Travis Barker quotes
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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.”
-- Travis BarkerSource : "In A Brief Post On His MySpace Blog, Travis Barker Writes, 'Thank You For Life, And All The Little Ups And Downs That Make It Worth Living. My Best To Everyone.'". MySpace Blog post, www.aceshowbiz.com. November 29, 2008.
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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.”
-- Travis BarkerSource : Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker (2001). “Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom”, MTV Books
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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.”
-- Travis BarkerSource : "Pop Quiz: Travis Baker". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. June 26, 2005.
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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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“I practice every day, I warm up before I play.”
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“I love tour, but I don't like traveling at night or driving long hours. But I love touring. If my kids could be out there full time, I'd probably never go home.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“I don't like traveling, period. I like being at places and I like going places, but I don't like forms of transportation.”
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“I guess YouTube is the new destination spot for music videos. That's where I go.”
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“I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.”
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“I play Orange County drums. I love those guys. I've got a four piece kit.”
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“I was playing with the Aquabats, and then I quit to join a band called Suicide Machine in Detroit.”
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“I'm super serious about that stuff. I mean, it's rare that I sit down at a drum set when I'm not touring, because we tour so much.”
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“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.”
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“In junior high, I sang in madrigals, men's' and women's' choir. I played piano too, but then I got out of it.”
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“In the hospital, I promised myself that I ever walked again, that I would eat well and swim every day.”
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“My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.”
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“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.”
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“My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful to be alive. I'm just grateful to be here at all.”
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“I juice a lot; I get as much protein as I can, because being a vegan, there isn't much protein. But that's pretty much it. I just drink lots of water, too. I'll have a protein shake as well every morning.”
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“I try to do an hour of cardio on the days that I have off, and then I'll do 30 to 45 minutes on show days. That's the first thing I do when I wake up, I have breakfast and then I'll hit the gym.”
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“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.”
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“In 1996, I was in was in an acoustic kind of rock band, we were called Feeble. We were just playing locally.”
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