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{{Short description|American drummer (born 1975)}} {{pp-move}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Travis Barker | image = Travis Barker 2019 by Glenn Francis (headshot).jpg | caption = Barker at the [[2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards]] | birth_name = Travis Landon Barker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|14}} | birth_place = [[Fontana, California]], U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * Musician * songwriter * {{nowrap|record producer}} }} | years_active = 1993–present | television = ''[[Meet the Barkers]]'' | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Melissa Kennedy|2001|2002|end=div}} * {{marriage|[[Shanna Moakler]]|2004|2008|end=div}} * {{marriage|[[Kourtney Kardashian]]<br />|2022|}} }} | partner = <!--partner parameter is for unmarried life partners, not dating or fiances--> | children = 3, including [[Landon Barker|Landon]] | family = [[Kardashian family|Kardashian]] (by marriage) | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Blink-182|Full list]] | website = {{URL|travisbarker.com}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed=yes | instrument = {{flatlist| * Drums * percussion<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument---> }} | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Pop-punk]] * [[alternative rock]] * {{nowrap|[[punk rock]]}} * [[skate punk]] * {{nowrap|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]}} <!--- Please refrain from adding an excessive amount of genres. Main genres only.---> }} | label = {{flatlist| * [[DGC Records|DGC]] * [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] * [[LaSalle Records|LaSalle]] * [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] * [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] * [[Hellcat Records|Hellcat]] * [[MCA Records|MCA]] * Golden Voice * [[DTA Records|DTA]] * [[Goliath Artists]] }} | current_member_of = {{flatlist| * [[Blink-182]] * [[Transplants (band)|Transplants]] }} | past_member_of = {{flatlist| * [[The Aquabats]] * [[Box Car Racer]] * [[+44 (band)|+44]] * {{nowrap|[[Expensive Taste]]}} * [[TRV$DJAM]] * [[Antemasque (band)|Antemasque]] * [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]] }} }} | alias = {{flatlist| * The Baron von Tito * Bones * Clarence }} }} '''Travis Landon Barker''' (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and music producer who is the drummer for the rock band [[Blink-182]]. He has collaborated with [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] artists, is a member of the [[rap rock]] group [[Transplants (band)|Transplants]], co-founded the rock band [[+44 (band)|+44]], and has also joined [[Box Car Racer]], [[Antemasque (band)|Antemasque]] and [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]]. Barker was a frequent collaborator with the late [[DJ AM]], with whom he formed the duo [[TRV$DJAM]]. Due to his fame, ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' referred to him as "punk's first superstar drummer", as well as one of the 100 greatest drummers of all time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-77933/|title=100 Greatest Drummers of All Time|first1=Christopher R.|last1=Weingarten |first2=Jon|last2=Dolan |first3=Matt|last3=Diehl |first4=Ken|last4=Micallef |first5=David|last5=Ma |first6=Gareth Dylan|last6=Smith |first7=Oliver|last7=Wang |first8=Jason|last8=Heller |first9=Jordan|last9=Runtagh |first10=Hank|last10=Shteamer |first11=Steve|last11=Smith |first12=Brittany|last12=Spanos |first13=Kory|last13=Grow |first14=Rob|last14=Kemp |first15=Keith|last15=Harris |first16=Richard|last16=Gehr |first17=Jon|last17=Wiederhorn |first18=Maura|last18=Johnston |author18-link=Maura Johnston |first19=Andy|last19=Greene |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 31, 2016 |access-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217024634/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-77933/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 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, [[alternative rock]], [[pop music|pop]], and [[country music|country]]. He also starred in an [[MTV]] reality series named ''[[Meet the Barkers]]''. He was involved in a [[2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash|plane crash in 2008]], but he recovered and released his debut solo album, ''[[Give the Drummer Some]]'', 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 [[LaSalle Records]] in 2004 and [[DTA Records]] in 2019. Companies such as [[DC Shoes]] and [[Avedis Zildjian Company|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 Kitchen]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kuh |first=Patric |date=2013-06-19 |title=Crossroads: A New Leaf Los Angeles Magazine |url=https://www.lamag.com/digestblog/crossroads-a-new-leaf/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |newspaper=Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Barker was born in [[Fontana, California]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=INGOLD |first=RUSSELL |date=2015-10-21 |title=Travis Barker, Fontana's superstar drummer, reveals all in new autobiography |url=https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/entertainment/travis-barker-fontanas-superstar-drummer-reveals-all-in-new-autobiography/article_7660b346-7852-11e5-a08d-575d4a9dbd3c.html |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Fontana Herald News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Press-Enterprise |first=Vanessa Franko {{!}} The |last2=Press-Enterprise |first2=Special To The Press-Enterprise {{!}} |date=2010-09-23 |title=Epicenter: Travis Barker talks about Fontana, new Blink-182 |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2010/09/23/epicenter-travis-barker-talks-about-fontana-new-blink-182/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Press Enterprise |language=en-US}}</ref> on November 14, 1975,<ref name="Allmusic" /> 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 [[trumpet]] lessons. In junior high, Barker learned to play the piano and briefly tried singing, joining the [[Madrigal (music)|madrigals]] men and women's choir.<ref name=mh18>{{cite magazine| last = Everett| first = Jenny| date =Fall 2001| title =Blink-182 Cordially Invites You To Take Them Seriously|magazine=[[MH-18 (magazine)|MH-18]]| page =81| publisher =[[Rodale, Inc.]]}}</ref> In addition, Barker had non-musical aspirations; he also was interested in becoming a professional surfer and [[Skateboarding|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."<ref name="UltimateGuitar">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/therapy_session_of_travis_barker.html|title=Therapy Session of Travis Barker|work=Ultimate Guitar|last=Rosen|first=Steven|date=October 24, 2006|access-date=December 30, 2010|archive-date=December 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216020924/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/therapy_session_of_travis_barker.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Barker has described himself as a [[Stoner (drug user)|stoner]] during his tenure at [[Fontana High School]].<ref name="mh18"/> His mother, who had been diagnosed with [[Sjögren syndrome]] three months earlier, died the day before he started high school.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://allmusic.com/artist/travis-barker-mn0000746409/biography|title=Travis Barker|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|publisher=[[Allmusic.com]]|access-date=December 30, 2010|archive-date=December 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211192439/http://allmusic.com/artist/travis-barker-p357403|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[snare drum]] in the marching band.<ref name="mh18"/> 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.<ref name="shooman52">Shooman, 2010. p. 52</ref> ==Career== ===Musical beginnings (1993–1998)=== After graduating from Fontana High School, Barker worked as a trash man in [[Laguna Beach]] and played with the punk rock band Snot and Feeble, a Fontana-based band where he met [[Chad Larson]].<ref name=shooman51>Shooman, 2010. p. 51</ref><ref name=p88>Hoppus, 2001. p. 88</ref> 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.<ref name="shooman51" /> Barker, who was "sleeping on [his] friend's couch" and still working as a trash man, only intended to fill in for a few days but ended up joining the band.<ref name="shooman57" /> The group then went into the studio with veteran producer Jim Goodwin to record ''[[The Fury of the Aquabats!]]''<ref name="shooman52"/> 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.