Quotes By Travis Barker

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

I've always liked Dennis Chambers, he's real flashy.

I've been vegan since I got out of the hospital... It's another eye opener. It changed my life in a number of ways.

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.

We all write the music, and then Mark and Tom write the lyrics.

I love tour, but I don't like traveling at night or driving long hours. But I love touring. If my kids could be out there full time, I'd probably never go home.

My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful to be alive. I'm just grateful to be here at all.

Bill Stevenson of The Descendants is really good, too.

And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school.

The whole time after you record an album, you're just waiting for the release date. You're waiting for fans to hear it and stuff.

I play Orange County drums. I love those guys. I've got a four piece kit.

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.

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.

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.

I looked Death right in the face.

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

I run every day now. I never ran before.

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.

I used to have friends come on tour and work as my drum tech, but they get bummed out when I have to tell them what to do. This time I'm just going to fly them out and let them hang. It's all good.

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.

A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.

There's a lot more responsibility at home, so a tour is like the opposite for me. It's like a breath of fresh air.

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.

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.

I have my kids every Friday through Monday, and I don't leave them the whole time I have them.

But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can.

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.

I don't like traveling, period. I like being at places and I like going places, but I don't like forms of transportation.

And I was in another band called Flash In The Pan, which was soca, Latin music, down in Laguna Beach.

I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone.