Zitat des Tages von Travis Barker:
Then I tried out for the Fontana High School drum line, in Riverside, and I did really well. I got second chair, and played snare in that drum line for three years.
The whole time after you record an album, you're just waiting for the release date. You're waiting for fans to hear it and stuff.
If we play to first time Blink 182 listeners, it's good they are listening to us and not the Backstreet Boys. Old Fans or new fans, it's all the same to us.
We all write the music, and then Mark and Tom write the lyrics.
We all liked the Descendants and stuff like that, so we started playing it. It's not that it was really hard, well, it does take skill to play fast and keep up your stamina. But it was something that just happened.
I looked Death right in the face.
And I was in another band called Flash In The Pan, which was soca, Latin music, down in Laguna Beach.
There's a lot more responsibility at home, so a tour is like the opposite for me. It's like a breath of fresh air.
I want to keep pushing the limits for drummers and expressing myself.
I was in a band called Hooker for a while.
I'm obsessed with my children.
I listened a little to punk when I was younger, but it was straight edge punk. It was nothing like what is going on now, like poppy punk.
I practice every day, I warm up before I play.
Usually, if I'm coming to Europe, I'm on a boat for seven days, so I spend the seven days doing a bunch of things. I'll do cardio for an hour or an hour-and-a-half and weights, just light weights.
I've always liked Dennis Chambers, he's real flashy.
But there's actually a lot of punk bands out there that go out of the norm, use odd time signatures, or a lot of different tempo changes in a song.
I want a certain thing for my children. I just want to be in their life. I don't want nannies raising my kids.
I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything.
I was playing with the Aquabats, and then I quit to join a band called Suicide Machine in Detroit.
I was told once if I kept breaking things on my legs, that I wasn't going to be able to walk soon, you know? I wanted to be a pro skateboarder, but it was too hard. I was trying, but it wasn't going to happen.
I learned the songs and played the gigs, and then they called me about a month later. They told me they were like super stoked on me and asked me to join their band.
We never worry about the big things, just the small things.
I've been vegan since I got out of the hospital... It's another eye opener. It changed my life in a number of ways.
In 1996, I was in was in an acoustic kind of rock band, we were called Feeble. We were just playing locally.
My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.
My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band.
I used to have friends come on tour and work as my drum tech, but they get bummed out when I have to tell them what to do. This time I'm just going to fly them out and let them hang. It's all good.
I don't like traveling, period. I like being at places and I like going places, but I don't like forms of transportation.
Bill Stevenson of The Descendants is really good, too.
In junior high, I sang in madrigals, men's' and women's' choir. I played piano too, but then I got out of it.
My chops are still up, even though I'm not still in high school.
On tour, you never have a home, you don't get used to anything, and you're always super busy.
Once in a while, I'll slip and get off my vegan diet and have egg whites in the morning, that's a good source of protein while I'm out on the road. If I can feel my body starting to tire, those are good to keep you healthy.
I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone.
I was a kid, and I wasn't even sure if I wanted to play the drums, you know? All I wanted to do was skateboard, but I was still learning and taking it in, so it was good.
I play Orange County drums. I love those guys. I've got a four piece kit.