<ref name=shooman53>Shooman, 2010. p. 53</ref> [[File:Blink182.jpg|thumb|left|Barker (top right) joined Blink-182 in 1998.]] After the October 1997 release of ''The Fury of the Aquabats!'', the group toured nationwide with [[San Diego]]–based [[Blink-182]], who had recently completed their second album ''[[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]''. The trio's drummer, [[Scott Raynor]], announced to his fellow members that he would depart following the [[SnoCore Tour]] in February 1998.<ref name=p80>Hoppus, 2001. p. 80</ref><ref name=p83>Hoppus, 2001. p. 83</ref> 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.<ref name=p85>Hoppus, 2001. p. 85</ref> Raynor returned that May, but arguments only grew worse.<ref name="shooman56" /> Raynor was fired by DeLonge and Hoppus, ostensibly over a drinking problem,<ref name=shooman56>Shooman, 2010. p. 56</ref> 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."<ref name=shooman57>Shooman, 2010. p. 57</ref> The addition of Barker inspired DeLonge and Hoppus to "play better" and keep up with their new member, whom DeLonge called "perfect".<ref name=totalguitar>{{cite journal|date=October 12, 2012 |title=Tom DeLonge talks guitar tones, growing up and Blink |journal=[[Total Guitar]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |location=[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], United Kingdom |issn=1355-5049 |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422 |access-date=October 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212085024/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422 |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barker continued playing with Blink-182 throughout 1998 and stepped in to play with [[the Vandals]], where he filled in for [[Josh Freese]] as the year closed.<ref name=shooman61>Shooman, 2010. p. 61</ref> ===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—"[[What's My Age Again?]]", "[[All the Small Things]]", and "[[Adam's Song]]"—that crossed over into Top 40 radio format and experienced major commercial success.<ref name=p96>Hoppus, 2001. p. 96</ref> "All the Small Things" became a number-one hit on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, but also became a [[crossover hit]] and peaked at number 6 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. Its video parodied [[boy band]]s and pop music videos and won a Moon Man for Best Group Video at the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref name="rstruth">{{cite magazine|last=Edwards|first=Gavins|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-the-half-naked-truth-87106/|title=The Half Naked Truth About Blink-182|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 3, 2000|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161137/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-the-half-naked-truth-87106/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="boybands">{{cite web|title=Blink-182 Spoofs Boy Bands With New Video |work=MTV News |date=August 11, 1999 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1426201/blink-182-spoofs-boy-bands-with-new-video/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104195638/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426201/blink-182-spoofs-boy-bands-with-new-video.jhtml |archive-date=November 4, 2012|access-date=November 17, 2021 }}</ref><ref name=p98>Hoppus, 2001. p. 98</ref> The album has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and had a considerable effect on pop punk music.<ref name="MTV influence">{{cite web|title=How Did Blink-182 Become So Influential? |author=James Montgomery |work=[[MTV News]] |date=February 9, 2009 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1604639/how-did-blink-182-become-so-influential/ |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025200846/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604639/how-did-blink-182-become-so-influential.jhtml |archive-date=October 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="diehl">{{cite book |last=Diehl |first=Matt|title=My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion - How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |date=April 17, 2007 |pages=75–76 |isbn=978-0312337810}}</ref>[[File:Drummer Travis Barker.jpg|thumb|upright|Barker performing in 2003]] 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 [[Cadillac]]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.<ref name="rstruth" /> 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.<ref name=p101>Hoppus, 2001. p. 101</ref> Barker also began offering drum lessons and added [[Guitar Center]] drum clinics to his list of activities.<ref name=p103>Hoppus, 2001. p. 103</ref> The band began its first arena tour in the fall of 1999,<ref name=p99>Hoppus, 2001. p. 99</ref> but Barker missed much of the 2000 [[The Mark, Tom and Travis Show Tour|Mark, Tom and Travis Show tour]] after he broke his finger.<ref name="rstruth" /> 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).<ref name=sdreader>{{cite journal|last=Leighton |first=Ken |date=September 14, 2011 |title=Naming Rights |journal=[[San Diego Reader]] |url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2011/sep/14/blurt1/ |access-date=February 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074908/http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2011/sep/14/blurt1/ |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001, Barker married Melissa Kennedy, but the two divorced in August 2002 after nine months of marriage.<ref name="myspace">{{cite magazine |title = Barkers' Shanna 'Devastated' over Split |magazine = [[People (magazine)|People]] |date = August 10, 2006 |url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1225041,00.html |access-date = February 22, 2007 |archive-date = March 14, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070314194021/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1225041,00.html |url-status = dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name="totalguitar"/><ref name=shooman92>Shooman, 2010. p. 92</ref> DeLonge, not wanting to pay for a studio drummer, simply asked Barker to step in and perform on the record, called ''[[Box Car Racer (album)|Box Car Racer]]''. The experiment became a full-time band and toured in 2002, which led to strained relations between DeLonge and Hoppus.<ref name=shooman94>Shooman, 2010. p. 94</ref> {{Quote box |quote = Word had got around that not only was Travis Barker an amazing drummer, [but that] he was also an amazing studio drummer which was a skill that a lot of drummers don't necessarily share. Travis had this reputation of being a guy who could sit down with a click track and no music and have the arrangement in his head and he could lay down the drum tracks in five, ten minutes for a song and then the band could play on top to him as if he was a drum machine. |source = [[Dave Carlock]]<ref name="shooman103" /> |quoted = 1 |width = 25% |align = right }} Through a connection with Jerry Finn, [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] vocalist [[Tim Armstrong]] contacted Barker in the summer of 2002 to record tracks for a rap/rock collaboration called the [[Transplants (band)|Transplants]].<ref name=shooman103>Shooman, 2010. p. 103</ref> For his role on the ''Transplants'' record, ''Rolling Stone'' called Barker "punk rock's first superstar drummer".<ref name=shooman105>Shooman, 2010. p. 105</ref> He also began appearing in music videos, including [[Puff Daddy]]'s "[[Bad Boy for Life]]", as well as adding to his collection of vintage Cadillacs.<ref name=shooman108>Shooman, 2010. p. 108</ref> Blink-182 released their fifth, untitled album in 2003, which marked a more mature direction.<ref name="thenewb182">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1479757/no-album-title-no-preconceptions-the-new-blink-182/|title=No Album Title, No Preconceptions: The New Blink-182|author=Corey Moss|date=October 14, 2003|work=MTV News|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=October 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030030006/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479757/20031014/blink_182.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly before the album's completion, Barker's girlfriend, ex-[[Miss USA]] [[Shanna Moakler]], gave birth to their son, [[Landon Barker|Landon Asher]], in October 2003.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} [[The Kinison]], who supported Blink-182 on their tour dates, impressed Barker and were the first group signed to [[LaSalle Records]], a record label Barker officially set up in 2004.<ref name="shooman129"/> 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.<ref name=shooman129>Shooman, 2010. p. 129</ref> He injured his foot at a [[Melbourne]], Australia show in 2004 but performed the next night using his left foot for the [[bass drum|kick-drum]]; he was in so much pain afterward that the tour had to be canceled.<ref name=shooman131>Shooman, 2010. p. 131</ref> Barker's doctor informed him that not only did he break his foot, but he tore [[tendons]] and [[ligaments]]—described by Hoppus as "the type of injury that people get in motorcycle accidents."