Travis Barker
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- First met the members of blink-182 while touring with ska-punk band the Aquabats.
- Was invited to join blink in 1998, following the departure of original drummer Scott Raynor.
- Made his recording debut with blink on the band's multi-platinum 1999 release, Enema of the State.
- Starred alongside then-wife Shanna Moakler in two seasons of the popular MTV reality series Meet the Barkers.
- Was badly burned in a September 19, 2008, plane crash that killed four people.
- Has drummed for the blink offshoots Box Car Racer and +44, as well as Tim Armstrong's Transplants.
- Business ventures include the clothing company Famous Stars and Straps, the franchise restaurant Wahoo's Fish Taco and the now-defunct record label La Salle Records.