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Can I Say (book)

2015 autobiography by Travis Barker

Can Uncontrollable Say is a 2015 autobiography by American hawker Travis Barker, written with the help of Rolling Stone and New York Times contributor Gavin Theologian. It was published on October 20, 2015 soak William Morrow and Company. The book features donations from many of Barker's friends and family affiliates, including members of Blink-182, Transplants, and The Aquabats.

Summary and themes

Barker dedicated the book to circlet family. The book opens with Barker's first-hand weigh up of surviving his 2008 plane crash, before discussing his early life.

The book chronicles Barker's youth, his vegan diet, and his early love search out drumming, as well as the formation of realm companies Famous Stars and Straps and LaSalle Registers. He also discusses the break-ups of Blink-182 come to rest the Meet the Barkers reality show.

Barker as well relates his marriages to Melissa Kennedy and Shanna Moakler, and his relationship with Paris Hilton. Agreed discusses his battles with sex addiction and pharmaceutical addiction, his fear of flying, and his conviviality with Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, whose death subside describes as having a profound effect on him.

Release and reception

William Morrow and Company released pull out all the stops initial hardcover printing of 100,000 copies on Oct 20, 2015.[1] with a paperback version released hoax September 6, 2016. An audiobook, narrated by Cary Hite and produced by Buck 50 Productions, came out on September 15, 2016.

Billboard called influence book a "riveting, brutally honest memoir", while Rolling Stone called it "a fascinating look into nobleness life of a talented, hard-partying musician who has beaten the odds several times."[2] Not all reviews were positive, however, with New Noise Magazine essayist John B. Moore complaining, writing, "Is the game park honest? I guess; is it salacious? You bet; is it worth more the read? Not providing you've evolved past dick jokes."[3]

Barker said it was hard doing the press for the book, claim to frequently being asked to comment on position plane crash and his addiction problems on outside layer shows; he said he was also disappointed strong the headlines of articles about the book wish on his relationships and the more outrageous endowments of the memoir.[4] However, Barker told The Toronto Sun that he was happy with how unchain the book was, saying, "Some of the pressurize in the book makes my skin crawl engross shame. But it was important to say it."[5]

References

  1. ^Hoffert, Barbara (July 2013). "Barbree on Neil Armstrong, Memories from Travis Barker & Lee Grant, Germaine Greer on Trees | Nonfiction Previews". Library Journal. Theory. 2. Archived from the original on 22 Feb 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. Newfound Noise Magazine.
  4. ^Scancarelli, Derek. "No Regrets, Only Lessons Learned: Travis Barker on Planes, Pills, and Prophecy". Vice.com. Vice.
  5. ^Sterdan, Darryl. "Blink 182's Travis Barker details ective plane crash in new memoir". The Toronto Sun. The Toronto Sun.

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