Excerpt from Travis' Modern Drummer Interview

From Modern Drummer: After a brief photo shoot at a Hollywood recording studio, Travis Barker is off to lunch. In his brand-new, jet-black, V12-powered BMW sedan, he rides shotgun and fiddles with the stereo. Swapping discs in the changer, Barker finally lands on something he’s into. It’s Everlast’s latest disc, and the drummer lands on a couple of tracks in particular that strike him enough to begin humming along. He then turns around and asks, "Do you like this album?"
With the exception of the cranked stereo, the ride to the Japanese restaurant is largely a silent one. Piloting the car is Travis’s drum tech, Daniel Jensen, who also happens to be part owner of Orange County Drums And Percussion. Throughout the day, Jensen appears to act as more than Barker’s tech; he’s his business partner, confidant, and friend. And he’s intimately familiar with Barker’s drumkit... More...