Overview
- Travis Barker told The New York Times’ Popcast on Aug. 8 that he advised his son Landon to decline an offer from The Voice, saying, “Dude, you’re way too cool for that.”
- He framed the advice around artistic authenticity, asking whether artists Landon admires would take a show like The Voice and citing Kurt Cobain as an example of someone who would not.
- Travis said Landon is actively recording in the studio and urged him to “stay on your own trajectory,” stressing there is no rush to seek fast exposure.
- Barker distinguished his own TV appearances as a drummer on shows such as American Idol from competing as a front-facing singer and noted he is promoting a documentary and working on producing projects and a new Blink-182 album this year.
- The exchange highlights a wider tension between quick public exposure from talent shows and building an independent musical identity, and it leaves Landon’s final decision on The Voice unconfirmed.