Travis Barker quotes

I was playing with the Aquabats, and then I quit to join a band called Suicide Machine in Detroit. (Travis Barker)
We never worry about the big things, just the small things. View quote
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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. View quote
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Thank you for life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living. View quote
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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. View quote
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Bill Stevenson of The Descendants is really good, too. View quote
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I practice every day, I warm up before I play. View quote
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And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school. View quote
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I was in a band called Hooker for a while. View quote
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My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music. View quote
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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. (Travis Barker)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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My chops are still up, even though I'm not still in high school. View quote
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And I was in another band called Flash In The Pan, which was soca, Latin music, down in Laguna Beach. View quote
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Oh, I was super serious about practicing and rudiments, and still am. I still have all my books. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can. View quote
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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. (Travis Barker)
A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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