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Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums
Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums | Travis Barker
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."
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I picked this up pretty much to preview it for my husband (even though this came out a few years ago). Plus, I love a good celebrity memoir. It's complete bullshit that Barker doesn't narrate the audiobook especially since the cover says he does. The narrator is AWFUL. Not a good choice at all. Fortunately, the story is good. I didn't know much about his life before Blink-182 or details of the plane crash. A solid, pre-Kardashian, read.

Kayla.Adriena I didn't even know this existed! Pre-Kardashian 🙄, I can't stand it 😆 2y
britt_brooke @Kayla.Adriena They are so obnoxious! 😅 2y
Cinfhen Why would the cover lie?!? That‘s horrible!!! But I bet his story is fascinating 2y
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Cinfhen And ugh, Kardashians 🤮 2y
Reggie @Cinfhen Kim saved some women from the Afghan soccer team today by paying a portion of the cost of the flight for them and their families. Also I felt bad for Travis because him and his friend DJ AM both survived that crash and later DJ AM died to an overdose. It made me think of Final Destination and how death really never stopped looking for him. Anyways….goodnight. 2y
Cinfhen You‘re right @Reggie Kim does seem to use her wealth & influence for good causes but the “Kardashians” as a global phenomenon is unappealing to me. 2y
britt_brooke @Reggie The DJ AM story is so sad. 💔 2y
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Twainy
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🎧 @LoverOfLearning thank you 😁 I listened and liked it. You‘re correct about the audio. I don‘t think he‘s a bad narrator but I think it can be a little confusing because there‘s no notice of when someone else‘s opinion is being read until you hear that they‘re talking about the author, if that makes sense. It‘s funny when you hear something totally feminine THEN realize it IS a girl‘s opinion (x-wife). Really interesting guy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

readingjedi I adore this man 😍 3y
LoverOfLearning Oh wow you listened to it all in 1 day. Awesome! I'm intrigued now! I'll definitely have to read it someday soon. 3y
Twainy I love this man‘s tattoos and he seems like a kind soul. I went back and listened to a chapter and it appears the POV changes are preceded by the name of the person who the author w/b quoting? There just isn‘t anything to distinguish the change so you need to pay closer attention than I was. 😁 3y
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LoverOfLearning
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Has anyone read this? I've been wanting to read this for quite some time now.

Twainy No but I grabbed a picture of him that‘s very similar to this one some time ago to draw ... interesting look 😈 3y
Twainy PS - I think it‘s one of the books that‘s included free on Audible 😈😈 3y
LoverOfLearning @Twainy very interesting that's for sure and a very interesting lifes he's had. 3y
LoverOfLearning @Twainy ohhhhhh. Let me check.... but I did hear the narration isnt the best so idk if I should listen to it 3y
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Reviewsbylola
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I‘ve always been fascinated by Travis. This is a solid celebrity memoir and I learned a lot about the type of person he is. The book dealt quite a bit with the plane crash he survived in 2008. I remember the crash and that he and AM survived, but I found out that Travis has always been terrified of flying, even going so far as to predict he would die in a plane crash. Since the crash, he has not flown, and he gets to Europe by cruise ship.

Reviewsbylola This took me longer to read than normal because I kept stopping to watch videos of him drumming and clips of Meet the Barkers. 🤪 4y
Cinfhen Great photo of him...I totally recall the crash too!! (edited) 4y
Megabooks I remember Meet the Barkers!! 4y
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Hooked_on_books I don‘t blame him for not wanting to fly again. That would be so hard to get past. But I wonder how he‘s going to get to Europe now. Who knows where the cruise industry will be when the dust settles. 4y
Reviewsbylola Good point! He takes the Queen Mary 2 and apparently it‘s considered a crossing rather than a cruise. It doesn‘t sound like it ran often though even before covid, which could be a bad thing. @Hooked_on_books 4y
Reviewsbylola We really are kindred spirits. What about Flavor of Love?! I‘ll always believe that New York was his soulmate. @megabooks 4y
Megabooks @Reviewsbylola yes and definitely not Brigette Nielsen. That was weird!! 👯‍♀️👯‍♀️🥰😘 4y
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Reviewsbylola
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It says it‘s read by the author on the cover but it‘s definitely not. 🤔😑

