Travis Barker

See also: Barker

Travis Landon Barker (born the November 14th, 1975) is a American Batteur , particularly known like beater of the group Blink-182. He is regarded by his pars as one of all the best players of battery of his generation. Since the separation of the group, it currently takes part in the group +44. In parallel of its princpaux projects, he also played for other groups such as Box Because Racer, Transplants and Expensive Tastes.

Its beginnings within the group The Suicide Machines were relatively discrete. It was only with the group The Aquabats, with which it was done called the " Baron Von Tito" , that it was pointed out and that it could join, in 1998, the group of punk pop Blink-182 which conferred an international notoriety to him from now on. It underlined its notoriety by imposing a remarkable style, characterized by a Crête iroquoise and multiple tattooings. Since a few years, benefitting from its success and a musical interest increasingly more heteroclite, it on the occasion to take part, as producer or simple guest, with various musical projects with the particularly varied styles (Hip-hop, Punk rock'n'roll, alternative Rock, Rap, pop and even Country music).

Its beginnings, 1975-1998

Travis Barker was born with Fontana, in California. It accepted, of his mother, her first battery whereas it was old only four years. The following year, it began its first lessons of battery with a professor of jazz which initiated it with a multitude of musical styles.

Tragically, his/her mother died the her entry day before at the university of Fontana. After its death, Travis became much more assiduous and serious in its training of the battery. Thus, as of its second year, it took part in the brass band (march band) of its university, then that, the following years, it took part in many contests and local festivals. During its last year at the university, Travis began its first concerts with an initial rock group. In 1993, after obtaining its university degree, it continued its training and acquired great experience within various groups among which Feeble, The Suicide Machines, and The Aquabats.

Recognition, 1998-2005

In 1998, then in round with the group The Aquabats, it was discovered by the members of the group Blink-182 who sought a beater to replace theirs, Scott Raynor. Endowed with rare qualities of training, it quickly succeeds in being integrated within the group and took part very quickly in the first concerts.

However, Travis Barker always affirmed a taste affirmed for the diversity of the musical genres and in particular for the hip-hop, specifying even to listen to more music hip-hop than of punk rock'n'roll. This is why, not being able to test itself with other styles with Blink-182, he did not hesitate to launch out in various projects parallel with different successes Box Because Racer, Transplants, and Expensive Tastes.

The diversity of its activities is exemplary. Thus, it began the project Box Because Racer in company of Tom Delonge, another musician of the group Blink-182. The project leads in 2002 to the realization of an album éponyme to softer and electronic sonorities that those of the group Blink-182. With the Transplants, it took part in the realization of two albums. The first album éponyme left in 2002, followed three years later, in June 2005, of the album Haunted Cities . In 2006, Travis and Rob Aston joined Paul Wall to form a new group of hip-hop baptized Expensive Tastes. Travis Barker also produced and worked on albums of the groups Black Eyed Peas, P! nk and of Pharrell Williams. He in addition appeared in 2005 on the album Trill of Bun B. Finally in 2006, it produced the fourth album of T.I and took part in some songs of the third album of Avril Lavigne.

+44, 2005-2007

After the separation of Blink-182 in 2005, Barker and Mark Hoppus were on the initiative of the group +44. To supplement the group, they joined the former singer and guitarist of the group Get the girl, Carol Heller. The latter prematurely had to leave the group for family reasons. To replace it, Hoppus and Barker chose the guitarists Craig Fairbaugh (The Transplants, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, Mercy Killers) and Shane Gallagher (The Nervous Return). For the first album of the group, it decided to personally take the load of the melodies of piano, activity which it for a long time had in heart.

During the realization of the clip of the first individual one extracted the first album, When Your Heart Stops Beating , Travis played without realizing of a fracture to its right-hand man. It continued to play during all the round in Europe in spite of its fracture and of the important pains. It is only of return to Los Angeles that he learned gravity from his wound and had to leave his place. His/her friend, Gil Sharone of the group Stolen Babies replaced it with the battery for the end of the round and in particular for the Australian round, turned which it earlier had also cancelled three years with the group Blink-182 for a fracture with his foot…

In addition, in March 2007, Travis Barker collaborates with Avril Lavigne on the song Alone included in individual the Girlfriend .

Its influences

Its influences many and are varied (from Run-D.M.C to King Diamond while passing by The Clash. Finally it opened the restaurant Wahoo' S Fish Tacos with Norco, in California.

