Can I say : living large, cheating death, and drums drums drums
(2015)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
782.42166/BARKER,T

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 782.42166/BARKER,T Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
©2015
DESCRIPTION

272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780062319425, 0062319426, 9780062319425, 0062319426 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Includes discography

Prologue -- 1. Almost Famous -- 2. What's My Age Again? -- 3. Other People's Trucks -- 4. Best Friend for a Night -- 5. The Fury for a Night --- 6. Drums Drums Drums -- 7. California Babylon -- 8. Famous Stars and Straps -- 9. Pills, Broken Bones, and Wedding Rings -- 10. True Romance -- 11. I Want It All -- 12. Meet the Barkers -- 13. Not Today -- 14. Hey Ladies -- 15. The Roof's Gonna Come Off -- 16. Another State of Mind -- 17. Ghost on the Dance Floor -- 18. Can a Drummer Get Some -- 19. C.R.E.A.M. -- 20. Take Warning -- 21. Let's Start Today -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Discography and Guest Appearances

"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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