Travis Barker Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.”
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“When I look at music, everything is blurred, and I like it that way. I grew up like that, hanging out with different types of people who listened to so many different types of music. I never wanted to be part of any one clique. I loved it all.”
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“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.”
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“Put me up in front of a million people and ask me to speak. I'll flop. But put me behind my drums and I'll always go with it.”
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“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.”
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“Thank you for life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living.”
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“I'm a freak, everything has to be totally flat when I play. Ed Will, my jazz teacher, set up everything completely flat, and then you'd tilt your snare drum away from you, so I do that too. So my snare tilts away from me.”
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“All I wanted to do was ride skateboards - I wanted to be a professional skateboarder. But I had this problem. I kept breaking half of my body skateboarding.”
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“I can play punk rock, and I love playing punk rock, but I was into every other style of music before I played punk rock.”
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“I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything.”
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“I have my kids every Friday through Monday, and I don't leave them the whole time I have them.”
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“But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can.”
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“Bill Stevenson of The Descendants is really good, too.”
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“And I was in another band called Flash In The Pan, which was soca, Latin music, down in Laguna Beach.”
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“And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school.”
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“I was in a band called Hooker for a while.”
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“We never worry about the big things, just the small things.”
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“I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone.”
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“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.”
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“Oh, I was super serious about practicing and rudiments, and still am. I still have all my books.”
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“On tour, you never have a home, you don`t get used to anything, and you`re always super busy.”
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“I`ve always liked Dennis Chambers, he`s real flashy.”
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“My chops are still up, even though I`m not still in high school.”
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“Take care of your colon and your colon will take care of you.”
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“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.”
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“I want to keep pushing the limits for drummers and expressing myself,”
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“I tattooed my body so I couldn't fall back on anything. I purposely did that so I couldn't get a normal job and live a normal life. I did it so I had to play music.”
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“I want a certain thing for my children. I just want to be in their life. I don't want nannies raising my kids.”
-- Travis Barker
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