101 Quotes by Travis Barker

I'm a freak, everything has to be totally flat when I play. Ed Will, my jazz teacher, set up everything completely flat, and then you'd tilt your snare drum away from you, so I do that too. So my snare tilts away from me.

I have my kids every Friday through Monday, and I don't leave them the whole time I have them.

I practice every day, I warm up before I play.

In junior high, I sang in madrigals, men's' and women's' choir. I played piano too, but then I got out of it.

My mom died when I was 16. I had a rough childhood, you know what I mean, but it made me strong.

My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.

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.

Oh, I was super serious about practicing and rudiments, and still am. I still have all my books.

I want a certain thing for my children. I just want to be in their life. I don't want nannies raising my kids.