Travis Barker Told Son Landon Barker to Turn Down ‘The Voice’: ‘You’re Way Too Cool for That’
“If your idol is Kurt Cobain, would he ever do The Voice ? No,” the Blink-182 drummer advised his son.
When 22-year-old Landon Barker was approached with a spot on The Voice, his father and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker advised him not to pursue it. Travis believed that Landon was still too cool for the competition and encouraged him to think about his artistic identity and whether he wanted to fit into such a platform. This opinion stems from the idea that successful musicians like Kurt Cobain would not have done The Voice.
Landon, currently focused on developing his own sound and identity, seems to appreciate his father's advice to stay on his own trajectory. Travis, himself, has been part of the music industry for decades, from the success of Blink-182 to their return to No. 1 with California in 2016.
Written by urgent.news from Billboard's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
