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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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Travis Barker
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: November 14
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Travis Landon Barker
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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 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 like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything.
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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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A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.
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We never worry about the big things, just the small things.
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My chops are still up, even though I`m not still in high school.
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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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And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school.
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My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.
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I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.
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I was in a band called Hooker for a while.
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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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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 was playing with the Aquabats, and then I quit to join a band called Suicide Machine in Detroit.
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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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Playing my drums is therapy.
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But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can.
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I`ve always liked Dennis Chambers, he`s real flashy.
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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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