend's couch" and still working as a trash man, only intended to fill in for a few days but ended up joining the band. The group then went into the studio with veteran producer Jim Goodwin to record '' The Fury of the Aquabats!'' Barker's speed and accuracy meant that once his parts were recorded, he was free to head off and rehearse (and sit in with other bands). He had picked up a nickname with the Aquabats—Baron Von Tito—the reasons for which are lost to history as none of the members recall why.Shooman, 2010. p. 53 After the October 1997 release of ''The Fury of the Aquabats!'', the group toured nationwide with
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-based Blink-182, who had recently completed their second album '' Dude Ranch''. The trio's drummer, Scott Raynor, announced to his fellow members that he would depart following the
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in February 1998.Hoppus, 2001. p. 80Hoppus, 2001. p. 83 The ensemble enlisted Barker to fill in for Raynor. Barker, who did not have time to prepare or practice with the duo, learned the drum tracks for the 20-song setlist in only 45 minutes before the first show and performed them flawlessly thereafter.Hoppus, 2001. p. 85 Raynor returned that May, but arguments only grew worse. Raynor was fired by DeLonge and Hoppus, ostensibly over a drinking problem,Shooman, 2010. p. 56 and the band recruited Barker once more. "I remember Travis rehearsing backstage for an hour or two, then playing with them during sound-check", recalled Aquabats member Adam Deibert. "A few of us were standing by the stage and I vividly remember the feeling of ''this is the new Blink''. We should have looked for a new drummer right then because it was so obvious what band he belonged in."Shooman, 2010. p. 57 The addition of Barker inspired DeLonge and Hoppus to "play better" and keep up with their new member, whom DeLonge called "perfect." Barker continued playing with Blink-182 throughout 1998 and stepped in to play with the Vandals, where he filled in for
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as the year closed.Shooman, 2010. p. 61


Mainstream success (1999–2004)

Barker's first album with Blink—'' Enema of the State''—was released in June 1999 and catapulted the trio to stardom, becoming the biggest pop punk band of the era. Three singles were released from the record—"
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", "
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", and "
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" — that crossed over into Top 40 radio format and experienced major commercial success.Hoppus, 2001. p. 96 "All the Small Things" became a number-one hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, but also became a
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and peaked at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Its video parodied
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s and pop music videos and won a Moon Man for Best Group Video at the
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.Hoppus, 2001. p. 98 The album has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and had a considerable effect on pop punk music. The band's success did great things for Barker. "Four years ago, I couldn't afford to feed myself," he said in an interview at the time. "But now I can buy art, work on old
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s, and live in comfort. I can finally buy a dog and afford to feed him." He began dating Melissa Kennedy and purchased a rehearsal studio. Barker branched out into retail at this time, opening a store in Riverside called Famous Stars and Straps. The storefront was shut down by the city, but FSAS products began to be carried by other retailers and via the Internet.Hoppus, 2001. p. 101 Barker also began offering drum lessons and added Guitar Center drum clinics to his list of activities.Hoppus, 2001. p. 103 The band began its first arena tour in the fall of 1999,Hoppus, 2001. p. 99 but Barker missed much of the 2000 Mark, Tom and Travis Show tour after he broke his finger. Blink-182's next effort, '' Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' (2001), was greeted with immediate success, debuting at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and going triple platinum within three weeks (the record eventually sold in excess of 14 million copies worldwide). In 2001, Barker married Melissa Kennedy, but the two divorced in August 2002 after nine months of marriage. Following a cancelled European tour, DeLonge went back to San Diego to record an album he deemed an experiment in ideas he felt weren't suited to Blink-182.Shooman, 2010. p. 92 DeLonge, not wanting to pay for a studio drummer, simply asked Barker to step in and perform on the record, called ''
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''. The experiment became a full-time band and toured in 2002, which led to strained relations between DeLonge and Hoppus.Shooman, 2010. p. 94 Through a connection with Jerry Finn, Rancid vocalist Tim Armstrong contacted Barker in the summer of 2002 to record tracks for a rap/rock collaboration called the Transplants.Shooman, 2010. p. 103 For his role on the ''Transplants'' record, ''Rolling Stone'' called Barker "punk rock's first superstar drummer."Shooman, 2010. p. 105 He also began appearing in music videos, including
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," as well as adding to his collection of vintage Cadillacs.Shooman, 2010. p. 108 Blink-182 released their fifth, untitled album in 2003, which marked a more mature direction. Shortly before the album's completion, Barker's girlfriend, ex- Miss USA Shanna Moakler, gave birth to their son, Landon Asher, in October 2003.
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, who supported Blink-182 on their tour dates, impressed Barker and were the first group signed to
LaSalle Records LaSalle Records was an American record label and a former division of Atlantic Records. History The record label was founded in 2004 and was owned by musician Travis Barker. The label is located in Corona, California. Most of the bands curren ...
, a record label Barker officially set up in 2004. LaSalle was named after Barker's favorite Cadillac, and the label was designed to branch out to find all types of music, be it country or hip-hop. Barker met once a week with designers at Famous Stars and Straps to oversee designs for shoes and in his spare time picked up boxing.Shooman, 2010. p. 129 He injured his foot at a
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, Australia show in 2004 but performed the next night using his left foot for the kick-drum; he was in so much pain afterward that the tour had to be canceled.Shooman, 2010. p. 131 Barker's doctor informed him that not only did he break his foot, but he tore
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and
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—described by Hoppus as "the type of injury that people get in motorcycle accidents." In the meantime, Barker purchased a Wahoo's Fish Taco franchise in
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, and began work on a new Transplants record.Shooman, 2010. p. 132 The year for Blink-182 rounded off with a European tour that was soured by division in the band. In February 2005, the band issued a press statement announcing their "indefinite hiatus."


