Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has had a dark past despite being a rock powerhouse. As the band’s popularity grew Barker became one of the most well-known drummers in the music industry.
However, his struggles with addiction threatened to ruin his career and his life. His struggle with addiction began in his teenage years. He turned to drugs as a way to cope with the trauma of his mother’s death, and his addiction continued to worsen as he became more famous.
In interviews, Barker has spoken openly about his struggles with addiction and how it affected his personal and professional life. Barker’s addiction almost cost him his life. It was a difficult time, but Barker knew he needed to make a change if he wanted to survive.
Travis Barker talks about addiction
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Travis said talked about how he gave up on smoking, drinking and doing drugs years ago and added that his new addiction is running.
He said: “I gave up on smoking, drinking and doing drugs years ago. My new addiction is running. I run three miles every day. When I’m on tour, I hit an hour-long walk, run for 30 minutes. No weights on show day, but I do abs and core work. Maybe it’s superstitious, but I like the concept of doing all your hard work in the morning, so that my show is the easiest thing I’m going to do all day.”
Travis Barker is currently on tour with Blink-182, the band, that he joined in 1998, reunited a couple of years back. He also said the group’s shows, set to lighting and pyrotechnics, are much harder than the Warped Tour sets of his youth.