<ref name="smh">{{cite news| url = https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/27/1093518062841.html| title = Mark Hoppus unplugged| access-date = February 28, 2007| author = Dowling, Joshua| date = August 27, 2004| newspaper = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| archive-date = October 12, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012145859/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/27/1093518062841.html| url-status = live}}</ref> In the meantime, Barker purchased a [[Wahoo's Fish Taco]] franchise in [[Norco, California]], and began work on a new Transplants record.<ref name=shooman132>Shooman, 2010. p. 132</ref> 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".<ref name="mtv4">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1497320/blink-182-announce-indefinite-hiatus-as-breakup-rumors-swirl/|title=Blink-182 Announce 'Indefinite Hiatus' As Breakup Rumors Swirl|author=James Montgomery|date=February 22, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161137/http://www.mtv.com/news/1497320/blink-182-announce-indefinite-hiatus-as-breakup-rumors-swirl/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Reality television star and collaborations (2005–2008)=== [[File:Travis Barker (Blink 182).jpg|thumb|Barker on stage in 2004]] After a ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas|Nightmare Before Christmas]]''-inspired wedding in October 2004, Barker starred in the MTV [[reality series]] ''[[Meet the Barkers]]'' 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.<ref name=shooman137>Shooman, 2010. p. 137</ref> The new Transplants album, ''[[Haunted Cities]]'' (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 (band)|+44]].<ref name="formation">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1499838/blink-182s-hoppus-barker-form-electronic-side-project/|title=Blink-182's Hoppus, Barker Form Electronic Side Project|author=James Montgomery|date=April 8, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161139/http://www.mtv.com/news/1499838/blink-182s-hoppus-barker-form-electronic-side-project/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Barker began another new project in 2005 called [[Expensive Taste]], featuring [[Paul Wall]] and [[Skinhead Rob]]—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.]]<ref name=shooman152>Shooman, 2010. p. 152</ref> The +44 project came to a turning point when Hoppus and Barker purchased their own studio in October 2005, named Opra Music.<ref name=APCoverStory>{{cite magazine| last = Griffin| first = JR| date = December 2006| title = Blink & You'll Miss It| magazine = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]| issue = 221| pages = 136–140| issn = 1065-1667| url = http://www.altpress.com/magazine/issue/221_-_my_chemical_romance| access-date = January 12, 2013| archive-date = November 5, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105161928/http://www.altpress.com/magazine/issue/221_-_my_chemical_romance| url-status = live}}</ref> ''[[When Your Heart Stops Beating]]'', 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.<ref name="chronicle">{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/morenews/6012948.html?plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:5df1193c-c062-4fe8-9354-18e7cfd70ed9#ixzz1SEPhWsxu|title=Learjet crash in South Carolina kills 4|author=Jim Davenport|date=September 20, 2008|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> 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 [[Analgesic|prescription painkillers]], marijuana and alcohol.<ref name=rssnottiest>{{cite magazine| last =Edwards| first =Gavin| date =August 20, 2009| title =survival of the snottiest|magazine=Rolling Stone| issue =1085 | location =New York City | issn =0035-791X | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/blink-182-survival-of-the-snottiest-69997/2/}}</ref> The painkiller usage eventually developed into a full-fledged addiction over 2007.<ref name="rssnottiest" /> Barker broke his arm during a video shoot for +44, but continued to tour performing using one arm.<ref name=shooman158>Shooman, 2010. p. 158</ref> 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 [[boutique]]s, one in Los Angeles named Fast Life and one in [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice Beach]] by the name of Rogue Status.<ref name=shooman162>Shooman, 2010. p. 162</ref> He kept busy drumming for [[Idiot Pilot]] ("Elephant") and [[The Federation (group)|the Federation]] ("Black Roses"), as well as creating well-received remixes of [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" and "[[Crank That (Soulja Boy)]]".<ref name=shooman164>Shooman, 2010. p. 164</ref> After a stint on the [[Honda Civic Tour]] with [[Fall Out Boy]] and [[Cobra Starship]], +44 began work on a second studio album that October.<ref name=shooman178>Shooman, 2010. p. 178</ref> Barker continued releasing hip-hop remixes in 2008; a well-received remix of [[Flo Rida]]'s "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" followed the "Crank That" rendition. The videos of Barker playing the revamped tracks grew heavily in popularity on [[YouTube]].<ref name=shooman182>Shooman, 2010. p. 182</ref> 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.<ref name="shooman182" /> 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.<ref name=shooman183>Shooman, 2010. p. 183</ref> Guests who recorded with Barker included [[Young Dro]], [[E-40]], [[Willie Nelson]], and [[Damian Marley]]. He began performing with [[DJ AM]] (Adam Goldstein) in June 2008 in a collaboration called [[TRV$DJAM]]. Essentially, DJ AM would mix a set of classic songs (which ranged from [[classic rock]] to dance) live with two turntables, then Barker would "enhance AM's groove" with live drums.<ref name="rssnottiest" /><ref name="shooman183" /> The duo performed at the [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]] on September 7. "Our little duo of drummer and DJ [had] reached heights we never thought were possible," said Barker in a 2011 interview.<ref name="rsups" /> In 2008, Barker and Goldstein were in a [[#Plane crash (2008)|plane crash]] that killed the other four people on board and left them both in critical condition. ===Solo album and reunions (Since 2009)=== [[File:TravisBarkerliveIn2011.jpg|thumb|Barker drumming for Blink-182 in 2011]] Barker's accident led to a Blink-182 reunion,<ref name="altpress">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/qa_mark_hoppus/|title=A conversation with Blink-182's Mark Hoppus|author=Scott Heisel|date=February 19, 2009|magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|access-date=July 15, 2011|archive-date=June 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614230629/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/qa_mark_hoppus/|url-status=live}}</ref> with the group announcing their return at the February [[51st Annual Grammy Awards|2009 Grammy Awards]].<ref name="Kaufman">{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Blink-182 Confirm Reunion on Grammy Stage |work=[[MTV News]] |publisher=Viacom |date=February 8, 2009 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1604564/blink-182-confirm-reunion-on-grammy-stage/ |access-date=June 10, 2011 |archive-date=December 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223151915/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604564/20090208/blink_182.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barker continued to produce remixes throughout 2009, including a remix of "[[3 a.m. (Eminem song)|3 a.m.]]" by [[Eminem]]; he also collaborated with [[Guns N' Roses]] guitarist [[Slash (musician)|Slash]].<ref name=shooman191>Shooman, 2010. p. 191</ref> 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 [[cocaine]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.cnn.com/2009-09-29/entertainment/DJ.AM.autopsy_1_crash-in-south-carolina-plane-crash-crack-cocaine?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ | work=CNN | title=Disc jockey DJ AM dies | date=August 28, 2009 | access-date=March 19, 2011 | archive-date=March 8, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308075449/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-09-29/entertainment/DJ.AM.autopsy_1_crash-in-south-carolina-plane-crash-crack-cocaine?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ | url-status=dead }}</ref> The plane crash led Barker to make some lifestyle changes; he began running and swimming each day, and went [[vegan]] since leaving the hospital, although he had already been vegetarian for 17 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peta2.com/heroes/sexiest-vegetarian-celebrity-contest-2014/|title=WINNERS: 2015's Hottest Veg Celebs!