Reality television star and collaborations (2005–2008)

After a ''
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''-inspired wedding in October 2004, Barker starred in the MTV
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''
Meet the Barkers ''Meet the Barkers'' is a reality television series which aired on MTV. The series followed the everyday life of married couple, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler, as well as Moakler and Barker's two children, Alabama Luella Bark ...
'' with wife Shanna Moakler. The series followed Barker and his new family through his daily life, including Blink-182's final tour and the new Transplants album.Shooman, 2010. p. 137 The new Transplants album, ''
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'' (2005), was completed in the aftermath of the Blink-182 "hiatus" and released in mid-2005. Meanwhile, Hoppus and Barker continued recording music together and began working on electronic demos, which they called +44. Barker began another new project in 2005 called Expensive Taste, featuring Paul Wall and
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—the project would be more traditionally hip-hop. Barker also turned his direction to producing, working with artists such as Bun B and T.I..Shooman, 2010. p. 152 The +44 project came to a turning point when Hoppus and Barker purchased their own studio in October 2005, named Opra Music. ''
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'', the debut of +44, was greeted by less-than-stellar reviews and little commercial success. Barker filed for divorce from Moakler that August; both used their MySpace blogs to comment on the situation. Their breakup and the drama surrounding it made them tabloid favorites. After he and Moakler split up in 2006, he was frequently spotted at nightclubs—and photographed necking with Paris Hilton. According to Barker, he was trying to blot out the guilt of giving his children a broken home, and consumed "excessive amounts" of prescription painkillers, marijuana and alcohol. The painkiller usage eventually developed into a full-fledged addiction over 2007. Barker broke his arm during a video shoot for +44, but continued to tour performing with one arm.Shooman, 2010. p. 158 In early 2007, Barker began to work on hip-hop remixes and production techniques for many artists, preparing some loops and beats for Juelz Santana and looking to open two new boutiques, one in Los Angeles named Fast Life and one in Venice Beach by the name of Rogue Status.Shooman, 2010. p. 162 He kept busy drumming for Idiot Pilot ("Elephant") and the Federation ("Black Roses"), as well as creating well-received remixes of
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's " Umbrella" and " Crank That (Soulja Boy)".Shooman, 2010. p. 164 After a stint on the
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with
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and Cobra Starship, +44 began work on a second studio album that October.Shooman, 2010. p. 178 Barker continued releasing hip-hop remixes in 2008; a well-received remix of Flo Rida's " Low" followed the "Crank That" rendition. The videos of Barker playing the revamped tracks grew heavily in popularity on
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.Shooman, 2010. p. 182 Barker hoped to collate his growing arsenal of remixes with a bunch of new tracks on which he was working. It began to germinate into the idea of making a solo album, producing it all himself. As 2008 wore on, it became evident that the project would supersede +44 for the immediate future, though the band would return, by all accounts, once everything was in place for the solo record.Shooman, 2010. p. 183 Guests who recorded with Barker included
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, E-40,
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, and Damian Marley. He began performing with
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(Adam Goldstein) in June 2008 in a collaboration called TRV$DJAM. Essentially, DJ AM would mix a set of classic songs (which ranged from
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to dance) live with two turntables, then Barker would "enhance AM's groove" with live drums. The duo performed at the
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on September 7. "Our little duo of drummer and DJ adreached heights we never thought were possible," said Barker in a 2011 interview.


