Rihanna is apparently learning how to rock out on the drums from former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker. According to People, the 22-year old Barbadian singer, who spent some time with a drum set in her video for ‘Rude Boy’, is learning how to play so she can perform live on her upcoming tour of Europe. As for how Rihanna’s lessons are doing, Travis seems to be impressed with her work as he went on his Twitter to say “She JAMS!!!!! Watch out for her!!” It should definitely prove to be a treat for anyone who would be catching Rihanna in concert.
Travis Barker has revealed his band Blink-182 have finished a new song for their next album and will be playing it on tour this summer.
Travis, 33, is working with his old band again after they recently reunited.
He said: “We all got together and met up and, almost immediately, we got inspired. So it went from just playing around together to being like: ‘Let’s lay down demos! And tour!’”
He added: “And, to be honest, it was crazy. I was still recovering from all my surgeries [from his plane crash in September], and was way out of it when we first got back in there.
“I was in no shape to be in the studio, and we were kinda held back a bit. We decided to just get used to playing with each other again.”
Their new track will be called Up All Night, and Travis said fans will be able to hear it on their tour later this year. He admitted that their new songs have been inspired by old material.
He said: “When we do go in [to make the new album], it’s gonna be like that. You can’t help but have everything on the table… all the stuff we’ve done – like +44 and Angels & Airwaves – since we last played and recorded, it will influence the new stuff.”
He added: “In the case of Up All Night, it feels like it could’ve been on the last record, or right where the last one left off.
“It’s kind of heavy. It all makes sense. The pieces are all together.”
The Grammy was more than exciting; it was like a reality show. So now that you know what happened to Rihanna, Chris Brown and Usher–all of whom did not make it as Grammy performers for one reason or another, here’s one tidbit that would also be of interest. Here’s one celebrity who made it to the Grammy come hell and high water. Travis Barker did not want to miss the Grammy night that he went anyway despite having his arm on a sling. Barker just had surgery after his arms suffered injuries due to last September’s plane crash which killed four people.
Barker, who came with ex-wife Shanna Moakler, said he literally jumped out of his hospital bed numb hand and all just to be at the Grammy. He is suffering from bad nerve damage which explains the surgery and supposedly the 8 to 10 weeks recovery period. The Blink 182 drummer suffered second and third degree burns due the plane crash. He is set for a couple more surgeries in the near future.
