Blink-182’s Travis Barker quit smoking after being “diagnosed with precancer of the oesophagus”

During a recent episode of the Big Bro With Kid Cudi podcast, the musician opened up about the time he decided to adopt a “healthier” lifestyle over 20 years ago.

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Barker continuou lembrando sua decisão passada de “start balancing out” alguns de seus hábitos “bad” com os “good”. Ele disse que fazer mais exercícios também “helped [him] stay sober” de drogas.

As for his decision to stop smoking weed and cigarettes altogether, Barker shared: “I only quit because I got diagnosed with precancer of the oesophagus. ‘Cause I loved blunts and I would smoke too much.

The drummer said he asked his doctor if he was “serious” about the diagnosis. “He’s like, ‘This is your warning shot, Trav. Don’t fuck around. You’ve got to stop smoking’.

Mas o baterista admitiu que ainda “misses” fumar. Assista à entrevista completa no vídeo acima.

Earlier this year, Barker revealed he and Blink’s Tom DeLonge once got so high with Cypress Hill before playing a live show that they spent the entire gig itching to go home.

Ele já explicou que o acidente de avião em 2008 o fez abandonar medicamentos prescritos, descrevendo a experiência como “my rehab”. Barker disse: “Lose three of your friends and almost die?”.

Last month, Barker told fans that he’d undergone surgery because his “arm, hand and fingers [went] numb” after playing a live concert. “I did a nerve test Monday after my show and turns out I needed a cubital tunnel release to fix the nerve,” he wrote.

This summer saw the release of the new documentary Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear on Disney+. The project finds the musician “battling pain, grief and the thin line between survival and surrender”, per an official description.

Na mesma época, Barker confirmou que Blink‑182 estava trabalhando em um novo álbum – a sequência de “One More Time…” de 2023. Ontem (12 de novembro), o trio foi anunciado como um dos principais artistas do Download 2027.

They recently played a private show in Coachella Valley, California.

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