Plane crash (2008)

On September 19, 2008, TRV$DJAM performed at an event with
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singer
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and Gavin DeGraw in
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. The trip was a special occasion: "We all thought it was kind of a treat—we were on a private plane," Barker said. Barker had invited his ex-wife Moakler, but she declined, saying she had a weird feeling about leaving their children. With a vacant seat, Barker invited his security guard Che Still, figuring he'd be good company and would enjoy the trip. Barker was always afraid to fly; in his teenage years, he was "sure" he would die in a plane crash. When Blink-182 were putting together artwork for '' Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' in 2001, they created a " Zoso-like" icon for each band member: a jacket, a pair of pants, and an airplane. "Please don't give me the plane—I have a really fucked-up fear of flying," Barker begged, who ended up with the plane anyway. Just before midnight, the plane, headed for Van Nuys, California, was heading down the runway when the occupants heard a loud bang. According to the
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, the plane was departing from the airport when air traffic controllers saw sparks emanating from the plane. The pilots told the control tower that a tire had blown out and they would be aborting the take-off. The plane hurtled through the airport's fence, across a highway and crashed into an embankment. "When everything stopped, I tried to get everyone I could," Barker remembered. Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein escaped the plane and ran in circles on the highway. Hearing others yell, " Stop, drop and roll," Barker dropped to the ground and Goldstein helped him put out the fire on his feet. "I was lying next to AM as the plane was exploding, and I was screaming, 'Are we alive?'" Barker and DJ AM were transported to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in
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, where they were both listed in critical condition. They were the only survivors of the crash; personal assistant Chris Baker and Che Still, along with the two pilots, died in the crash. Less than a year later, Goldstein died from an overdose. Barker spent more than 11 weeks in hospitals and burn centers. He had 16 surgeries: blood transfusions that lasted 4–8 hours and numerous skin grafts. "There were times when they were talking about amputating my foot because I didn't have enough skin on my body for my grafts," he said. Barker also developed
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, made worse by the intense guilt he felt knowing Still was not supposed to be on the plane. During his time in the hospital, Barker was in so much pain that he was calling friends, offering them $1 million to help him end his life. He stopped his vegetarian diet and began eating meat to increase his protein intake and possibly speed up healing of his burns. Barker recovered from the incident, enabling him to return to the recording studio in November 2008. In his first television interview since the crash, he said to
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, "I'm already playing my drums again, and I'm already back in the studio". He elaborated by stating that the return to the studio "was like riding a bike. It was really exciting to know I still have my chops. It still felt good... I still can make it around the kit. Everything felt right, so I'm thankful to be able to play." Barker sued the plane's owners, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., and an airplane maintenance company that month; the case was settled out of court in December 2009 and the terms of the settlement are confidential.