|date=September 12, 2016|access-date=May 13, 2015|archive-date=April 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416013404/http://www.peta2.com/heroes/sexiest-vegetarian-celebrity-contest-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also overcome a painkiller addiction he had for years prior to the plane crash.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/travis-barker-how-the-plane-crash-changed-me/|title=Travis Barker: How the Plane Crash Changed Me |date=September 30, 2011|access-date=November 17, 2021|first=Sara|last=Hammel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422193627/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20533471,00.html|archive-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=3718&catId=8|title=Travis Barker Talks Veganism|work=VegNews|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=April 22, 2012|first=Hilary|last=Pollack|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422200716/http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=3718&catId=8|archive-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/59558 | work=NME | title=Blink 182's Travis Barker: 'I am considering hypnotherapy so I can fly again' | date=October 2, 2011 | access-date=February 20, 2020 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083117/http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/59558 | url-status=live }}</ref> "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.<ref name="rsups">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-interviews-inside-the-ups-and-downs-of-blink-182-79559/|title=Exclusive Interviews: Inside the Ups and Downs of Blink-182|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 30, 2011|access-date=November 17, 2021|first=Andy|last=Green|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422192626/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-interviews-inside-the-ups-and-downs-of-blink-182-20110930?page=3|archive-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref> After more than two years of setbacks and delays, Barker finally released his long-in-the-works solo debut, ''[[Give the Drummer Some]]'', in March 2011. The record features collaborations with artists from [[Lil Wayne]] to [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]'s [[Corey Taylor]].<ref name="mtvgive">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1659874/travis-barker-give-the-drummer-some/|title=Travis Barker Calls Give The Drummer Some 'A Science Experiment'|author=James Montgomery|date=March 15, 2011|work=MTV News|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161139/http://www.mtv.com/news/1659874/travis-barker-give-the-drummer-some/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Neighborhoods'', Blink's sixth studio album, was released in September 2011 and peaked at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/j-cole-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-blink-182-snags-no-2-466817/|title=J. Cole Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Blink-182 Snags No. 2|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161154/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/j-cole-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-blink-182-snags-no-2-466817/|url-status=live}}</ref> Barker continued his collaborations, working with [[Chester French]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Cypress Hill]] and producing an entire [[extended play|EP]] of collaboration, ''[[Psycho White]]'', with rapper [[Yelawolf]]. Barker was unable to attend Blink-182's Australian tour in 2013; [[Brooks Wackerman]] filled in.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20611806,00.html|title=Travis Barker Still Struggles with Fear of Flying after Fatal Crash|date=July 24, 2012|access-date=February 16, 2013|first=Evan|last=Lambert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717042834/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20611806,00.html|archive-date=July 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/blink-182-drummer-travis-barker-pulls-out-of-bands-australian-tour/story-e6frf9hf-1226579785366|title=Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker pulls out of band's Australian tour|date=February 17, 2013|access-date=February 17, 2013|first=Cameron|last=Adams}}</ref> [[File:Travis Barker (28132648375).jpg|left|thumb|upright|Barker performing in 2016]] On July 1, 2016, Blink released their seventh studio album ''[[California (Blink-182 album)|California]]'' 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 [DeLonge] before. 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."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blink-182s-hoppus-barker-blast-ungrateful-disingenuous-tom-delonge-20150126|title=Blink-182 Blast 'Ungrateful, Disingenuous' Tom DeLonge|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=January 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127055857/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blink-182s-hoppus-barker-blast-ungrateful-disingenuous-tom-delonge-20150126|url-status=live}}</ref> He is currently producing his second solo album.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Blink 182's Travis Barker details deadly plane crash in new memoir|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2016/01/15/blink-182s-travis-barker-details-deadly-plane-crash-in-new-memoir|newspaper = Toronto Sun|access-date = January 26, 2016|archive-date = March 11, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160311231633/http://www.torontosun.com/2016/01/15/blink-182s-travis-barker-details-deadly-plane-crash-in-new-memoir|url-status = live}}</ref> Barker has written a memoir entitled ''[[Can I Say (book)|Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums]]'', which was released on October 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title = Travis Barker Opens Up About His Battle with Drugs and More in new Memoir|url = http://radio.com/2015/10/15/travis-barker-memoir/|access-date = January 26, 2016|archive-date = February 4, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160204052112/http://radio.com/2015/10/15/travis-barker-memoir/|url-status = live}}</ref> He appeared in the 2016 [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated documentary film about American DJ and producer [[Steve Aoki]], titled ''[[I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016 film)|I'll Sleep When I'm Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/steve-aoki-ill-sleep-when-im-dead-documentary-hits-netflix/|title=Steve Aoki 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead' Documentary Hits Netflix {{!}} The Nocturnal Times|website=www.thenocturnaltimes.com|date=August 24, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805071253/http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/steve-aoki-ill-sleep-when-im-dead-documentary-hits-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 (XXXTentacion album)|Skins]]", playing drums on the track "[[One Minute (XXXTentacion song)|One Minute]]" featuring [[Kanye West]]. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-10 |title=Travis Barker Joins The Aquabats To Celebrate 20 Years of The Fury of The Aquabats {{!}} Boston Ska (dot) net |url=https://www.bostonska.net/news/travis-barker-joins-the-aquabats-to-celebrate-20-years-of-the-fury-of-the-aquabats/6136/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Barker teamed up with popular New Orleans alternative hip hop duo [[Suicideboys|$uicideboy$]] to announce ''Live Fast Die Whenever'', a collaborative EP. Prior to the project's release, the singles "nothingleftnothingleft" (a rapid-fire hardcore punk song) and "Aliens Are Ghosts" (which samples music critic [[Anthony Fantano]]'s review of [[I Want to Die in New Orleans|$uicideboy$' debut album]]) were released. The EP was released on May 24. Along with the lead singles, the EP also included the songs "Killing 2 Birds with 22 Stones", "Sour Grapes", "Don't Trust Anyone!" (stylized in [[all caps]]), and "Individuality Was So Last Year". Several tracks on the EP also featured [[James Shaffer]] of [[Korn]] on guitar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/5/suicideboys-travis-barker-live-fast-die-whenever-ep-stream |title=$uicideboy$ & Travis Barker Tap Korn Guitarist MUNKY for 'Live Fast Die Whenever' EP |work=Hypebeast |date=May 24, 2019 |access-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130014126/https://hypebeast.com/2019/5/suicideboys-travis-barker-live-fast-die-whenever-ep-stream |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 12, 2019, Travis remixed Lil Peep & XXXTentacion's posthumous track "Falling Down". On April 24, 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Barker was featured as the drummer during [[Post Malone]]'s well-received [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] tribute show and fundraiser for the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zoladz |first1=Lindsey |title=Post Malone Covering Nirvana for Virus Relief? Bring on the 'Bleach' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/25/arts/music/post-malone-nirvana-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage |work=The New York Times |date=April 25, 2020 |access-date=April 26, 2020 |archive-date=April 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426182934/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/25/arts/music/post-malone-nirvana-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2020, Barker signed American musician and [[TikTok]] personality [[Jxdn]] to his label [[DTA Records]], making Jxdn the first artist on the label.