It also developed in collaboration with the company cd. Shoes three pairs of shoes Remix and distributed its image and its name for products of the marks Orange County Drum and Percussion and Zildjian.

Tattooings

The first tattooing of Travis Barker is the word BONES - which means bone - is a nickname given during its childhood. It was tattooed on its leg when it was 17 years old. Among the most known tattooings, also let us quote the expression COIL MADE - which means made house - tattooed on its fist in 2000.

Love affairs

Travis Barker married and divorced twice. Its first marriage was celebrated the September 22nd 2001 with Melissa Kennedy. The divorce was marked 11 months later, the August 6th 2002.

The October 30th 2004, Travis marries Shanna Moakler, Miss the USA 1995. The ceremony of marriage, by Gothic style, was inspired by the film The Nightmare Before Christmas of Tim Burton. From this marriage were born two children, Landon Asher and Alabama Luella. The couple like their children, whose Atiana born of the preceding union of Shanna appeared in 2005-2006 in an emission of tele reality diffused on MTV and fore-mentioned Meet the Barkers .

The August 8th 2006, Travis Barker requires the divorce after almost two years of a very media marriage. The divorce could besides be followed on Internet through their blogs personal on MySpace in which they did not hesitate to entrust their respective feelings on this subject. During this separation, Travis Barker was surprised in company of Paris Hilton.

Cinema and Television

Travis Barker appeared in several films and televised series of which most known is certainly its own emission of Télé reality, Meet the Barkers , which began in 2005, to which it took part with his former wife Shanna Moakler.

In 2003, it appears in an episode of the emission Punk' D diffused on MTV]. In 2006, it appears in a publicity of the mark Boost Mobile . It also made some more traditional televised appearances, guest in series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in which he plays the part of a rappor. He also gave his voice for episodes of the series The Simpsons and South Park .

He decreed several times of the rewards at the time of the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000 then at the time of the Much Music Awards of 2002. In 2001, it appears in company of Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus in a fore-mentioned parody Leave it to Blink-182 for the MADtv emission.

Far from these practices, it finally appears in 2006 with the 41ème edition of Country Music Association Awards. During this ceremony, it took part in one pot-rotted of songs of Buck Owens in company of Dwight Yoakam, Billy Gibbons and Chris Hillman

Catalog of films

  • Black and white American (1999) - He plays the part of a beater. It should be noted that the credits of fine replaced its name by that of Scott Raynor, old beater of the group Blink-182.
  • The Urethra Chronicles (1999) - Video of the group Blink-182
  • Two Guys, has Girl, and has Pizza Places (1999)
  • Jailbait (2000) - Video of the group Blink-182
  • Mad TV (2001) - In the parody " Leave it to Blink-182" with the other members of the group.
  • Riding in Vans with Servant boys (2002) - Video of the group Blink-182
  • South Park (2002) - During episode 709, for a parody of the group Blink-182
  • Wrinkle with Funkmaster Flex (2003)
  • The Urethra Chronicles II (2003) - Video of the group Blink-182
  • The Simpsons (2003) - Episode 300
  • Give 'EM the Boot (2005) - Video of the group Transplants
  • Meet the Barkers (2005) - Emission of tele reality diffused until 2006.
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2006) - He plays the part of a " chef" with one evening of rap organized in its own house.
  • Live Freaky Die Freaky (2006) - It gives its voice to one of the police officers.

Videos

In addition to appearances in the clips of the groups Blink-182, Box Because Racer, Transplants, and +44, Travis Barker was also invited by other groups. Thus, in 2001, it appears in the clip Bad Boy for Life of P. Diddy and, in 2003, it plays in the clip Back In The Mudd of Bubba Sparxxx. In 2006, it also makes a short appearance in the first sequence of the clip Ridin Rims of the group Dem Franchise Servant boys. Moreover, it appears in the clips " Provider" NERD, Hey Now (Mean Muggin') of the group Xzibit, What You Know of the group T.I and Side 2 Side of the group Three 6 Maffia. It is finally with the image of the clip Morris Brown of the group Outkast.

Videotex

Others

  • Travis Barker has a collection of Cadillacs.
  • It appears twice as a cover for stores DRUM!
  • Travis Barker is left-handed but plays of the right hand.
  • Appearance in the video game Tony Hawk' S Project 8 for the consoles PS2, PS3, Xbox, PSP and for the Xbox 360 it seems personnsage hidden.
  • It has a fore-mentioned fish Scooter .
  • Its film preferred is True lovesong.

References

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