Travis Barker

We never worry about the big things, just the small things.

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Then I tried out for the Fontana High School drum line, in Riverside, and I did really well. I got second chair, and played snare in that drum line for three years.

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We all liked the Descendants and stuff like that, so we started playing it. It's not that it was really hard, well, it does take skill to play fast and keep up your stamina. But it was something that just happened.

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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 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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I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.

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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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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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Playing my drums is therapy.

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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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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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In the hospital, I promised myself that I ever walked again, that I would eat well and swim every day.

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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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Thank you for life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living.

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Quotes by Travis Barker