<ref name="dta-jxdn">{{cite magazine |last1=Eggertsen |first1=Chris |title=The Deals: Travis Barker's DTA Records Signs TikTok Star Jxdn, CEEK Pacts With UMe for VR Concerts |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/deals-travis-barker-dta-records-ceek-virtual-reality-ume/ |access-date=November 17, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117162500/https://www.billboard.com/pro/deals-travis-barker-dta-records-ceek-virtual-reality-ume/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2020, Barker was on a collaboration project with [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]] on Kelly's album ''[[Tickets to My Downfall]]''. He was also heavily featured in the movie adaptation of this album, ''[[Downfalls High]]''. Barker played on the [[Willow Smith]] [[pop-punk]] track "[[Transparent Soul]]", released April 27, 2021.<ref name="Rolling Stone Pop-Punk">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/willow-smith-transparent-soul-1161620/|title=Willow Smith Goes Full Pop-Punk on New Track 'Transparent Soul'|first1=Claire|last1=Shaffer|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 27, 2021|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429070536/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/willow-smith-transparent-soul-1161620/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Vulture WSE">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/willow-smith-new-song-transparent-soul-travis-barker.html|title=Willow Shreds Expectations in Her New Track, "Transparent Soul"|first=Zoe|last=Haylock|date=April 27, 2021|website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]]|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429210028/https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/willow-smith-new-song-transparent-soul-travis-barker.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2021, he launched a line of [[cannabinoid]]-infused products called Barker Wellness.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chan|first=Tim|date=February 23, 2021|title=Travis Barker's Latest Project: Launching a CBD Wellness Brand|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/travis-barker-cbd-wellness-line-1131427/|access-date=March 4, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306112141/https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/travis-barker-cbd-wellness-line-1131427/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/travis-barker-signs-global-publishing-deal-with-warner-chappell-music/|title=Travis Barker signs global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music|website=Music Business Worldwide|date=July 22, 2021|language=en|access-date=2021-08-02|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802120306/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/travis-barker-signs-global-publishing-deal-with-warner-chappell-music/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, Barker signed former [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]] artist [[Avril Lavigne]] to DTA Records, with releases due to be handled by Warner Music Group's Elektra Records.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griffiths |first1=George |title=Avril Lavigne announces release of pop-punk banger Bite Me |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/avril-lavigne-signs-a-new-record-deal-new-music-could-be-on-the-way-next-week__34376/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=November 17, 2021 |date=November 8, 2021 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105042224/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/avril-lavigne-signs-a-new-record-deal-new-music-could-be-on-the-way-next-week__34376/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Avril Lavigne Announces Signing to Travis Barker's DTA Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/avril-lavigne-travis-barker-dta-records-label-deal/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 17, 2021 |date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117152401/https://www.billboard.com/pro/avril-lavigne-travis-barker-dta-records-label-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, Travis Barker executive produced Machine Gun Kelly's eighth studio album. Barker and Kelly 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''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Rebecca |date=2022-01-31 |title=Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker Got Matching Tats For MGK's Album |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/new-machine-gun-kelly-album-announcement-born-with-horns.html |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> In June 2023, Travis Barker met with [[Alex Etheridge]], a 13-year-old Phoenix musician suffering from [[bone cancer]] who was a particular fan of Barker's drumming. Alex met Barker backstage at Blink-182's June 14, 2023 concert in Phoenix, and Alex and his family sat in the front row for the concert later. The two spent more than an hour together, talking and playing drums, including an introduction to Barker's wife [[Kourtney Kardashian]] via FaceTime. The meeting was set up by Australian social-media influencer Samuel Weidenhofer, who traveled from Melbourne to help arrange it.<ref name="Toowoomba2023">{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=AZ teen cancer patient meets Travis Barker |url=https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/world/az-teen-cancer-patient-meets-travis-barker/video/872e7e73bb8478b5dbe20a647bf3b192 |work=[[The Toowoomba Chronicle]] |location=[[Toowoomba]], Queensland, Australia |access-date=2023-07-18 }}</ref> Weidenhofer recorded the meeting and released it later as a TikTok video, which has received more than 17 million views as of July 2023.<ref name="TikTok2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@itssozer/video/7245444723656150280 |title=alex's biggest dream came true, he's such a fighter |last=Wiedenhofer |first=Samuel |date=2023-06-16 |website=TikTok |publisher= |access-date=2023-07-18}}</ref> Alex died on July 19, 2023.<ref name="CaringBridge">{{cite web |url=https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/imwithalex/journal/view/id/64b7e8d82a3bdf0ab6998b4d |title=A busy 24 hours |last=Etheridge |first=Brian |date=2023-07-19 |website=[[CaringBridge]] |publisher= |access-date=2023-07-18}}</ref> ==Influences and favorite drummers== Barker told CBS Local that his first ever hero was [[Animal (Muppet)|Animal]] from [[The Muppets]], crediting the character as his inspiration to pursue drumming; Barker would eventually play along with Animal and [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem]] on a 2012 episode of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]].''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKiTEwtJ_ak | title=Travis Barker Vs Animal from the Muppets Drum Battle! | website=[[YouTube]] | date=March 22, 2012 }}</ref> He also cites [[John Bonham]] of [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Alex Van Halen]] of [[Van Halen]], [[Tommy Lee]] of [[Mötley Crüe]], and [[Danny Carey]] of [[Tool (band)|Tool]] as his favorite drummers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blink-182-107-1260598 |title=Blink-182's Travis Barker says Muppet drummer Animal was his first hero |work=NME |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=November 20, 2012 |access-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-date=November 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103031724/https://www.nme.com/news/music/blink-182-107-1260598 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 "[[Jump (Van Halen Song)|Jump]]" was the first song he learned on the drums.