Travis Barker
Travis Barker in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Travis Landon Barker
Born	November 14, 1975 (1975-11-14) (age 32)
Origin	Fontana, California, USA
Genre(s)	Pop punk, Third wave ska, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Musician, drummer, songwriter, producer, reality television celebrity, fashion designer
Instrument(s)	Drums, keyboards
Years active	1994–present
Label(s)	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
Website	TravisBarker.com

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MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Expen$ive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob ( Transplants) and +44 's Travis Blink-182 was an American Pop Transplants are an American Punk rock / Hip-hop supergroup. They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong of the band Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Idiot Pilot is an Alternative rock / Electronica duo from Bellingham Washington, United States consisting of Michael Harris and Daniel Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Blink-182 was an American Pop He is currently the drummer for +44 and has also played for side projects Box Car Racer, Transplants and Expensive Taste. In Popular music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more persons already known for their involvement in another band Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. Transplants are an American Punk rock / Hip-hop supergroup. They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong of the band Expen$ive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob ( Transplants) and +44 's Travis

In 1996, Barker joined his first touring band, playing drums for The Aquabats as The Baron Von Tito. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording He recorded one album with them, The Fury of the Aquabats!, in 1997. The Fury of the Aquabats! is The Aquabats ' second album The Fury of The Aquabats was released in 1997 by Goldenvoice Records and Time Bomb Recordings Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar His career took off when he joined up with punk rock band, Blink-182 in 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Barker became known for his mohawk and his tendency to perform without a shirt, revealing a multitude of tattoos. The Mohawk (or mohican in British English) is a Hairstyle which consists of shaving both sides of the head leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons Barker has since established himself as a versatile drummer, producing and guest appearing in music projects of numerous music genres including hip-hop, punk rock, alternative rock, ska, rap, pop and even country. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.

He founded a clothing company, Famous Stars and Straps in 1999, LaSalle Records in 2004, as well as a Wahoo's Fish Taco restaurant in Norco, California. Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather Famous Stars and Straps or simply Famous) is an American clothing and accessory line created by Travis Barker in 1999 best known for being the Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) History The record label was founded in 2004 and is owned by Travis Barker, former-member of Blink-182, The Aquabats, Transplants "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Wahoo's Fish Taco is a Restaurant chain with a Mexican - Brazilian - Asian menu and Hawaiian North Shore vibe founded in A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name. DC Shoes is an American footwear company specializing in shoes for Skateboarding as well as snowboarding boots shirts jeans hats and jackets Zildjian redirects here For other uses see Zildjian (disambiguation. He has used Orange County Custom Drums to create his drum kits since before he became famous.

Barker's marriage to former Miss USA, Shanna Moakler, was featured in MTV's Meet the Barkers (2005–2006). Shanna Lynn Moakler (born March 28 1975 is an American model actor and reality television star Meet the Barkers is a reality television series that was aired on MTV. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. After filing for divorce in 2006, his marriage trouble and personal life have been scrutinized in the media following a public MySpace battle with his wife and a brief relationship with Hilton Hotel heiress, Paris Hilton. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and UH Hilton Hoteljpg|thumbnail|right|The Hilton University of Houston in Houston Texas, located on the campus of the University of Houston, contains the Hilton College of Moakler recently announced that the two are making a fresh start and working it out for their children. ^[1]

He is currently pursuing legal action against Rockstar Energy Drinks who used his image without his consent. Rockstar (or ROCKST★R is an Energy drink created in 2001. Rockstar is based in Las Vegas Nevada, and was founded by Russell Weiner ^[2]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Blink-182, 1998–2005 3 Side projects, 2002–present 4 Discography 5 Business ventures 6 Tattoos 7 Relationships 8 Film and television 8.1 Filmography 9 Videos 9.1 Videography 10 References 11 External links

Early life

He was born in a poverty-stricken neighborhood in Fontana, California. Fontana ( is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Barker received his first drum set at the age of four. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells He began taking drum and trumpet lessons at the age of five.