Solo album and reunions (2009–present)

Barker's accident led to a Blink-182 reunion, with the group announcing their return at the February 2009 Grammy Awards. Barker continued to produce remixes throughout 2009, including a remix of " 3 a.m." by Eminem; he also collaborated with
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guitarist
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.Shooman, 2010. p. 191 In the midst of the band's reunion tour in August 2009, DJ AM was found dead by a friend in his New York apartment. Though Goldstein had been prescribed medication for pain following the crash, the medical examiner reported that he died from "acute intoxication" listing several prescription drugs and
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. The plane crash led Barker to make some lifestyle changes; he began running and swimming each day, and went
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since leaving the hospital, although he had already been vegetarian for 17 years. He has also overcome a painkiller addiction he had for years prior to the plane crash. "I didn't even take any pain medication after I got out of the hospital. They told me I'd be on some of the medicine for the rest of my life, but I got off all of them," said Barker. "They made me a completely different person." Barker didn't fly again until 2021, traveling by himself on his bus—and taking a boat when touring in Europe. After more than two years of setbacks and delays, Barker finally released his long-in-the-works solo debut, ''
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'', in March 2011. The record features collaborations with artists from
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to Slipknot's Corey Taylor. ''Neighborhoods'', Blink's sixth studio album, was released in September 2011 and peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. Barker continued his collaborations, working with Chester French, LL Cool J, Cypress Hill and producing an entire EP of collaboration, ''
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'', with rapper Yelawolf. Barker was unable to attend Blink-182's Australian tour in 2013; Brooks Wackerman ( Bad Religion,
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) filled in. On July 1, 2016, Blink released their seventh studio album ''
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'' to critical and commercial success. To complete the project, Blink members Hoppus and Barker were forced to replace Blink co-founder Tom DeLonge with vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio. Barker has joined Hoppus in citing DeLonge as the principal cause of the replacement. Citing DeLonge's alleged unwillingness to commit to working on new Blink projects, Barker revealed. "We always covered up for eLongebefore. It was always, 'We're going to record an album,' then 'Tom refuses to get into the studio without a record deal.' So everyone does hella amounts of work to get a record deal and now Tom isn't part of Blink-182. It's hard to cover for someone who's disrespectful and ungrateful… Everyone should know what the story is with him and it's been years with it." He is currently producing his second solo album. Barker has written a memoir entitled '' Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums'', which was released on October 20, 2015. He appeared in the 2016 Grammy-nominated documentary film about American DJ and producer
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, titled '' I'll Sleep When I'm Dead''. In 2018, Travis Barker appeared on the trap-metal musician Ghostemane's track, "D(r)ead". He also features on XXXTentacion's posthumous album " Skins", playing drums on the track " One Minute" featuring
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. In 2018 Travis Barker also joined The Aquabats for a 20th anniversary show celebrating their second album ''The Fury of the Aquabats'' at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, California. In 2019, Barker teamed up with popular New Orleans alternative hip hop duo
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to announce ''Live Fast Die Whenever'', a collaborative EP. Prior to the project's release, the singles "nothingleftnothingleft" (a rapid-fire hardcore punk song) and "Aliens Are Ghosts" (which samples music critic Anthony Fantano's review of $uicideboy$' debut album) were released. The EP was released on May 24. Along with the lead singles, the EP also included the songs "Killing 2 Birds with 22 Stones", "Sour Grapes", "Don't Trust Anyone!" (stylized in all caps), and "Individuality Was So Last Year". Several tracks on the EP also featured James Shaffer of
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on guitar. On July 12, 2019, Travis remixed Lil Peep & XXXTentacion's posthumous track "Falling Down". On April 24, 2020, during the
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, Barker was featured as the drummer during Post Malone's well-received
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tribute show and fundraiser for the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. In May 2020, Barker signed American musician and
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personality Jxdn to his label
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, making Jxdn the first artist on the label. In September 2020, Barker was on a collaboration project with Machine Gun Kelly on Kelly's album '' Tickets to My Downfall''. He was also heavily featured in the movie adaptation of this album, ''
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''. Barker played on the Willow Smith pop-punk track "
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", released April 27, 2021. In February 2021, he launched a line of cannabinoid-infused products called Barker Wellness. The next month, on March 15, 2021, Barker was a featured artist in the Atreyu song "Warrior" on the album "Baptize." In July 2021, Barker signed an exclusive worldwide publishing administration deal with Warner Chappell Music. In November 2021, Barker signed former BMG artist Avril Lavigne to DTA Records, with releases due to be handled by Warner Music Group's Elektra Records. In 2022, Travis Barker executive produced Machine Gun Kelly’s eighth studio album. Barker and Kelley announced the album name, ''Born with Horns,'' by getting matching tattoos of the album name on their arms. Kelly later changed the album title to ''Mainstream Sellout''.