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-eX0HR1syE |title=blink-182 - :60 with Travis Barker |author=Vevo |website=youtube.com |date=August 16, 2016 |access-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-date=December 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228004712/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-eX0HR1syE |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Personal life== ===Plane crash (2008)=== {{main|2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash}} {{Quote box | quote = I opened a door, and my hands caught fire. I ran to get out of the plane, but I fell through a wing. I immediately soaked up with jet fuel and caught fire. And then I was on fire, running like hell. I was running for my family: I didn't care about anything except being with my dad, my sister, Shanna, my three kids. I'm completely naked, holding my genitals—everything else is on fire—and I'm running, trying to put myself out. | source = Travis Barker<ref name="rssnottiest" /> | quoted = 1 | width = 25% | align = right }} On September 19, 2008, [[TRV$DJAM]] performed at a free T-Mobile event in Five Points with [[Jane's Addiction]] singer [[Perry Farrell]] and [[Gavin DeGraw]] in [[Columbia, South Carolina]].<ref name="MSNBCcrash">{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/id/26803108 |title=Crew in crash died of burns, smoke inhalation |work=Today.com |date=September 22, 2008 |access-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-date=December 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202204838/http://www.today.com/id/26803108 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name="rssnottiest" /> 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.<ref name="rssnottiest" /> Just before midnight, the plane, headed for [[Van Nuys, California]], was heading down the runway when the occupants heard a loud bang.<ref name="Newsday">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/news/nation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024014914/http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-learjet-crash,0,4049953.story|url-status=dead|title=National and World news stories|archive-date=October 24, 2008|website=Newsday}}</ref> According to the [[Federal Aviation Administration]], the plane was departing from the airport when air traffic controllers saw sparks emanating from the plane.<ref name="Newsday" /> 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 [[2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash|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. Barker said, "I was lying next to AM [Goldstein] as the plane was exploding, and I was screaming, 'Are we alive?'" Barker and Goldstein were transported to the [[Joseph M. Still Burn Center]] in [[Augusta, Georgia]], where they were both listed in critical condition.<ref name="MSNBCcrash" /> 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.<ref name="MSNBCcrash" /> [[File:N999LJ crash.png|200px|left|thumb|The remains of the plane crash]] 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.<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blink-182-on-drugs-barkers-crash-human-life-trumps-everything-20090806|title=Blink-182 on Drugs, Barker's Crash: "Human Life Trumps Everything"|author=Erica Futterman|date=August 6, 2009|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=July 15, 2011|archive-date=September 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925044530/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blink-182-on-drugs-barkers-crash-human-life-trumps-everything-20090806|url-status=live}}</ref> "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 [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|post-traumatic stress disorder]], 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 21, 2015|title=Blink-182's Travis Barker Recounts Death Wishes After Plane Crash|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/blink-182s-travis-barker-recounts-death-wishes-plane/story?id=34577593|access-date=February 25, 2019|website=ABC News|language=en|archive-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226045856/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/blink-182s-travis-barker-recounts-death-wishes-plane/story?id=34577593|url-status=live}}</ref> He stopped his vegetarian diet and began eating meat to increase his protein intake and possibly speed up healing of his burns.<ref name="music-news-meat">{{cite web |title = Travis Barker back on the meat wagon |url = http://music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=21593 |date = October 9, 2008 |work = Music-News.com |access-date = October 18, 2008 |archive-date = July 14, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714133625/http://music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=21593 |url-status = live }}</ref> 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 [[MTV]], "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."<ref>{{cite news |title = Blink-182's Travis Barker Recording Music Again After Plane Crash |url = http://www.gigwise.com/news/47567/Blink-182s-Travis-Barker-Recording-Music-Again-After-Plane-Crash |work = Gigwise |access-date = November 19, 2008 |archive-date = December 2, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081202102707/http://www.gigwise.com/news/47567/Blink-182s-Travis-Barker-Recording-Music-Again-After-Plane-Crash |url-status = live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/travis-barker-settles-plane-crash-lawsuit-266449/|title=Travis Barker Settles Plane Crash Lawsuit|magazine=Billboard|date=December 8, 2009|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161152/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/travis-barker-settles-plane-crash-lawsuit-266449/|url-status=live}}</ref> === Relationships and family === Barker's first marriage, to Melissa Kennedy, lasted nine months until he filed for divorce in August 2002.<ref name="myspace" /> He later married actress and [[Miss USA]] 1995 first runner-up titleholder, [[Shanna Moakler]], on October 30, 2004. The couple had a ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' [[Goth subculture|goth]]-style ceremony held on the eve of [[Halloween]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title = Kindred Spirits: On Halloween Eve, rocker Travis Barker wed Shanna Moakler in gothic style |pages = 78, v. 62, i. 20 |magazine = People |date = November 15, 2004}}</ref> Barker and Moakler have two children together, a son, [[Landon Barker]], born in 2003, and a daughter, Alabama, born in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cardoza |first1=Riley |title=Everything to Know About Shanna Moakler's Drama With Her and Travis Barker's Son Landon, Daughter Alabama Over the Years |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/pictures/shanna-moaklers-drama-with-her-travis-barkers-2-kids-photos/ |publisher=Us Weekly |access-date=26 May 2022 |date=25 April 2022}}</ref> Barker also remains extremely close with his stepdaughter Atiana, Moakler's daughter with ex-fiancé, boxer [[Oscar De La Hoya]]; who appears regularly on ''[[The Kardashians]]'' where she is referred to as Barker's "daughter".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-07 |title=Oscar De La Hoya on Travis Barker Raising His Daughter Atiana: 'He Stepped Up to the Plate' (Exclusive) {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/interview-oscar-de-la-hoya-on-travis-barker-raising-his-daughter-atiana-he-stepped-up-to-the-plate-exclusive |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.etonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker Pay Tribute to Stepdaughter Atiana on 24th Birthday: 'Love You' |url=https://people.com/parents/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-pay-tribute-stepdaughter-atiana/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |magazine = People |language=en}}</ref> The family appeared in a reality television series, ''[[Meet the Barkers]]'', which aired on MTV from 2005 to 2006. On August 8, 2006, Barker filed for divorce from Moakler after nearly two years of marriage.<ref>{{cite magazine |title = ''Meet the Barkers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Travis, Shanna Split |magazine = [[People (magazine)|People]] |url = https://people.com/celebrity/meet-the-barkers-travis-shanna-split/ |date = August 8, 2006 |access-date = November 17, 2021 |archive-date = November 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161137/https://people.com/celebrity/meet-the-barkers-travis-shanna-split/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Blink-182 drummer files for divorce |url = http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=121364 |work = NineMSN.com |date = August 10, 2006 |access-date = August 10, 2006 |archive-date = August 29, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060829203110/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=121364 |url-status = live }}</ref> The divorce was made public as each used their [[MySpace]] pages to air their feelings on the matter.<ref name="myspace"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last = Rocchio |first = Christopher |title = Report: ''Meet the Barkers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Travis Barker, Shanna Moakler reconciling |work = Reality TV World |url = http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/report-meet-barkers-travis-barker-shanna-moakler-reconciling-4523.php |date = January 9, 2007 |access-date = January 21, 2007 |archive-date = January 21, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070121033828/http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/report-meet-barkers-travis-barker-shanna-moakler-reconciling-4523.php |url-status = live }}</ref> In March 2007, Moakler told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine that she and Barker (still married) were back together, but denied that she was pregnant.