Besides playing the drums, Travis Barker is also a songwriter, a record producer, and a musician. The California native, 46, started playing the drums at the age of five. He is a member of the band Blink-182.
When he was a junior in high school, he also participated in the madrigals men’s and women’s choir in addition to taking piano, trumpet, and singing classes.
Travis Barker parents: Meet Gloria Barker, Randy Barker
Randy and Gloria Barker are Travis Barker’s parents.
Three months before he started high school, his mother Gloria Barker received a diagnosis of Sjogren Syndrome.
A day before he started high school, she passed away. Little is known about Randy Barker, his father.
“Give the Drummer Some,” his debut solo album, was released later in 2011. In addition to playing the drums, he founded the record companies LaSalle Records in 2004 and DTA Records in 2019, as well as the apparel firm Famous Stars and Straps in 1999. In his honor, companies like Zildjian cymbals and DC Shoes have co-designed goods.
