Earlier we pondered the question: Why does anyone give a shit about this guy? And we still don’t totally understand it, but even we are intrigued by the prospect of Travis Barker playing drums with one arm. Barker just found out he can’t play with his band (+44) for a while because he has broken his arm. As fans twittered away online about how tragic this is, Travis swooped in and posted this titillating statement on his MySpace blog. “I’m attempting to learn the set with one arm for +44 shows so don’t count me out yet … I try for the first time tonight.” Anyone who checks out this show and gives us all the gory details gets one of our famous prizes-we-haven’t-thought-of-yet. See Barker’s full post after the jump.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
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NEVER DID NOTHING IN LIFE BUT STAY TRUE… SO AS OF NOW I WONT BE PLAYING ON SATURDAY WITH AM OR ANY OF THE UPCOMING +44 SHOWS. I HAD THE WORST PAIN IN MY ARM THE DAY AFTER WE FILMED OUR VIDEO AND I REALLY THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. WE PLAYED FOR 8 HRS LIKE I USUALLY DO BUT I GUESS THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT. I THEN PLAYED OUR ENTIRE EUROPEAN LEG OF OUR PROMO TOUR IN THE WORST PAIN I’VE EXPERIENCED EVER. I GOT X-RAYS IN LONDON BY AN URGENT CARE DOCTOR THAT SAID HE COULDNT DETERMINE WHAT EXACTLY HAD HAPPENED. WHEN I GOT BACK TO LA I SAW ANOTHER DOCTOR AND HAD EVERY TEST POSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON IN MY ARM. THE MRI/X-RAY SHOWED I’D BEEN PLAYING WITH A BROKEN ARM FOR 3 WEEKS AND OR POSSIBLE TUMOR IN MY ARM. IM AT A LOSS OF WORDS, JUST TAKING EVERYTHING ONE DAY AT A TIME. I’VE BEEN TOLD TO EAT MEAT AND CHANGE MY DIET(IVE BEEN VEGETARIAN FOR 16 YEARS) CAUSE ITS MAKING MY BONES WEAK. I NEVER THOUGHT I’D BREAK A BONE FROM PLAYING MY DRUMS TOO HARD/ TOO LONG…EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. I’M GONNA SPEND THE NEXT 6 WEEKS WITH MY BABIES AND PRODUCING….SEE YOU @ A SHOW SOON. PS- IM ATTEMPTING TO LEARN THE SET WITH ONE ARM FOR +44 SHOWS SO DON’T COUNT ME OUT YET….I TRY FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT:) |
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