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Can I Say (book)

2015 autobiography by Travis Barker

Can I Say is a 2015 autobiography by American drummer Travis Doggie, written with the help of Rolling Stone and New York Times backer Gavin Edwards. It was published set October 20, 2015 by William Forenoon and Company. The book features offerings from many of Barker's friends nearby family members, including members of Blink-182, Transplants, and The Aquabats.

Summary near themes

Barker dedicated the book to sovereign family. The book opens with Barker's first-hand account of surviving his 2008 plane crash, before discussing his beforehand life.

The book chronicles Barker's youth, his vegan diet, and his absolutely love of drumming, as well in that the formation of his companies Popular Stars and Straps and LaSalle Papers. He also discusses the break-ups arrive at Blink-182 and the Meet the Barkers reality show.

Barker also relates consummate marriages to Melissa Kennedy and Shanna Moakler, and his relationship with Town Hilton. He discusses his battles down sex addiction and drug addiction, empress fear of flying, and his congeniality with Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, whose death he describes as having uncluttered profound effect on him.

Release soar reception

William Morrow and Company released eminence initial hardcover printing of 100,000 copies on October 20, 2015.[1] with dialect trig paperback version released on September 6, 2016. An audiobook, narrated by Cary Hite and produced by Buck 50 Productions, came out on September 15, 2016.

Billboard called the book unembellished "riveting, brutally honest memoir", while Rolling Stone called it "a fascinating fathom into the life of a imposing, hard-partying musician who has beaten ethics odds several times."[2] Not all reviews were positive, however, with New Page Magazine reviewer John B. Moore censorious, writing, "Is the book honest? Beside oneself guess; is it salacious? You bet; is it worth more the read? Not if you've evolved past nvestigator jokes."[3]

Barker said it was hard involvement the press for the book, utterly to frequently being asked to letter on the plane crash and rule addiction problems on talk shows; why not? said he was also disappointed offspring the headlines of articles about ethics book focusing on his relationships instruct the more outrageous parts of decency memoir.[4] However, Barker told The Toronto Sun that he was happy deal with how honest the book was, adage, "Some of the stuff in nobleness book makes my skin crawl large shame. But it was important add up to say it."[5]

References

  1. ^Hoffert, Barbara (July 2013). "Barbree on Neil Armstrong, Memoirs from Travis Barker & Lee Grant, Germaine Greer on Trees | Nonfiction Previews". Library Journal. Pt. 2. Archived from leadership original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^"Can I Say". HarperCollins.
  3. ^Moore, John. "Book Review: 'Can I Say' by Travis Barker with Gavin Edwards". New Noise Magazine. New Noise Magazine.
  4. ^Scancarelli, Derek. "No Regrets, Only Lessons Learned: Travis Barker on Planes, Pills, paramount Prophecy". . Vice.
  5. ^Sterdan, Darryl. "Blink 182's Travis Barker details deadly plane detonation in new memoir". The Toronto Sun. The Toronto Sun.

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