Can I Say

Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums

De: Travis Barker, Gavin Edwards - contributor

Narrado por: Cary Hite

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.

©2016 Travis Barker (P)2016 Blackstone Publishing, and Urban Audiobooks

Narration didn’t match Travis

I know why Travis didn’t narrate. I don’t think he could of after listening to his story. I think he is too shy and not arrogant enough. I did think it was kind of funny that he would have others talk about how great he is then Travis boosting about himself.
Yes, it was not well written but Travis is not a scholar, he is an artist through and through. But the story is real , gritty and honest. I am glad I listened. But my only complaint was when Travis would let you know there was a quote from a friend or an ex wife, but failed to end the closed quote and would not know when the quotes ended and his story continues. It was a little frustrating to constantly trying to figure out who was talking.

Good story nucompanion experience

Good story. Good look into the life of someone who is trying to be normal and a rock star at the same time.

Cary hite nailed the reading.

the impressions, the emotion. one of the better narrated books I've listened to. a must for any drummer.

nice

I love listening to his struggles &how he overcame them. it was a nice listen

Now I love Travis even more! - 90s kid Blink fan

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The book is written in Travis' first person POV but there are sections written by other people in Travis' life. It was nearly impossible to tell when the narrator was done reading the other people's contributions and switched back to Travis' POV. Sometimes I couldn't tell who the narrator was speaking for.

Any additional comments?

I am always terrified of reading the life stories of people I admire because I'm afraid I won't like who they really are. I will say Travis was way more of a ladies man than I thought, but I never lost respect for him because of all the other aspects of his life where he shows respect, honor, humility, and business savvy. I've been a Blink fan since "Enema of the State" but this book made me appreciate Travis' skill and dedication and struggles so much more. I am so grateful this book shares the insight of one of the greatest drummers of my generation.

Amazing

Travis is an amazing person and has done way more than I ever thought. This was an amazing journey.

A different look into Travis Barker

Wow! Such a wonderful book! It was written well. So awesome to learn more about Travis’s life and everything he went through. It was a story of hope, and it was really encouraging. I definitely recommend this book.

Amazing!

loved it learned a lot about him, down to earth, stand up kinda of guy! he was not holding anything back!

can't get through it the narrating is horrible

probably is a really good story could have picked someone different to read it not very good narrator it almost irritated my soul

Good Story but…

The story is very engaging. There were some errors like, “TIM” Morello was said instead of TOM. The main thing that bothered me was that it was often difficult to tell when the narrator was transitioning from someone else back to Travis, since the voice was the same. He always announced the lead in to another character, but you just kinda had to catch on when he was Travis again. Overall, glad I listened.