The day before starting his freshman year at Fontana High School, Barker's mother died. Ninth grade (called Grade 9 or Senior 1 or' Year 9 in some regions also known as freshman year in the U Fontana High School (FOHI is a secondary public school in Fontana CA in the Fontana Unified School District. She told him before she died to continue playing the drums because that was what he was good at, and he listened to her. After her death, Barker became more serious with drumming. He joined marching band his sophomore year and made the snare line. A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform Tenth grade (called Grade 10 or Senior 2 in some regions also known as sophomore year in the U During high school he performed at regional competitions and festivals. During his senior year of high school, Barker passed up drum corps tryouts to tour with his first band, Feeble. For the Military unit see Corps of Drums A drum and bugle corps or drum corps is a musical marching unit (similar to a

After graduating from high school in 1993, Barker gained more experience as a rock drummer in a few early bands including Feeble, The Suicide Machines and The Aquabats. The Suicide Machines were an American Punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit Michigan and disbanded in May of 2006. The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording In the latter, he was known as Baron Von Tito. ^[3]

From 1993 through 1998, Barker also worked a series of odd jobs and taught drum lessons to support himself. Though he continued to teach privately through 2002, Barker (while appearing on MTV's TRL, in 2003) mentioned that he no longer gives private drum lessons.

Blink-182, 1998–2005

Main article: Blink-182

In 1998, Travis Barker began touring with The Aquabats, under the stage name "The Baron Von Tito". Blink-182 was an American Pop The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording blink-182 was also on the bill, and when then-drummer Scott Raynor was removed from the band, Travis was asked to fill in. Scott Raynor (born May 23, 1978) was the original drummer and founding member of Blink-182 (1992-1998 until he was asked to leave the band in mid-1998 This required him to learn the entire set (over 20 songs) in less than two hours and perform them at that night's show, in addition to playing a set with The Aquabats. Travis's efforts earned him much appreciation and respect, and an offer to join blink-182, which Barker accepted.

With Barker, blink-182 released their best selling album to date, Enema of the State (1999), followed by Take off Your Pants and Jacket (2001), and Blink-182 (2003). Enema of the State, Blink-182 's third and most successful studio album was released June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is Blink-182 's fourth studio album Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. After 7 years of drumming with blink-182, in February 2005, the band split up. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He now mainly drums for the band +44, with former blink-182 band mate Mark Hoppus

Side projects, 2002–present

Barker says he has always been interested in many genres of music outside of punk rock, especially hip-hop. Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician and record producer In a 2002 interview with MTV he says, "I probably listen to more hip-hop and drum'n'bass than I do punk rock music, and same with Tim and Rob. . ". ^[4] Not being able to explore these interests within blink-182, Barker participated in several side projects during the time he was playing for blink-182 including Box Car Racer, Transplants, and Expensive Taste. Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. Transplants are an American Punk rock / Hip-hop supergroup. They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong of the band Expen$ive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob ( Transplants) and +44 's Travis

Box Car Racer is a side project begun with Tom DeLonge of blink-182 in 2002. Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr (born December 13 1975) is an American musician most famous for being a founding member of and Guitarist See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This project resulted in one self-titled album which was released that year. Box Car Racer (2002 is an album by Box Car Racer, a side project of Blink-182 members Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker. Tom said he asked Travis to play drums so that he wouldn't have to find and pay a session drummer to come in. This throw away comment was the catalyst for the eventual friendship breakdown between the two.

Transplants is a hip-hop induced punk band for which Travis partnered with Tim Armstrong of Rancid and Rob Aston (former roadie for Rancid). Transplants are an American Punk rock / Hip-hop supergroup. They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong of the band Timothy Lockwood Armstrong (born November 25, 1966) is an influential American musician and songwriter best known for his work with Punk rock Rancid is a punk band formed in 1991 in Albany California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. Rob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, is an American Musician and a member of the rap group Expensive Taste, along Transplants released two studio records as well as a remixed version of their second album which was chopped and screwed by rapper and hip-hop artist, Paul Wall. Screwed and Chopped refers to a technique of Remixing Hip hop music which developed in the Houston hip hop scene in the 1990s Paul Slayton, better known by his Stage name Paul Wall, was born March 11, 1981. ^[5] The first album released by Transplants was their self-titled album in 2002. The second Transplants record, Haunted Cities, was released by LaSalle Records in June of 2005. Haunted Cities is the second album by the Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 and includes the radio hit "Gangsters & Thugs" History The record label was founded in 2004 and is owned by Travis Barker, former-member of Blink-182, The Aquabats, Transplants Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After the Vans Warped Tour of 2005, the band members decided to call it quits. This was confirmed by vocalist Rob Aston in January of 2006 during an interview. Rob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, is an American Musician and a member of the rap group Expensive Taste, along

