Travis Barker

All About Travis.

Whether they're dressing up in cheesy '70s garb for "First Date" or pondering the effects of divorce in "Stay Together for the Kids," one thing remains constant for Blink 182: Travis Barker's solid drumming. But it wasn't always pop-punk tunes that Barker played.Encouraged by his parents, Barker started taking drum lessons and playing jazz tunes at the age of 10. By the time he was a student at Fontana High School in Riverside, Calif., Barker played in a jazz band as well as his school's drum line.Barker moved on to play drums in numerous bands, including the Aquabats, Hooker and Flash in the Pan. In 1998, Barker was asked to play a few concerts with Blink 182, which, at the time, was enjoying newfound mainstream success with the single "Dammit (Growing Up)."Nearly a month later, Blink 182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus asked Barker to join the group. Barker's first album with Blink 182 was 1999's "Enema of the State," which, to date, has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.In support of its most recent album, "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket," Blink 182 is back on the road again, this time as part of the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day and Saves The Day.A few of Travis Barker's favorite things:

Hobbies: Collecting bicycles and old cars

Food: Mexican and Italian

Songs: Any song by Elvis Costello

Albums: "Live," the Police, and "Reign in Blood,"

SlayerMovie: "True Romance"

Place: Home (mds)