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"I guess we all know my name is Travis Barker. I was born 11-14-75 in Fontana, CA. I play the drums. I started playing drums when I was four, and quit when I was seven. Then I played piano for awhile. I started drums again when I was seventeen. Now, I'm twenty-six and I still play drums. I played the Aquabats for awhile. And I joined blink-182 in 1998."
Full name: Travis Landon Barker
Blink-182 Relation: Drummer
Born: November 14, 1975
Marital Status: Soon to be Divorced (Melissa), but currently dating actress/playmate Shanna Moakler
Height: 5'11 1/2"
Weight: 173
Shoe Size: 11
Star Crush: Britney Spears
Former Bands: the Aquabats (96-98), Feeble, the Vandals (a few shows), Suicide Machines (a few shows)
Favorite Bands: the Police, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Descendents, Method Man, Bad Religion, NoFx, Dag Nasty, Alien Ant Farm, Beastie Boys, Britney Spears, Redman
Fave. Music Videos: "Root Down" Beastie Boys, "Movies" Alien Ant Farm, "I'll Be There For You" Mary J. Blige
Fave. Albums: "Tical" Method Man, "Foo Fighters" Foo Fighters, "There Is Nothing Left to Lose" Foo Fighters, "Moby" Moby, "Animal Rights" Moby
Fave. MTV Shows: MTV Cribs, Diary, Jackass, Making the Video
Fave. Movie: True Romance
Pet: 2 Rottweilers; Cadillac and Kimmy. People also say that he has 2 dogs that are called Tim and Elton JohnHis
Spare Time: build cars, play in other bands (box car racer, transplants), run a company (fsas) & teaches drum lessons
Vehicles: '53, '54, '60, '66, '70 and '77 Cadillacs
Other: Fan of Marilyn Monroe
Made a name for himself playing drums for the wacky ska band The Aquabats before leaving for the greener pasture that is Blink 182.
Drum Type: Orange County Percussion
Cymbals: Zildjian Z 16" ,Zildjian Z 17" ,Zildjian A 18"
Hi-Hats: 14" "A/Z"
Sticks: Zildjian 5B Sticks
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Teaches drum lessons.
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Graduated from Fontana High School in 1993
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Collects Cadillacs and old bikes.
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Runs Famous Stars and Straps, a belt buckle company specializing in hot rod designs.
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Has been playing the drums since he was 4 yrs old.
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Played with the Aquabats and occasionally filled in for Blink182's drummer, Scott Raynor. After Raynor's exit in 1998 Travis was quickly asked to come aboard the Blink182 ship.
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Resides in Riverside, CA
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Replaced original Blink 182 drummer Scott Raynor when Raynor left for college.
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His mother, Gloria, died on his first day of high school.
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Has a subscription to "DRUM" magazine.
Drums: Orange County Drum & Percussion in custom yellow finish with black hardware
A. 12x14 tom
B. 6x14 snare (20-ply, vented)
C. 8x12 tom
D. 14x16 tom
E. 18x22 bass drum
Cymbals: Zildjian
1. 14" Projector hi-hats
2. 18" Z Custom crash
3. 21" A Sweet ride
4. 19" Z Custom crash
5. 18" Oriental China
Hardware: DW (with medium-tight tension on bass drum pedal), RIMS mounts on toms
Heads: Remo coated Emperor on snare batter, Ambassador on snare side (tuned tight top and bottom), coated Emperors on tops of toms with clear Ambassadors underneath (medium tuning), clear PowerStroke 3 on bass drum batter with black PowerStroke 3 on front (medium tuning front and back)
Sticks: Zildjian Super 5B with wood tip
Microphones: Audix
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