Barker has produced or worked on albums with the Black Eyed Peas, P!nk and Pharrell Williams. The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence He appears on Bun B's album, Trill (2005) with Skinhead Rob for the bonus track, "Late night creepin". Bernard Freeman, better known by his Stage name Bun B, is a rapper and one half (with the late Pimp C) of Southern hip hop act UGK Trill is a 2005 album by Bun B. It is said that Bun released the album to keep the UGK name alive while Pimp C was in jail Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, is an American Musician and a member of the rap group Expensive Taste, along In 2006 he was a producer on T.I.'s fourth album, King. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr (born September 25 1980 better known by his Stage name T Also in 2006 he played drums for several songs on Avril Lavigne's third album. Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award ^[6]He also dueted with Rihanna on a remix of her hit "Umbrella", he also appeared in her video. Rihanna (pronounced /riːˈɑːnə/ born Robyn Rihanna Fenty; February 20 1988 is a Barbadian singer, model and Fashion designer " Umbrella " is a song by singer Rihanna. It was written by Terius "The Dream" Nash, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell

In late 2005 Travis started a new band, +44 with fellow blink-182 member Mark Hoppus and in 2006, Travis and Rob Aston joined Paul Wall in forming a new hip-hop group called Expensive Taste. Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician and record producer Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, is an American Musician and a member of the rap group Expensive Taste, along Expen$ive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob ( Transplants) and +44 's Travis

Recently, Travis Barker has made a very well received remix of Soulja Boy's "Crank That", a video that can be seen on YouTube. The song is also available for purchase on itunes, however Barker's drumming is reduced significantly from the YouTube version.

In a similar fashion, Travis has also remixed Flo-Rida's single Low that was later included within the delux version of Flo Rida's debut album on iTunes, with another video posted on YouTube. Tramar Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida is an American rapper " Low " is the first single from Flo Rida 's Debut album, Mail on Sunday nominated for 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

