Quotes from Travis Barker

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.

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

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 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.

I guess YouTube is the new destination spot for music videos. That's where I go.

When I look at music, everything is blurred, and I like it that way. I grew up like that, hanging out with different types of people who listened to so many different types of music. I never wanted to be part of any one clique. I loved it all.

My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.

In junior high, I sang in madrigals, men's' and women's' choir. I played piano too, but then I got out of it.

I'm obsessed with my children.

I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything.

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

My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.

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.

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.

I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.

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.

I looked Death right in the face.

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.

My mom died when I was 16. I had a rough childhood, you know what I mean, but it made me strong.

It's something I want to overcome. And my kids are scared to death to fly. I want them to witness me overcome it.

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.

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.

I looked Death right in the face.

I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.