Why Travis Barker Is An Admirable Person
…Travis Barker is a drummer in the band
blink-182. Although he may be famous, he acts like a normal guy you see every day. Most people
think of someone who is famous as being egotistical, stuck up and think they are better than
everyone else in the world. Travis basically proves all of those opinions wrong and makes you
realize that although some famous people may be that way, not everyone is.
Travis is a very talented drummer and takes his work seriously. Travis wasn’t the original
drummer for blink-182. The original drummer wasn’t able to make it to a concert because of
family reasons and the other two members asked their best friend, Travis, to fill in even though
he
didn’t know how to play any of their songs. Even though it was only an hour before the show
when they asked him to fill in, Travis didn’t want to let them down so he said he would learn
every song and perform with them. They didn’t want the audience to hear Travis learning how to
play the songs so they found two sticks and that was what he used to practice with. An hour later,
Travis went on stage and performed with the other two guys in blink-182 and amazed the crowd
as well as his two best friends. When the original drummer said he wanted to go to school and
was leaving the band, they asked Travis to take over since he had amazed the crowd with his
awesome ability to play the drums.
Travis doesn’t only play the drums, he also teaches drum lessons. Travis visits his home
in
San Diego, CA often and while he is there he gives young children who don’t have much money,
if any, drum lessons. He says he…
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