Discography

Year	Album Title	Band	Record Label/Notes
	All Dressed Up And No Where To Go	Feeble
1997	The Fury of the Aquabats!	The Aquabats!	Golden Voice Records
1999	Enema of the State	Blink-182	MCA Records
2000	The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back	Blink-182	MCA Records
2001	Take Off Your Pants and Jacket	Blink-182	MCA Records
2002	Box Car Racer	Box Car Racer	MCA Records
	Transplants	Transplants	Hellcat Records
2003	Blink-182	Blink-182	Geffen Records
	Try This	Pink	Geffen Records
2004	Back In The Mudd	Bubba Sparxxx	Remix On Cd Single
2005	Greatest Hits	Blink-182	Geffen Records
	Haunted Cities	Transplants	La Salle Records/Atlantic Records
	Trill	Bun B	Appears Along With Skinhead Rob On "Late Night Creepin"
2006	King	T.I.	Produced "You Know Who"
	Can I Have It like That	Pharrell	Remix Included On The UK CD
	Throw Some D's	Rich Boy	Remix available on iTunes
	Pump It	Black Eyed Peas	Remix Included On CD Single
	When Your Heart Stops Beating	+44
2007	TBA	Expensive Taste
	Dj Skee Presents Expensive Taste	Expensive Taste
	Wolves	Idiot Pilot	Drums on "Elephant"
	The Best Damn Thing	Avril Lavigne	Drums on "I Don't Have To Try" and "I Can Do Better"
	Get Money, Stay True	Paul Wall	Appears As Expensive Taste On The Track "Slidin' On That Oil"
	Umbrella	Rihanna	Remix Of Umbrella Available On Defjam. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Fury of the Aquabats! is The Aquabats ' second album The Fury of The Aquabats was released in 1997 by Goldenvoice Records and Time Bomb Recordings The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Enema of the State, Blink-182 's third and most successful studio album was released June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features Blink-182 was an American Pop MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Mark Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back! is Blink-182 's only official live album Blink-182 was an American Pop MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is Blink-182 's fourth studio album Blink-182 was an American Pop MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Box Car Racer (2002 is an album by Box Car Racer, a side project of Blink-182 members Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker. Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Transplants is Transplants ' eponymous debut released in 2002 Transplants are an American Punk rock / Hip-hop supergroup. They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong of the band Hellcat Records is an independent Record label based in Los Angeles California. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Blink-182 was an American Pop Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Try This is the third Album by pop singer Pink, released on November 11, 2003 (see 2003 in music) Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Warren Anderson Mathis (born March 6,1977 known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American Southern rapper. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greatest Hits was the one and only compilation Album by Blink-182, released on November 1, 2005. Blink-182 was an American Pop Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Haunted Cities is the second album by the Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 and includes the radio hit "Gangsters & Thugs" Transplants are an American Punk rock / Hip-hop supergroup. They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong of the band History The record label was founded in 2004 and is owned by Travis Barker, former-member of Blink-182, The Aquabats, Transplants Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Bernard Freeman, better known by his Stage name Bun B, is a rapper and one half (with the late Pimp C) of Southern hip hop act UGK Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. King is a Grammy -nominated album from hip hop artist TI It was released on March 28, 2006 in the United States Clifford Joseph Harris Jr (born September 25 1980 better known by his Stage name T " Can I Have It Like That " is a song performed by rapper Pharrell Williams featuring Gwen Stefani. " Throw Some D's " is the first single off the self-titled album of Rap artist Rich Boy, and his most commercially successful song to date Maurice Richards, better known by his Stage name Rich Boy is an American rapper " Pump It " is a song by The Black Eyed Peas that heavily incorporates music from the Dick Dale version of the song " Misirlou " (known The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. When Your Heart Stops Beating is the title of +44 's debut album which was released on November 14, 2006. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Expen$ive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob ( Transplants) and +44 's Travis Expen$ive Taste is an American hip hop group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob ( Transplants) and +44 's Travis Idiot Pilot is an Alternative rock / Electronica duo from Bellingham Washington, United States consisting of Michael Harris and Daniel The Best Damn Thing is the third studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on April 13 2007 Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Get Money Stay True is the second full-length studio album from Paul Wall, released on April 3 2007. Paul Slayton, better known by his Stage name Paul Wall, was born March 11, 1981. " Umbrella " is a song by singer Rihanna. It was written by Terius "The Dream" Nash, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell Rihanna (pronounced /riːˈɑːnə/ born Robyn Rihanna Fenty; February 20 1988 is a Barbadian singer, model and Fashion designer com
	Doe Boy Fresh	Three 6 Mafia
	Crank That (Soulja Boy)	Soulja Boy	Remix of Crank That available on iTunes
	The Way It Is	BLUESTeNATION
	Black Roses	the Federation	Drums on the track from It's Whateva
2008	"Low"	Flo Rida	Remix of Low available on Deluxe Edition of Mail on Sunday (iTunes)
	Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On 'Em)	Busta Rhymes	Remix of Don't Touch Me

Business ventures

Barker owns and contributes to several businesses in addition to his musical interests. " Doe Boy Fresh " is a song by rap group Three 6 Mafia originally the first single off of hip-hop their studio album Last 2 Walk Three 6 Mafia (formerly Triple 6 Mafia) is an Academy-Award winning American Rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee " Crank That (Soulja Boy " is the Grammy nominated debut single by American Rapper Soulja Boy from his debut album Souljaboytellem The Way It Is is the name of an album and song released in 1986: The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album, the first album released by Bruce Hornsby & The It's Whateva is The Federation 's second album released by Reprise Records on October 2 2007 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common " Low " is the first single from Flo Rida 's Debut album, Mail on Sunday nominated for 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Tramar Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida is an American rapper Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em is the first single from rapper Busta Rhymes from his forthcoming album B Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent He founded an accessory/apparel company called Famous Stars and Straps in 1999 which sells street/skate style clothing and gear. Famous Stars and Straps or simply Famous) is an American clothing and accessory line created by Travis Barker in 1999 best known for being the Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Travis has said the brand's trademark "F" for the logo was chosen for its resemblance to a car logo but mainly for the fact that it can stand on its own.

