What you need to know about Kourtney Kardashian’s fiancé, Travis Barker: from the Blink-182 drummer’s multimillion-dollar net worth to that 2008 plane crash
- The Keeping Up with the Kardashian star confirmed her engagement in an Instagram post captioned ‘forever’, showing the couple hugging amid a circle of roses
- The drummer, who has a staggering US$50 million net worth, is also an entrepreneur who launched fashion line Famous Stars and Straps, and Barker Wellness
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kourtney Kardashian – known together as “Kravis” – are officially engaged! The two were long-time friends and neighbours who only recently went Instagram official with their relationship, posting romantic – and often steamy – PDA photos on their accounts.
Their engagement confirmation post was captioned “forever”, and showed the couple hugging while surrounded by roses.
But before he enamoured us with his blossoming love life, the 45-year-old star made headlines with his impressive career milestones as a pop-punk rock icon of the new millennium, alongside other crazy, messy and near-death encounters that changed his life.
He’s a GOAT in his field
Barker is considered one of the greatest of all time drummers. He gained popularity at the turn of the millennium, after joining Blink-182 in 1998 and releasing the album “Enema of the State” in 1999, which sold up to 15 million copies worldwide. The tracks All The Small Things and What’s My Age Again? turned Barker and his bandmates Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus into pop-punk superstars of the MTV generation.
Having played the drums since he was four, Barker is easily distinguishable for his non-stop beats and energetic playing – the kind that hooks you into a trance just by watching – as well as his edgy fashion, piercings and tattoo-covered torso.
“He’s an animalistic artist who performs fiercely and is unafraid to go theatrical,” said a 2016 Rolling Stone report titled 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time.