Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums

Travis Barker

Sep 2016 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Cary Hite

About this audiobook

The fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded in musical salvation and fatherhood.

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.

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 listeners to follow the rhythms of their own hearts and find meaning in their lives.

Ratings and reviews

Terrible. Was looking forward to this book as I imagined Travis would have quite a few interesting anecdotes to share, being a rockstar and all but I was immediately put off by the narrator who is apparently even a different ethnicity than Travis, which of course is not a bad thing but not fitting for what is supposed to be an intimate account of his life. I guess the "read by author" claim means it was read by his ghostwriter lmao. I couldn't get past chapter 1, it was so bad. Very strange.

good luck not crying👌

Eye opening and inspiring.

About the author

Travis Barker is a musician, producer, and entrepreneur who rose to fame as the drummer for the influential punk-rock band Blink-182. Barker has also performed as a frequent collaborator with artists including LL Cool J, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Slash, Mary J. Blige, Tom Morello, and Cypress Hill, establishing himself as one of the most prolific rock drummers in the world. Barker founded a clothing company, Famous Stars and Straps, in 1999 and LaSalle Records in 2004. He lives in California and is currently working on his second solo album.

Gavin Edwards is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone who has written five articles for the magazine about Blink-182 for the magazine since 1999. He is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and their two sons.

Cary Hite is an experienced actor and audiobook narrator who has had the pleasure of working with a number of publishing houses. An Earphones Award-winner, he currently resides in New York City.