He also co-founded LaSalle Records, a record company to which his band, Transplants, are signed. History The record label was founded in 2004 and is owned by Travis Barker, former-member of Blink-182, The Aquabats, Transplants Transplants are an American Punk rock / Hip-hop supergroup. They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong of the band ^[7] He has also dabbled in the restaurant industry, opening a Wahoo's Fish Taco restaurant in Norco, California. Wahoo's Fish Taco is a Restaurant chain with a Mexican - Brazilian - Asian menu and Hawaiian North Shore vibe founded in Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. ^[8]

Travis has also developed a shoe for DC Shoe Company called the "Alias Remix" and is endorsed by Orange County Drum and Percussion and Zildjian. DC Shoes is an American footwear company specializing in shoes for Skateboarding as well as snowboarding boots shirts jeans hats and jackets Zildjian redirects here For other uses see Zildjian (disambiguation. He also has his own line of drumming products, sponsored by Zildjian. Zildjian redirects here For other uses see Zildjian (disambiguation. ^[9]

In 2006, Barker began the process of filing for the trademark "The Phenomenons". Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Phenomenons is a name trade marked by Drummer and Entrepreneur, Travis Barker. The trademark application indicates the name will be used for a band and possibly a clothing line but that remains to be seen.

Tattoos

Travis's first tattoo was the word "BONES" (a nickname when he was a kid) on his leg which he got when he was 17 years old. ^[10] Another addition is the phrase "SELF MADE" spelled out across his knuckles which he got in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ^[10] Some of Travis's numerous tattoos include religious art as he says he was brought up Catholic. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". ^[10] He has a portrait of Jesus above his left biceps, hands in prayer on the left side of his head (visible with his signature mohawk) and a Sacred Heart. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The Mohawk (or mohican in British English) is a Hairstyle which consists of shaving both sides of the head leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus ' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity He has a few tattoos that symbolize his love for cars and Cadillacs in particular - two racing flags on the side of his neck with the number 66 which symbolizes the year of his favorite Cadillac and a Cadillac emblem surrounded by mudflap girls on his chest as well as a pair of spark plugs. Racing flags are traditionally used in Auto racing and similar motorsports to communicate important messages to drivers The mudflap girl is a Silhouette of a buxom human female sitting leaning back on her hands with her hair being blown in the wind A spark plug (also very rarely nowadays in British English: a sparking plug) is an electrical device that fits into the Cylinder ^[10] Another well known Cadillac tattoo is the word "Cadillac" on the side of his body.

Much of his body art is devoted to his love of music such as the phrase "Can I Say" (which is the name of Dag Nasty's first album), a microphone, and a boom box on his stomach for his love of breakdancing when he was growing up. Body art is Art made on with or consisting of the Human body The most common forms of body art are Tattoos and Body piercings but other Can I Say is an Album by Dag Nasty released in 1986 through Dischord Records. Dag Nasty was a Washington DC Hardcore punk band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker ( Guitar) of Minor Threat BoomBox is an American Rock band, which was founded in 2004 by singer/songwriter Zion Godchaux on the Guitar / Lead vocals and producer/DJ Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among ^[10] He also has the word "HOPE" on his back because of the Descendents' song and something positive after his mother's death. This article is about the band For other uses see Descendant. He has another tribute to the Descendents on his leg - the cover art to the album, I Don't Want To Grow Up, drumsticks and musical notes on his right arm. I Don't Want To Grow Up is the 1985 release by the punk band Descendents. In Music, the term note has two primary meanings 1 a sign used in Musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a Sound;

Travis also makes several tributes to his family with the phrase "familia" on his arm, Japanese flowers on the back of his neck with a heart that says "Mom", and another heart with "SHANNA" on the banner. ^[10] He also has the name of his first wife, "Melissa," just above the racing flags on the side of his neck. He has his son's name Landon on his left wrist.