LoverOfLearning Hmmm.. love me some Travis Barker though! 4y
swishandflick Maybe "read by the ghost author" would have been more accurate, haha. 4y
britt_brooke 😂 I just started this one audio and the narrator is terrible. Would‘ve been so much better if Travis had done it. Such a deceiving cover. 2y
Reviewsbylola I KNOW!!! What a bummer. @britt_brooke 2y
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josie281
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hi,my name is erin
my #litsyhandle is josie281.
No, Josie is not my middle name. My screen name has been josie281 since senior year in high school (a loooonnnngggggg time ago).
My love of blink 182 runs deep, people. Josie is one of their songs. 182 was taken so voila! josie281 was born!

Chelleo You‘re the second Blink reference! @Ofclumsywords (edited) 6y
ofclumsywords Another great Blink song!!! 6y
intothehallofbooks Yay Blink 🙌🏻 6y
sprainedbrain I ❤️ Blink! 6y
JennAndrew I love Blink, but my husband is an insane mega-fan. Our first born daughter is actually called Josie 😂. She was name about 15 years before she was conceived! 👍🏻😄 6y
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I enjoyed it, but man he's annoying af in parts. To the point of cringe. The first 200 pgs were mainly about women & drugs. I'm aware it's suppose to be sex drugs, rock n roll, but it just felt it was only sex & drugs. if it had continued like that I would have rated this a 2. However, it thankfully got more interesting. If you're fan it's worth a read, & he's definitely lived an interesting life. 4⭐️ #memoir #bookgeek #review #bibliophile #funko

[DELETED] 3803335244 I'm terrible, I don't know who he is? Lol 😂 I'm old... 7y
Grim_Reader No you're not! He's the drummer from the band Blink 182. @ForeverNerdy (edited) 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 Oh see I have no idea who Blink 182 is! Lol 😂 I'm a 80's fan with a giant Stevie Nicks listening list. My daughter, however, does introduce me to great music on Amazon music all the time! I ♥️ Lorde! I'll have to check her my list, I bet I have listened to him just don't know it! I also have a thing for 21 pilot! 7y
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josie281
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Audiobook narrator was not good. I sped it up to 1.25 to finish.
Beyond that, I'm not sure. I am a huge Blink182 fan (hence the screen name). I'm glad he turned things around from the addiction. It felt like a lot of name dropping along the way.

Robothugs Your name makes sense now! 😂 I love them as well! That's too bad this wasn't that good. 7y
josie281 😂Josie is a song of theirs and when I initially made the screen name (20 years ago.... eeeek!) 182 was taken so I flipped it! 7y
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josie281
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Work audiobook!
Disappointed that this isn't narrated by Travis Barker as it says on the cover. The narrator is pronouncing band names correctly and it's damn annoying. Dokken isn't that hard.

Debiw781 Dokken? *ears perk up* I may have to add this to my TBR! 7y
josie281 There are a lot of band name drops but it is in reference to Travis Barker's influences. It is not a great or enlightening read thus far, but I didn't have high hopes. (Maybe the second half will be better 🤞) 7y
Debiw781 Was Dokken one of his influences? That was MY band lol. 7y
josie281 It was! 7y
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littlebeesreads
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Picked my boyfriend up a little 'thinking of you' prizey while on my trip :)

#IWillMakeAReaderOfHimYet #music #books

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Tav
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At the Blink 182 concert with my @WilliamMorrow peeps! 🤘🏻

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whitney
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It ended up being a 12-hour day but soooo worth working those hours to meet Travis Barker from Blink-182. If only teenage Whitney could see me now. If you didn't know, his new memoir is out and probably the perfect reading for everyone camping out for the free concert this morning.

User1234456 That's really awesome!!! 8y
read.run.travel 😍 that's awesome, I'm so jealous! blink is one of my favorite bands ❤️ 8y
SecretLivesOfFictionLovers 😯 OMGosh! You got to meet Travis! That is so awesome!! Enjoy the gig! 8y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa That is awesome! 8y
L_auren So cool!!! 8y
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Lauralee1175
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Great summer beach read.