He gained a lot of experience performing at regional competitions and festivals. At Fontana High School, Barker played the drum set in the jazz ensemble and snare drum in the marching band. She told him to keep playing music and to follow his dreams. His mother, who had been diagnosed with Sjögren syndrome three months earlier, died the day before he started high school. I could express myself better through my drums than I could anything else." īarker has described himself as a stoner during his tenure at Fontana High School. That was the one direction that kind of felt like I was connected to and I could kind of understand. However, Barker states that "I always migrated back to drums, though.
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In addition, Barker had non-musical aspirations he also was interested in becoming a professional surfer and skateboarder. In junior high, Barker learned to play the piano and briefly tried singing, joining the madrigals men and women's choir. At this time, he also began taking trumpet lessons. Barker began taking drum lessons at age five with a drummer named Michael Mai, who would expose young Barker to many different playing styles. Early life and education īarker 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 is also a vegan and has invested in the Los Angeles vegan restaurant Crossroads Kitchen. He released a memoir, Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, in 2015. Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name. 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.Īside from drumming, he founded the clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999, and the record labels LaSalle Records in 2004 and DTA Records in 2019. He was involved in a plane crash in 2008, but he recovered and released his debut solo album, Give the Drummer Some, in 2011.
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He also starred in an MTV reality series named Meet the Barkers. Barker established himself as a versatile drummer, producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip hop, alternative rock, pop, and country. 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). īorn in Fontana, California, Barker began drumming at an early age.
Due to his fame, Rolling Stone referred to him as "punk's first superstar drummer" as well as one of the 100 greatest drummers of all time. Barker was a frequent collaborator with the late DJ AM, and together they formed TRV$DJAM. He has collaborated with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transplants, cofounded the rock band +44, and joined Box Car Racer, Antemasque and Goldfinger. Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Blink-182.
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