Influences and favorite drummers

Barker told CBS Local that his first ever hero was
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from The Muppets, crediting the character as his inspiration to pursue drumming. He also cites John Bonham of
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, Alex Van Halen of
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,
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of Mötley Crüe, and Danny Carey of
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as his favorite drummers. In a 2016 Q&A with Vevo, Barker credited Buddy Rich as the greatest drummer of all time. He also stated that Van Halen's "
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" was the first song he learned on the drums.


Personal life

Barker's first marriage, to Melissa Kennedy, lasted nine months until he filed for divorce in August 2002. He later married actress and Miss USA 1995 titleholder Shanna Moakler on October 30, 2004. The couple had a '' The Nightmare Before Christmas''
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-style ceremony inspired by the Tim Burton film, and it was held on the eve of Halloween. Barker and Moakler have two children together, a son born in 2003, and a daughter born in 2005. Barker also remains close with his stepdaughter, Moakler's daughter with ex-fiancé, boxer Oscar De La Hoya. The family appeared in a reality television series, ''
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'', which aired on MTV from 2005 to 2006. On August 8, 2006, Barker filed for divorce from Moakler after nearly two years of marriage. The divorce was made public as each used their MySpace pages to air their feelings on the matter. Despite their pending divorce, reports surfaced in early 2007 that Barker and Moakler were "quietly trying to give it another go" as they were reportedly seen autographing a fan's book, with a heart around their names. In March 2007, Moakler told ''
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'' magazine that she and Barker (still married) were back together, but denied that she was pregnant. This came after the couple were publicly affectionate at a surprise birthday Barker threw for his wife in
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. ''People'' later reported that the couple had separated again; no reason was given for the split. Barker and Moakler were seen together at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards kissing and holding hands. However, on February 11, 2008, the couple's divorce was finalized. Barker and Moakler were together during a DJ set Barker was playing with DJ AM in Las Vegas on January 7, 2009. The couple attempted to rekindle their relationship in early 2009, but announced that they were no longer together on April 1, 2009.Travis Barker, Shanna Moakler Split Again
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On December 7, 2014, the police were called to Barker and Moakler's shared home in Los Angeles after the two were engaged in a verbal altercation. Criminal threats were made against one another, which led to both Barker and Moakler getting arrested. No charges were filed against either party. In late 2015, Barker briefly dated singer and actress Rita Ora. In June 2016, it was reported that Barker and Moakler were amicably co-parenting their two children. There were rumors of Barker and
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dating by very late 2020, which were confirmed and the relationship made official in January 2021. During this relationship, he returned to air travel after avoiding airplanes for 13 years. In October 2021, the couple got engaged. They had an unofficial wedding on April 3, 2022, in
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, after the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The couple officially married on May 15, 2022, in
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, with a religious wedding ceremony in Portofino, Italy, on May 22, 2022. Barker was raised
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, believes in God, and prays regularly with his children. On June 29, 2022, Barker was hospitalized after experiencing stomach pain and an inability to walk. It was later reported that Barker was suffering from
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.


Discography

Solo * ''
Give the Drummer Some ''Give the Drummer Some'' is the debut solo studio album by American drummer Travis Barker. Barker had earlier announced that the album would be slated for a September 14, 2010 release, but was later pushed back, with the album being released on M ...
'' (2011) with Blink-182 * '' Enema of the State'' (1999) * '' Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' (2001) * '' Blink-182'' (2003) * '' Neighborhoods'' (2011) * ''
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'' (2016) * '' Nine'' (2019) with Transplants * '' Transplants'' (2002) * ''
Haunted Cities ''Haunted Cities'' is the second studio album by the American  punk rock/ hip hop band Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 via  LaSalle Records/Atlantic Records, and sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on ...
'' (2005) * ''
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'' (2013) * '' Take Cover'' (2017) with +44 * ''
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'' (2006) with TRV$DJAM * ''
Fix Your Face ''Fix Your Face'' is the first DJ mix released by TRV$DJAM. It features Travis Barker on drums and DJ AM spinning records. It was released online on August 27, 2008. Track listing and samples # Fix Your Face 1 #* At 0:00 - Bill Conti - "Going ...
'' ( DJ mix) (2008) * ''Fix Your Face Vol. 2 (Coachella' 09)'' ( DJ mix) (2009) with the Aquabats * '' The Fury of The Aquabats!'' (1997) * ''The Fury of The Aquabats! Live At The Fonda!'' (2020) with
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* ''
Box Car Racer Box Car Racer is an American pop punk band formed in San Diego, California, in 2001. The group consists of guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, formerly alongside guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street. An ...
'' (2002) with Expensive Taste * ''DJ Skee Presents: Expensive Taste'' (2007) with Goldfinger * '' The Knife'' (2017) with Yelawolf * ''
Psycho White ''Psycho White'' is a collaborative EP by American drummer Travis Barker and rapper Yelawolf. It was released on November 13, 2012, under LaSalle Records and Killer Distribution. The first single of the EP, "Push 'Em" was released as a free do ...
'' (2012) with Asher Roth and Nottz * ''Rawther'' (2016) with Suicideboys * ''Live Fast Die Whenever'' (2019) with 03 Greedo * ''Meet the Drummers'' (2019) with Nothing,Nowhere * ''Bloodlust'' (2019) with Machine Gun Kelly *'' Tickets to My Downfall'' (2020) *''
Mainstream Sellout ''Mainstream Sellout'' is the sixth studio album by American musician Machine Gun Kelly, released on March 25, 2022, through Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. It is his second collaborative project with drummer and producer Travis Barker, ...
'' (2022) with UnoTheActivist * ''Might Not Make It'' (2020) with Trippie Redd * ''Neon Shark vs. Pegasus'' (2021) with KennyHoopla * '' Survivors Guilt: The Mixtape'' (2021) with
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* '' The Best Damn Thing'' (2007) * ''
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'' (2022) with Blackbear * ''In Loving Memory'' (2022)


Film, television, and video games

Barker has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including his own reality show, ''Meet the Barkers'', with his ex-wife Shanna Moakler, which debuted in 2005. Barker is in a brief scene with Blink-182 in the teen movie ''American Pie''. In 2003, he appeared in an episode of MTV's ''
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'', a ''
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''-esque television show, in which he took part in a set-up bareknuckle boxing match; he also appeared and spoke alongside
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vocalist Chester Bennington on MTV's ''Icon'' show honoring heavy metal band
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in May of that year. In 2006, Barker starred in a Boost Mobile commercial, which was detailed in an episode of ''Meet the Barkers''. He's also played a few guest starring roles such as a rapper on the popular crime drama, ''
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''. In 2001, he appeared with Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge in the skit "Leave it to Blink-182", a parody of " Leave It to Beaver", on the late night TV show MADtv. In a slight departure from his usual genres, he made an appearance on the 41st annual
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in 2006, performing a medley of songs by country icon Buck Owens with a group of artists including Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top guitarist
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, and former Byrds bass player Chris Hillman. Barker performed alongside Skylar Grey and Kid Ink at WrestleMania 31. He appears as a secret, playable character in '' Tony Hawk's Project 8'', and in '' Guitar Hero World Tour''.


Filmography


See also

* List of drummers * List of vegans


General references

* *


Notes

*A. "Let's Go" was not released as a single; it charted due to digital downloads. *B. "Let's Go" peaked outside of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, therefore it is listed on the
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chart, a chart monitoring the next top 25 singles beyond the top 100.


References


External links

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