<ref name="Together">{{cite magazine |last = Alexander |first = Bryan |author2 = Helling, Steve |title = Shanna Moakler & Travis Barker Back Together |magazine = People |date = March 19, 2007 |url = https://people.com/celebrity/shanna-moakler-travis-barker-back-together/ |access-date = November 17, 2021 |archive-date = November 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161138/https://people.com/celebrity/shanna-moakler-travis-barker-back-together/ |url-status = live }}</ref> This came after the couple were publicly affectionate at a surprise birthday Barker threw for his wife in [[Miami]].<ref name="Together" /> ''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.<ref name="Divorce">{{cite magazine |last = White |first = Nicolas |title = Travis Barker on Shanna Moakler: 'We Divorced' |magazine = People |date = February 11, 2008 |url = https://people.com/celebrity/travis-barker-on-shanna-moakler-we-divorced/ |access-date = November 17, 2021 |archive-date = November 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161138/https://people.com/celebrity/travis-barker-on-shanna-moakler-we-divorced/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Barker and Moakler were together during a DJ set Barker was playing with DJ AM in Las Vegas on January 7, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://people.com/celebrity/dj-am-and-travis-barker-perform-in-las-vegas/ |first = Mark |last = Grey |title = DJ AM and Travis Barker Perform in Las Vegas |work = People |date = January 8, 2009 |accessdate = November 17, 2021 |archive-date = November 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161141/https://people.com/celebrity/dj-am-and-travis-barker-perform-in-las-vegas/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The couple attempted to rekindle their relationship in early 2009, but announced that they were no longer together on April 1, 2009.<ref name="USapril2009">[http://www.usmagazine.com/news/travis-barker-shanna-moakler-split-again-200914 Travis Barker, Shanna Moakler Split Again] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403135050/http://www.usmagazine.com/news/travis-barker-shanna-moakler-split-again-200914 |date=April 3, 2009 }} ''Us Weekly'', April 1, 2009</ref> 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. They made criminal threats to each other, leading to both Barker and Moakler getting arrested. No charges were filed against either party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Travis Barker, Shanna Moakler Arrested Over Death Threats|url=https://www.tmz.com/2015/01/16/travis-barker-shanna-moakler-arrested-death-threats-fight/|website=TMZ.com|date=January 16, 2015 |publisher=EHM Productions|access-date=December 21, 2016|archive-date=December 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227031055/http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/16/travis-barker-shanna-moakler-arrested-death-threats-fight/|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2015, Barker briefly dated singer and actress [[Rita Ora]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Jeff|title=Travis Barker Says His Relationship with Rita Ora Came 'Out of Nowhere': 'She's a Sweetheart'|url=https://people.com/celebrity/travis-barker-rita-ora-relationship-was-out-of-nowhere-shes-a-sweetheart/|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=October 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007073812/https://people.com/celebrity/travis-barker-rita-ora-relationship-was-out-of-nowhere-shes-a-sweetheart/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, it was reported that Barker and Moakler were amicably co-parenting their two children.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Jeff|title=Travis Barker Says He and Ex Shanna Moakler Are 'Friends' Now: 'Coparenting Is the Most Important'|url=http://people.com/celebrity/travis-barker-divorce-co-parenting-friends-with-ex-shanna-moakler/|website=People|access-date=December 21, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220080220/http://people.com/celebrity/travis-barker-divorce-co-parenting-friends-with-ex-shanna-moakler/|url-status=live}}</ref> There were rumors of Barker and [[Kourtney Kardashian]] dating by very late 2020, which were confirmed and the relationship made official in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lauren|last=Vanderveen|title=How Kourtney Kardashian's Family Allegedly Feels About Her Relationship With Travis Barker|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2567477/how-kourtney-kardashians-family-allegedly-feels-about-her-relationship-with-travis-barker|website=Cinema Blend|date=May 16, 2021|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516233548/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2567477/how-kourtney-kardashians-family-allegedly-feels-about-her-relationship-with-travis-barker|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Make it Instagram Official With Hand-Holding Photo|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-dating-hand-photo-9526924/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 17, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117162502/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-dating-hand-photo-9526924/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> During this relationship, he returned to [[air travel]] after avoiding airplanes for 13 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/entertainment/travis-barker-flies-first-time-intl-scli/index.html|title=Travis Barker, Blink-182 drummer, takes first flight since deadly 2008 plane crash|work=CNN|date=August 16, 2021|last=Owoseje|first=Toyin|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909055153/https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/entertainment/travis-barker-flies-first-time-intl-scli/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2021, the couple got engaged.<ref>{{cite web |author=Starr Bowenbank |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-engagement-ring-9652866/ |title=Kourtney Kardashian Shares Engagement Ring Photo – Billboard |publisher=Billboard.com |date= October 29, 2021|accessdate=2022-02-11 |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201144744/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-engagement-ring-9652866/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They had an unofficial wedding on April 3, 2022, in [[Las Vegas]], after the [[64th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-las-vegas-wedding-no-license/|title=Kourtney Kardashian Didn't Have a License for Las Vegas Wedding to Travis Barker: 'Practice Makes Perfect'|work=People|date=April 6, 2022|last=Bjornson|first=Greta}}</ref> The couple officially married on May 15, 2022, in [[Santa Barbara, California]],<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Kelly|last1=Wynne|first2=Melody|last2=Chiu|first3=Charmaine|last3=Patterson|url=https://people.com/tv/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-legally-married/|title=Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Are Legally Married: Source|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 15, 2022|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> with a religious wedding ceremony in [[Portofino|Portofino, Italy]], on May 22, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tracy|last=Wright|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-italian-wedding-pictures-lavish-nuptials|title=Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Italian wedding pictures: See inside their lavish nuptials|website=Fox News|date=May 22, 2022|access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> On November 4, 2023, it was announced that the couple's first child, a son, had been born.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Welcome First Baby Together: Sources (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-welcome-first-baby-together-sources-exclusive-7966372 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> Barker was raised [[Catholic]], believes in God, and prays regularly with his children.