Travis Barker
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| Travis Barker | |
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Barker performing at the TMobile Block Party in Columbia, South Carolina September 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Travis Landon Barker |
| Born | November 14, 1975 |
| Origin | Fontana, California, USA |
| Genres | Punk rock, pop punk, third wave ska, alternative rock, hip hop |
| Occupations | Musician, drummer, songwriter, producer, reality television celebrity, fashion designer |
| Instruments | drums, keyboards |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Interscope, La Salle/Atlantic, Geffen, Hellcat, MCA, Golden Voice |
| Associated acts | +44, Expensive Taste, Blink-182, Transplants, Box Car Racer, The Aquabats, Queens of the Stone Age, Avril Lavigne, Idiot Pilot, The Game, DJ AM |
| Website | TravisBarker.com |
Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American drummer. He is better known for being in the band Blink-182. He is also the drummer for +44 and has several side projects such as Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste.
Plane crash[change | change source]
Just before midnight on September 19, 2008, Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein were involved in a plane crash. Barker and Goldstein survived but the pilot, Sarah Lemmon, the co-pilot, James Bland, Chris Baker and security guard, Charles "Che" Still all died in the crash. Barker suffered both second and third degree burns that covered around 1/3 of his body.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Crew in crash died of burns, smoke inhalation". Today. http://www.today.com/id/26803108#.VFNb4_nF91Y. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
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