The meeting was set up by Australian social-media influencer Samuel Weidenhofer, who traveled from Melbourne to help arrange it.

Barker, who was "sleeping on [his] friend's couch" and still working as a trash man, only intended to fill in for a few days but ended up joining the band. In addition, Barker had non-musical aspirations; he also was interested in becoming a professional surfer and skateboarder.There were rumors of Barker and Kourtney Kardashian dating by very late 2020, which were confirmed and the relationship made official in January 2021. He has worked with the new pop-punk era Willow Smith and TikTok e-boy turned singer Lil Huddy, signed TikTok emo Jxdn, produced Trippie Redd’s Neon Shark album, and drummed on Bebe Rexha’s new single.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was departing from the airport when air traffic controllers saw sparks emanating from the plane. In 2006, Barker starred in a Boost Mobile commercial, [114] which was detailed in an episode of Meet the Barkers. Can I Say is a 2015 autobiography by American drummer Travis Barker, written with the help of the Rolling Stone and New York Times contributor Gavin Edwards. Weidenhofer recorded the meeting and released it later as a TikTok video, which has received more than 17 million views as of July 2023.

Please don't give me the plane—I have a really fucked-up fear of flying," Barker begged, who ended up with the plane anyway. After a stint on the Honda Civic Tour with Fall Out Boy and Cobra Starship, +44 began work on a second studio album that October. Hearing others yell, " Stop, drop and roll," Barker dropped to the ground and Goldstein helped him put out the fire on his feet.

The two spent more than an hour together, talking and playing drums, including an introduction to Barker's wife Kourtney Kardashian via FaceTime. Barker continued his collaborations, working with Chester French, LL Cool J, Cypress Hill and producing an entire EP of collaboration, Psycho White, with rapper Yelawolf.

In the midst of the band's reunion tour in August 2009, DJ AM was found dead by a friend in his New York apartment. Barker didn't fly again until 2021, traveling by himself on his bus—and taking a boat when touring in Europe.

To complete the project, Blink members Hoppus and Barker were forced to replace Blink co-founder Tom DeLonge with vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio. Barker told CBS Local that his first ever hero was Animal from The Muppets, crediting the character as his inspiration to pursue drumming. The new Transplants album, Haunted Cities (2005), was completed in the aftermath of the Blink-182 "hiatus" and released in mid-2005.He also began appearing in music videos, including Puff Daddy's " Bad Boy for Life," as well as adding to his collection of vintage Cadillacs. I. [41] The +44 project came to a turning point when Hoppus and Barker purchased their own studio in October 2005, named Opra Music.