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noisey Staff|title=Travis Barker Tells Us the Story Behind Every Tattoo on His Body|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/talking-tattoos-with-travis-barker/|website=Noisey|date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=September 20, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115073257/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/talking-tattoos-with-travis-barker|url-status=live}}</ref> ==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 ''[[Punk'd]]'', a ''[[Candid Camera]]''-esque television show, in which he took part in a set-up bareknuckle boxing match; he also appeared and spoke alongside [[Linkin Park]] vocalist [[Chester Bennington]] on MTV's ''Icon'' show honoring heavy metal band [[Metallica]] in May of that year. In 2006, Barker starred in a [[Boost Mobile]] commercial,<ref>[http://www.boostmobilepivotalmoments.com/ "Travis's TV AD"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512005404/http://www.boostmobilepivotalmoments.com/ |date=May 12, 2006 }} BoostMobilePivotalMoments.com.Travis Baker appeared on Justin Taylors talk show. Retrieved on July 29, 2006.</ref> 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, ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''. 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/madtv/episode-707/episode/185783/summary.html |title=MAD Tv: Episode #707 |work=Tv.com |access-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629004537/http://www.tv.com/madtv/episode-707/episode/185783/summary.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In a slight departure from his usual genres, he made an appearance on the 41st annual [[Country Music Association Awards|CMA Awards]] in 2006, performing a medley of songs by country icon [[Buck Owens]] with a group of artists including [[Dwight Yoakam]], [[ZZ Top]] guitarist [[Billy Gibbons]], and former [[The Byrds|Byrds]] bass player [[Chris Hillman]].<ref>{{cite web|author=John Lloyd |url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2006-05-24T064909Z_01_N23217744_RTRUKOC_0_US-LEISURE-COUNTRY.xml |title=Chesney, Dixie Chicks in spotlight at award show |work=Reuters |date=February 9, 2009 |access-date=August 10, 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 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 === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- " !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | rowspan="3"|1999 | ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]'' | Garage band member | Miscredited; the film makers credited former Blink-182 drummer [[Scott Raynor]] by mistake |- | ''[[The Urethra Chronicles]]'' | Blink-182 | |- | ''[[Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place]]'' | Himself | |- | 2000 | ''Jailbait'' | rowspan="2" | Blink-182 | |- | rowspan="2"|2001 | ''[[MADtv]]'' | "Leave it to Blink-182" |- | ''[[MTV Cribs]]'' | Himself | |- ||2002 | ''[[Riding in Vans with Boys]]'' | Blink-182 | |- | rowspan="3"|2003 | ''[[Ride with Funkmaster Flex]]'' | Himself | |- | ''[[The Urethra Chronicles II: Harder Faster Faster Harder|The Urethra Chronicles II]]'' | Blink-182 | |- | ''[[The Simpsons]]'' | Himself | "[[Barting Over]]" |- | rowspan="2"|2005 | ''[[Give 'Em the Boot]]'' | Transplants | |- | ''[[Meet the Barkers]]'' | Himself | 2005–2006 |- | 2006 | ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' | Hi Def | "Poppin' Tags" |- | rowspan="3"|2007 | ''[[Adventures in Hollyhood]]'' | rowspan="8" | Himself | |- | ''[[MTV Cribs]]'' | Rick Thorne Episode |- | ''[[Primer Impacto]]'' | |- |2008 | ''[[Start the Machine (film)|Start the Machine]]'' |Appears in Blink 182 flashbacks. |- | 2009 | ''[[Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory]]'' | Playing the drums, for Rob's new song |- | 2010 | ''[[The Hard Times of RJ Berger]]'' | |- | 2016 | ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]'' | "Tichina Arnold; Steve Schirripa" |- |2019 |''[[The Joe Rogan Experience]]'' |Episode #1239 |- |2020 |''[[Downfalls High]]'' |Narrator<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Mamo |first1=Heran |date=2021-01-15 |title=How to Watch Machine Gun Kelly's 'Downfalls High' Film |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/downfalls-high-movie-where-to-watch-machine-gun-kelly-9512161/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> | |- | 2022 | ''[[The Kardashians]]'' | Guest role | |- |2023 |''[[Dave (TV series)|Dave]]'' |Himself |Season 3, Episode 8 'Met Gala' |} ==Discography== {{Main|Travis Barker discography}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Solo''' * ''[[Give the Drummer Some]]'' (2011) '''with [[Blink-182]]''' {{main|Blink-182 discography}} * ''[[Enema of the State]]'' (1999) * ''[[Take Off Your Pants and Jacket]]'' (2001) * ''[[Blink-182 (album)|Blink-182]]'' (2003) * ''[[Neighborhoods (Blink-182 album)|Neighborhoods]]'' (2011) * ''[[California (Blink-182 album)|California]]'' (2016) * ''[[Nine (Blink-182 album)|Nine]]'' (2019) * ''[[One More Time...]]'' (2023) '''with [[Transplants (band)|Transplants]]''' {{main|Transplants discography}} * ''[[Transplants (album)|Transplants]]'' (2002) * ''[[Haunted Cities]]'' (2005) * ''[[In a Warzone]]'' (2013) * ''[[Take Cover (Transplants EP)|Take Cover]]'' (2017) '''with [[+44 (band)|+44]]''' {{main|+44 discography}} * ''[[When Your Heart Stops Beating]]'' (2006) {{col-2}} '''with [[TRV$DJAM]]''' * ''[[Fix Your Face]]'' ([[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 [[Box Car Racer]]''' * ''[[Box Car Racer (album)|Box Car Racer]]'' (2002) '''with [[Expensive Taste]]''' * ''DJ Skee Presents: Expensive Taste'' (2007) '''with [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]]''' * ''[[The Knife (Goldfinger album)|The Knife]]'' (2017) {{col-end}} ==See also== * [[List of drummers]] * [[List of vegans]] == General references == * {{Cite book | last = Hoppus | first = Anne | title = Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom | date = October 1, 2001 | publisher = [[MTV|MTV Books]]/[[Pocket Books]] | isbn =0-7434-2207-4 }} * {{Cite book | last = Shooman | first = Joe | title = Blink-182: The Bands, the Breakdown & the Return | date = June 24, 2010 | publisher = Independent Music Press | isbn = 978-1-90619-110-8 }} ==Notes== {{refbegin}} *'''A.'''{{Note|DI}} "Let's Go" was not released as a single; it charted due to digital downloads. *'''B.'''{{Note|BU}} "Let's Go" peaked outside of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, therefore it is listed on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart, a chart monitoring the next top 25 singles beyond the top 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/travis-barker/chart-history/hbu/ |title=Chart History – Travis Barker: Bubbling Under Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128052046/https://www.billboard.com/artist/travis-barker/chart-history/hbu/ |url-status=live }} </ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bts-crack-bubbling-under-hot-100-spring-day-005852383.html |title=BTS Crack the Bubbling Under Hot 100 With 'Spring Day,' Conquer Multiple Charts With 'You Never Walk Alone' |work=Yahoo! Entertainment |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918143016/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bts-crack-bubbling-under-hot-100-spring-day-005852383.html |url-status=live }}</ref> {{refend}} == References == {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} {{Commons category}} * {{official website|http://www.travisbarker.com}} * {{Discogs artist|artist=Travis Barker}} * {{AllMusic|artist/mn0000746409}} * {{YouTube|u=travisbarker}} * {{IMDb name|id=0055003|name=Travis Barker}} {{Travis Barker}} {{Blink-182}} {{+44}} {{The Aquabats}} {{Box Car Racer}} {{Transplants (band)}} {{Goldfinger}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Travis}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:20th-century American drummers]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American drummers]] [[Category:American car collectors]] [[Category:American male drummers]] [[Category:American people of English descent]] [[Category:American people of Irish descent]] [[Category:American people of Italian descent]] [[Category:American punk rock drummers]] [[Category:American rap rock musicians]] [[Category:American veganism activists]] [[Category:Antemasque (band) members]] [[Category:Atlantic Records artists]] [[Category:The Aquabats members]] [[Category:Blink-182 members]] [[Category:Box Car Racer members]] [[Category:Burn survivors]] [[Category:DGC Records artists]] [[Category:Drummers from California]] [[Category:Expensive Taste members]] [[Category:Geffen Records artists]] [[Category:Hellcat Records artists]] [[Category:Interscope Records artists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:MCA Records artists]] [[Category:Participants in American reality television series]] [[Category:People from Corona, California]] [[Category:People from Fontana, California]] [[Category:People with post-traumatic stress disorder]] [[Category:Songwriters from California]] [[Category:Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents]] [[Category:Transplants (band) members]] [[Category:Kardashian–Jenner family]] [[Category:Fontana High School alumni]]
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