Travis Barker

Travis and DJ AM teamed up on New Years Eve 2008 to perform together for the first time since the plane crash which saw them both badly burnt and two others dead. The pair headlined a New Year's Eve party in Los Angeles, with the performance broadcast live on the internet and nine other NYE parties across the US.

In the cover of Enema of the State, Travis Barker is the only band member that is not barefoot. Since then, some fans believe that he is self-conscious about his feet.

Travis has a fish named Scooter.

Travis appears as a playable character in the video game Tony Hawk's Project 8.

Travis has had a brief relationship with heiress Paris Hilton.

Travis' trade marks are performing topless and his tattoos.

Travis was featured in the opening sequence of the Dem Franchise Boys music video, "Ridin Rims,"

Travis appears in the video "What You Know" by T.I.

He opened a new Wahoo's Fish Tacos store in Norco, California.

He developed a shoe with DC Shoe Company called the Alias Remix.

Travis is endorsed by Orange County Drums and Percussion.

He also has his own line of drumming product, sponsored by Zildjian, which includes: -Travis Barker Signature Drumsticks -Travis Barker Double Drumsticks (these feature a small mallet tip on the butt end of the stick) -Travis Barker Stick Bag -Travis Barker Cymbal Bag -Travis Barker Tour Drum MicKit picture

During high school, he joined the jazz ensemble and made the snare line in the marching band. It was through this accomplishment that he gained experience performing at regional competitions and festivals.

During his senior year of high school, Barker passed up drum corps tryouts to tour with a rock band.

Travis' mother died a day before he started high school.

Travis' first tattoo was the word BONES on his leg. He was 17.

Barker continues to stay involved with other genres of music. He has worked on albums with the Black Eyed Peas, Pharrell Williams, Bun B, and he was featured in the opening sequence of the Dem Franchise Boys music video, "Ridin Rims," in 2006. In 2006 he was a producer on T.I.'s fourth album, King.

According to Barker, the songs on the Plus-44 album range from straight-ahead hip-hop and retro drum breaks to material reminiscent of gauzy, early Cure tunes.

In the Aquabats, Travis was know as a character called Baron Von Tito.

Travis has around 40-50 tattoos worth around 30 thousand dollars.

Travis uses 5B drumsticks.

He appeared in a P Diddy video called "Bad Boys For Life" and he played drums in the video.

Travis was in a couple of early bands including Feeble and The Suicide Machines.

His favroite drummers are Stewart Copeland, Tommy Lee and Tre Cool of Green Day.

"Bones" was Travis' nickaname as a kid.

Travis' favorite cereal is Lucky Charms.

In Blink-182, Travis is the one with the most tattoos.

Travis played a few sessions with DJ AM, and is trademarking The Phenomenons for a new band with him.

Travis is kissing his ex-wife Shanna Moalker in the video Down.

After making two albums together called Transplants and Haunted Cities, Travis' band The Transplants isn't making new albums.

Travis is starting a new band called Expensive Taste along with Paul Wall and Rob Aston.

Travis appears at the "Shut Up" video by Black Eyed Peas. He has a really short appearance, only one second.

Travis Barker lives in Corona. He has a son and a stepdaughter. His stepdaughter's real dad is Oscar De La Hoya.

Travis often plays topless in his shows to show his tattoos. He also poses topless in his photograph sessions.

Travis is 5' 9" (1.75 m)

Travis is often called "Trav" by his friends and family.

Travis married Melissa Kennedy on October 22, 2001. They divorced on August 6, 2002.

Travis is one of Zildjian Cymbal Company's most important artists.

Travis' and Shanna's marrying was inspired by one of their favorite films, Tim Burton's movie The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Travis' wife gave him a Cadillac for his 30th birthday. The car was very expensive: $70.000.

Travis graduated from Fontana High School in 1993.

Travis started to learn how to play the drums when he was just 4 years old.

Travis loves old bikes. He collects them.

Travis gives drum lessons when he isn't traveling or working too much.

Travis is vegetarian.

Even if Travis is left-handed, he plays his drums mainly with his right hand.

Travis loves cars and he is particularly obsessed with Cadillacs. He collects them.

Travis found LaSalle Records.

Barker appears in print and TV advertisements for Boost Mobile.

Travis became the drummer of Blink 182 after the band's other drummer , Scott Raynor, quit the band wich was after the album "Dude Ranch".

Travis placed #23 in "Best Drummers in the World" play-off

Travis was married to former playmate Shanna Moalker, but they divorced. The couple had 2 children: Landon Asher Barker and Alabama Luella Barker. Travis also has an stepdaughter called Atiana Cecilia de la Hoya. He loves her and he considers her his daughter.

Runs Famous Stars and Straps, a belt buckle company specializing in hot rod designs.

Travis appears in Xzibit's video "Mean Muggin".

He is the drummer of Blink-182, Boxcar Racer, The Transplants, Plus-44 and Expensive Taste.