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Travis Barker
Travis Barker


Background information
Birth name Travis Landon Barker
Born November 14, 1975
Origin Fontana, California, United States
Genre(s) Punk Rock
Pop punk
Hip-hop
Rap Metal
Alternative Rock
Rap Rock
Post-Hardcore
Electronic Rock
Drum and Bass
Ska
Years active 1993—present
Label(s) Atlantic Records
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Hellcat Records
MCA Records
Associated acts +44
Blink-182
Box Car Racer
The Aquabats
Expensive Taste
Eminem
Lil Wayne
Asher Roth
The Game
The Transplants
TRV$DJAM
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Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire Praises Lady Gaga And Kylie Minogue

September 14, 2010
Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire Praises Lady Gaga And Kylie MinogueManic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire has praised the “Warholian” qualities of pop stars like Lady Gaga and Kylie Minogue.

Wire, who wrote two tracks for Minogue's 1997 album 'Impossible Princess', said he admired natural pop singers.

"Me and Richey [Edwards, the band's late guitarist] used to wear Kylie t-shirts and it was deeply unfashionable when we first started coming to London but she just represented something, a kind of naturalness in pop, a gigantic personality, which is what we cared about when we started,” Wire told XFM.

“It was our mission to be as popular as we could. Just like Lady Gaga today, sometimes you just appreciate the Warholian nature of pop music."

The bassist also revealed that he would like to write a song for Morrissey.

But Wire said revealed that his wish wasn't based on any previous discussions he had shared with the former Smith star. "None at all! I just fancy it,” the bassist said.

Manic Street Preachers release their new studio album 'Postcards From A Young Man' on September 20.

(by Jason Gregory)



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