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" My chops are still up, even though I'm not still in high school. "
Travis Barker
High School
High
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" On tour, you never have a home, you don't get used to anything, and you're always super busy. "
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" My mom died when I was 16. I had a rough childhood, you know what I mean, but it made me strong. "
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" In the hospital, I promised myself that I ever walked again, that I would eat well and swim every day. "
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" Usually, if I'm coming to Europe, I'm on a boat for seven days, so I spend the seven days doing a bunch of things. I'll do cardio for an hour or an hour-and-a-half and weights, just light weights. "
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" 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. "
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" I guess YouTube is the new destination spot for music videos. That's where I go. "
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" We were concerned with having good songs, not just songs that go two hundred miles per hour. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I play Orange County drums. I love those guys. I've got a four piece kit. "
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" Once in a while, I'll slip and get off my vegan diet and have egg whites in the morning, that's a good source of protein while I'm out on the road. If I can feel my body starting to tire, those are good to keep you healthy. "
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" I'm obsessed with my children. "
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" Bill Stevenson of The Descendants is really good, too. "
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" And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school. "
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" I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't like traveling, period. I like being at places and I like going places, but I don't like forms of transportation. "
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" We just wrote songs that seemed good to us. We wrote the album in like two weeks. We could have had more time, but we accomplished what we needed to in the two weeks. "
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" I juice a lot; I get as much protein as I can, because being a vegan, there isn't much protein. But that's pretty much it. I just drink lots of water, too. I'll have a protein shake as well every morning. "
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" 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. "
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" I want a certain thing for my children. I just want to be in their life. I don't want nannies raising my kids. "
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" Thank you for life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living. "
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