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.