He considers his right arm his good luck arm and so has many luck emblems tattooed on that arm such as a deck of cards, dice, a dollar sign, his lucky number seven, a skull with the number 13 in the eye sockets (13 is a lucky number in the tattoo culture), and a rabbit's foot, in addition to a martini glass, his initials, a devil from Black Label Skateboards, and a spider web surrounding his elbow. A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper thin card or thin plastic figured with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing Card games For other uses see either Die or Dice (disambiguation. Dice (the Plural of Die, from Old French In Number theory, a lucky number is a Natural number in a set which is generated by a " sieve " similar to the Sieve of Eratosthenes In American folklore, the foot of a Rabbit is carried as an Amulet believed to bring good luck. A cocktail glass, martini glass, or Stem cocktail glass, is a drinking glass with a cone -shaped bowl (the tip of Black Label is a skateboarding company founded and owned by professional skateboarder John Lucero in 1990. ^[10]

Travis also has a tattoo-quote by Henry Brooks Adams stating "Chaos Often Breeds Life, When Order Breeds Habit"; the quote is tattooed around Barker's neck, and can also be found on the spine of the Box Car Racer CD case.

In explanation of his large number of tattoos Travis has said, "I tattooed my body so I couldn't fall back on anything. I purposely did that so I couldn't get a normal job and live a normal life. I did it so I had to play music. " Travis claims to have spent over $30,000 on his body art. ^[11]

Relationships

Travis has been married twice. He first married his relatively long time girlfriend, Melissa Kennedy, on September 22, 2001. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The couple divorced August 6, 2002 after 11 months. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Barker married actress and Miss USA 1995, Shanna Moakler, on October 30, 2004. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The Miss USA Beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant Shanna Lynn Moakler (born March 28 1975 is an American model actor and reality television star Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The couple had a Gothic-style ceremony inspired by the Tim Burton film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, which was held on the eve of Halloween. The goth subculture is a contemporary Subculture found in many countries Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 stop-motion Fantasy Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. ^[12] Barker and Moakler have two children together, Landon Asher and Alabama Luella. Atiana Cecilia de la Hoya is Moakler's daughter with former boyfriend Oscar de la Hoya. Oscar de la Hoya (ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə (born February 4 1973 &mdash nicknamed "The Golden Boy" &mdash is an Mexican American boxer The family appeared in a reality television series, Meet the Barkers, which aired on MTV from 2005-2006. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Meet the Barkers is a reality television series that was aired on MTV. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.

On August 8, 2006, Barker filed for divorce from Moakler after nearly two years of marriage. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. ^[13][14] The couple's divorce was made public as each used their MySpace pages to air their feelings on the matter. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and ^[15] During their separation, Barker had a brief fling with Hilton Hotel heiress and socialite, Paris Hilton in September, 2006. UH Hilton Hoteljpg|thumbnail|right|The Hilton University of Houston in Houston Texas, located on the campus of the University of Houston, contains the Hilton College of A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable Society because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant ^[16]

Despite their pending divorce, reports surfaced in early 2007 that Barker and Moakler were "quietly trying to give it another go" as they were reportedly seen autographing a fan's book, with a heart around their names. ^[17]

In March of 2007, Moakler revealed to People magazine that she and Barker (still married) are indeed back together, but denied that she was pregnant. An English Noun The English noun people has two distinct fields of application as a countable noun, a group of Humans ^[18] This admission came after the couple was publicly affectionate at a surprise birthday Barker threw for his wife in Miami. ^[18] People. com now reports that Travis and Shanna have separated again, no reason has been given for the split. However Travis & Shanna were seen at the 2007 Video Music Awards kissing and holding hands.

