Can I Say
Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums
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4.8 • 424 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Travis Barker’s soul-baring memoir chronicles the highlights and lowlights of the renowned drummer’s art and his life, including the harrowing plane crash that nearly killed him and his traumatic road to recovery—a fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded in musical salvation and fatherhood.
After breaking out as the acclaimed drummer of the multiplatinum punk band Blink-182, everything changed for Travis Barker. But the dark side of rock stardom took its toll: his marriage, chronicled for an MTV reality show, fell apart. Constant touring concealed a serious drug addiction. A reckoning did not truly come until he was forced to face mortality: His life nearly ended in a horrifying plane crash, and then his close friend, collaborator, and fellow crash survivor DJ AM died of an overdose.
In this blunt, driving memoir, Barker ruminates on rock stardom, fatherhood, death, loss, and redemption, sharing stories shaped by decades’ worth of hard-earned insights. His pulsating memoir is as energetic as his acclaimed beats. It brings to a close the first chapters of a well-lived life, inspiring readers to follow the rhythms of their own hearts and find meaning in their lives.
Customer Reviews
Excellent book!
I am not the biggest blink-182 fan, I read Travis‘s book right after reading Mark Hopus book. Mark‘s book is very well written, funny and witty. I loved Mark‘s book. When I started reading Travis‘s book, I didn’t like his style of writing because he writes the way he speaks and he sounds kind of like a street thug. But after several chapters you can’t help but really love the guy. I’ve always respected his drumming, as a drummer, myself, he is excellent. What you do learn about him is that he is incredibly hard-working, passionate about everything that he does, very loyal to his friends and his family and has grown and learned so much as a person, a father, a son and he like me, is a vegetarian. Travis is very detailed in his writing, so much that you feel that you were along for the ride on every up and down of his Incredible story.
Awesome book
Inspirational story !!!
5 stars
A new favorite . What a guyyy!!!