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Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums Kindle Edition

by Travis Barker (Author), Gavin Edwards (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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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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Written with Rolling Stone contributor Gavin Edwards, Can I Say is a fascinating look into the life of a talented, hard-partying musician who has beaten the odds several times.

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(A) riveting, brutally honest memoir.

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After he broke 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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FJ3AF2G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow; Reprint edition (October 20, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 21728 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 403 pages
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ACAL79
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
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Definitely a page turner! Travis has been through a lot and yet has overcome and remains to be one of the most talented drummers of all time. I have even more respect for him. Huge fan!
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Teresa Hosler
5.0 out of 5 stars Travis' new book
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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Loved this book. Travis told his life story. It was awesome to read. I have friends waiting to read my book.
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LucyS
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Engaging
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2023
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Of course I knew who Travis was but I had no idea he collaborated on so many tracks with other top tier artists. The book is an easy read and very riveting. I won’t add spoilers here. But for anyone who enjoys a good read and is a fan of punk rock AND/OR rap (not necessarily a fan drummers or even TB himself) will enjoy this. It’ll be nice to get a follow up book actually.
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The Authority
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome.
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
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I am not the biggest Blink-182 fan. I like a lot of their songs but in no way, shape, or form would I say I've listened to all of their albums or singles. I do like hip-hop and EDM, so I've always seen Travis Barker appearing on stuff: "Oh Travis Barker is playing with Yelawolf." "Oh Travis Barker and DJ AM just remixed "Welcome to the Jungle", and so on. It never occurred to me on how this person who became famous drumming for a pop-punk band and was married to a Playboy model would then appear on the BET awards. Well this book answers that and a LOT more. It is truly an amazing book: it's part tell-all memoir, part self-help tome, mixed together in a blender.

The style of writing is a little jarring at first, mainly due to so many people appearing in the book. For example, Travis might be writing about Person A, then Person A will get their own mini-section to write out what was going in from their perspective. While at first it was wrecking the flow of the book, the more and more you read, you realize that it actually fits perfectly inline with who Travis Barker is: he's not going to put words in other people's mouths, and he never thinks of his own perspective as gospel. The people he talks about should get a chance to respond (even in HIS own autobiography, lol).

In the end, the tale is a relatively simple, but inspiring, one. A kid who is slightly off-center (as we all are) looks up to his father, who in turn has passed on his amazing work ethic to his son. The son throws his life into his passion, never compromising. Along the way the son becomes rich and famous, and struggles in his personal relationships with women, success, and substance abuse. After suffering loss upon loss of his closest friends, the son strives to be the man his father was to him, and pass along his passion for life to his own children.

Awesome book, Mr. Barker should write more.
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ahoffoss
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best biographies I've had the pleasure of reading!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2015
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I'm a HUGE fan of both Blink 182 and Travis Barker. I'm also a HUGE fan of biographies and this one happens to now be included among my absolute favorites! I couldn't put it down. I started listening to Blink 182 around '97. Right around the time "Dude Ranch" was released. Unfortunately, it nearly took til the release of "Enema of the State" in '99 for me to became a life long fan of the group. This also happens to be the time of change from former drummer, Scott to Travis. After seeing Blink in October of '98, they were just the most energetic, fun band I'd witnessed. Luckily for me, there were approximately 50 people total at the show. The following year, AFTER "Enema" was released I got to see them in front of nearly 10,000. Huge difference! Regardless,....

This is one of the best told biographies I've read. Travis pulls no punches when talking about his childhood and adolescent years. His relationship with his parents and two older sisters. He talks about his constant desire to be a drummer and how he never wanted to be anything else. He even went as far as to alter his appearance with tattoos so no one would hire him. Gotta admit, it takes guts to go after something you want like that. Fortunately, he had the only real thing he ever needed: Incredible TALENT!

Honestly, you like music? You like awesome, TRUE stories?! You will LOVE this book!

Final Verdict: Read! Read! READ!!!!!! Why haven't you bought it already?!
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JP
5.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down, honest AF!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2023
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One of the best books I have seriously ever read. I blasted through faster than any other book I’ve ever read, because I just could not put it down! I love the honesty, and introspection. He has grown and has overcome a lot through this journey he shares in this book. He clearly loves and lives for his family. Loved reading about such a talented artist and thoughts behind his work. Write more Travis!!
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Maddie
5.0 out of 5 stars Can I say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2022
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Can I say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums is Travis Barker's memoir.

Blink 182 is my favorite band so this was a must read for me. I really enjoyed reading this and learning more about Travis. I will say if you are not a Blink 182 fan this book will not be for you. But, I thought this was such a good memoir. Reading this book just got me more excited to see Blink in May. This book was such a good read and I would suggest it.
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Sheldon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great incite into Travis barkers life
Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2024
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They book was great and very informative.
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Cliente de Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Increíble
Reviewed in Mexico on January 20, 2024
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Muy buen libro
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Mirko
5.0 out of 5 stars Grazie Travis
Reviewed in Italy on October 21, 2022
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Bellissimo book sulla vita di Travis Barker, molto semplice anche se in inglese.
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MichaelB67
5.0 out of 5 stars Évaluation
Reviewed in France on January 14, 2018
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Très bon ouvrage avec anecdotes exclusives.
Intéressant pour les fans de rock et de Travis Barker.
Entièrement rédigé en anglais cependant.
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Claudio C
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesantisima biografía.
Reviewed in Spain on July 11, 2017
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La biografía de uno de los mejores baterías del post-punk (Blink 182, Aquabats, Transplants), lectura muy interesante sobre los entresijos de la industria musical, la escena y la vida de un tatuado millonario en California.
Resulta muy interesante la trayectoria ascendente de Barker y como se unió a una de las bandas más exitosa de los 90/00 así como la historia de como casi muere de la forma que llevaba temiendo durante años. Música, pastillas, batería y groupies.
Muy recomendable.
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Claudio C
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesantisima biografía.
Reviewed in Spain on July 11, 2017
La biografía de uno de los mejores baterías del post-punk (Blink 182, Aquabats, Transplants), lectura muy interesante sobre los entresijos de la industria musical, la escena y la vida de un tatuado millonario en California.
Resulta muy interesante la trayectoria ascendente de Barker y como se unió a una de las bandas más exitosa de los 90/00 así como la historia de como casi muere de la forma que llevaba temiendo durante años. Música, pastillas, batería y groupies.
Muy recomendable.
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