As February 11, 2008, the divorce has been finalized. ^[19]

Film and television

Travis has appeared in numerous films and television shows, most notably his own reality show, Meet the Barkers, with his wife Shanna Moakler which debuted in 2005. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Meet the Barkers is a reality television series that was aired on MTV. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, Barker can be found in a brief scene in the teen movie, American Pie. Ironically Scott Raynor was given the credit for appearing in American Pie. In 2003, he appeared in an episode of MTV's Punk'd, a Candid Camera-esque television show, in which he took part in a set up bareknuckle boxing match, he also appeared and spoke on MTV's Icon show honoring heavy metal band Metallica in May of that year. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher Candid Camera was a Television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on Radio as Candid Microphone Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. In 2006 Barker starred in a Boost Mobile commercial,^[20] which was detailed in an episode of Meet the Barkers. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Boost Mobile is an Irvine CA -based brand of Mobile phone service launched in Australia (Over Optus) in 2000 and in New Zealand He's also played a few guest starring roles such as a rapper on the popular crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and a voiceover for an episode of The Simpsons. CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas He's been a presenter for several award shows such as the Much Music Awards in 2002 and the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In 2001, he appeared with Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus in the skit "Leave it to Blink-182", a parody of "Leave it to Beaver", on the late night TV show MADtv. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. ^[21] He has also been interviewed by Nardwuar the Human Serviette. Nardwuar the Human Serviette (born John Ruskin, July 5, 1968) is a Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver In a slight departure from his usual genres, he made an appearance on the 41st annual CMA Awards in 2006, performing a medley of songs by country icon Buck Owens with a group of artists including Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons, and former Byrds bass player Chris Hillman. The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or the CMAs and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr, (August 12 1929 – March 25 2006 was an American Singer and Guitarist, with 20 number-one hits on the Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American Country music Singer, Songwriter, and Actor ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. William Frederick (Billy Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) Nicknamed the Reverend Willie G, is best known as the Guitarist for The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964 Chris Hillman (born Christopher Hillman December 4 1944, Los Angeles, California) was one of the original members of The Byrds ^[22] Travis Barker appeared as a judge on the MTV reality show Say What? Karaoke.

Filmography

Videos

In addition to his own work with Blink-182, Box Car Racer, Transplants, and +44, Barker has made numerous guest appearances. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy Film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, and written by Adam The Urethra Chronicles is a music video and documentary released for DVD and VHS by the band Blink-182 on May 2nd 2000. Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place (retitled Two Guys and a Girl in its third season was a Sitcom created by Kenny Schwartz and The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. MTV Cribs is a Reality television program on MTV that features tours of the houses and Mansions of Celebrities. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Riding in Vans with Boys is a 2003 Documentary film directed by Matthew Beauchesne describing the experiences of the band Kut U Up, a relatively South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ride With Funkmaster Flex (Sometimes referred to as FMF was a TV show produced by MTV Networks. The Uretha Chronicles II Harder Faster Faster Harder is a documentary film about the pop punk band Blink-182 The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Give 'Em the Boot is a series of Compilation albums released by Hellcat Records. Meet the Barkers is a reality television series that was aired on MTV. The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Adventures in HollyHood, a reality TV show based around the rap group Three 6 Mafia and its members Juicy J and DJ Paul. MTV Cribs is a Reality television program on MTV that features tours of the houses and Mansions of Celebrities. In 2001, Barker appeared, playing drums, in P. Diddy's video, "Bad Boy for Life",^[23]. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P In 2003 he played the drums in Bubba Sparxxx's video for "Back In The Mudd". He was featured in the opening sequence of the Dem Franchise Boys music video, "Ridin Rims," in 2006. Dem Franchize Boyz is a hip hop group from Atlanta signed to So So Def Recordings. Travis appeared in Xzibit's music video "Hey Now (Mean Muggin')", T. I. 's video "What You Know", Ice Cube's "Go To Church", Three 6 Mafia's "Side 2 Side (remix)" and also the "Doe Boy Fresh" video. He was also featured on the Outkast music video "Morris Brown" and can be seen playing drums in The Game's AOL Session. Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name The Game, is an American Rapper.

Videography

References

External links

• Travis Barker at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Myspace
• Low Remix - Drum Transcription

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