All About Landon Barker’s Relationship with His Famous Dad Travis Barker

Landon Barker is following in the talented footsteps of his father, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, and starting his own music career.

Landon is Travis’ first son and child with ex-wife Shanna Moakler. Moakler gave birth to Landon on October 9, 2003, just about a year before the couple married. Travis and Moakler are also parents to daughter Alabama Barker, and Travis is stepfather to Moakler’s first daughter from a previous marriage, Atiana De La Hoya.

At the age of 20, Landon has already made a name for himself in the music industry. In September 2023, he released his debut single, “Friends With Your Ex.” He also collaborated with Machine Gun Kelly on the song “Die in California” and was signed to Travis’ record label, DTA Records.

Through it all, Travis was by his son’s side. Both regularly post photos together on their social media pages and have nothing but good things to say about each other online and in the press.

On Landon’s 20th birthday in October 2023, Travis posted a series of memories of him and Landon on Instagram with the caption: “Happy birthday to the most amazing son I could ever wish for. I can’t believe you’re 20! The day you were born you made me a better person and filled my life with so much happiness. I am so proud of the man you have become and I love you.”

Here’s everything there is to know about the relationship between Landon Barker and his father, Travis Barker.

Landon’s interest in music was greatly influenced by Travis

Travis Barker and his son Landon Barker when he was a child.

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Travis’ music career had a big impact on Landon’s. He toured with Blink-182 as a child and began making his own music when he was 15.

In an October 2023 interview with PEOPLE, Landon talked about his father’s influence on him.

“A lot of people do exactly what their parents did or the complete opposite, and I’m one of those people who wants to do exactly what my dad did,” he said.

He explained that although he occasionally experimented with other creative forms such as painting, nothing resonated with him as much as music. He added that he was also inspired by the pop punk music he grew up listening to.

Landon also said that one of the best things he learned from Travis was to “work hard and focus,” saying that Travis still practices drums every day in his studio in the morning.

“I took it with me,” he said. “No matter what I do, never settle and never stop doing what you love because that’s how you become great.”

They work together on music

Landon Barker at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2024.

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Landon is not only inspired by Travis because the two work side by side. Landon’s debut single, “Friends With Your Ex,” features Travis as producer and drums. In 2023, Landon told PEOPLE that the collaboration was “an amazing process.”

The younger Barker also said he never objected to his father’s help in his career. “I feel like I’d be stupid not to take advantage of my resources, what’s around me and the people around me,” he said.

He said they wrote “a bunch of songs” together and Travis’ approval was important to him. “I want the song to inspire him and I want him to like the song, not just because I’m his son,” Landon explained.

Travis also loved working with his son on the song. “Watching him grow up playing music and writing music since he was a kid was a dream come true,” he added.

Landon is also signed to Travis’ label Elektra Imprint DTA Records and insists it wasn’t something he was just handed.

“My dad would say, ‘Show me you want to sign,'” he said. “It wasn’t as easy as ‘Sign me.’ I feel like I had to prove myself to get the chance to sign with them.”

They share a name

Landon’s name is actually a family name. Landon is Travis’ middle name, and it comes from actor Michael Landon who starred in Little House on the Prairie.

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Landon helped elevate Travis’ style

Travis and Landon Barker in 2013.

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Travis may be Landon’s inspiration when it comes to music, but as it turns out, Landon may have been Travis’ inspiration to improve his wardrobe.

In June 2022, while celebrating the launch of his co-designed collection with fashion brand boohooMAN, Landon spoke to PEOPLE about it.

“As a baby, he would always dress me in cool old rock band shirts,” he said, referring to Travis. “But honestly, I’d say I got my dad into fashion more than he got me because when I was younger, all my dad wore for years was black Dickies t-shirts and punk rock t-shirts. I would just wear random things or I would just dress super high fashion.”

Landon added that he thinks Travis’ wife, Kourtney Kardashian, has also pushed Travis to improve his style.

“[For] for the longest time I was more modern than my father, I would say, but he improved it a lot. Now he can beat me,” he said.

Landon is not discouraged when he is compared to his father

In a 2023 interview with PEOPLE, Landon was asked if being compared to his father makes him nervous when it comes to his music, and he replied, “Yes and no. I feel like, honestly, that’s all that matters to me as long as my music speaks to however many people.”

During the conversation with Diversity On his song “Friends With Your Ex” that same year, he expanded on that, saying he “takes the internet with a grain of salt” and tries not to focus on the comments.

“I mean, if the song is amazing, everybody’s going to say, ‘That’s because his dad helped him.’ If the song is terrible, everyone will say, ‘He’s not as good as his dad.’ ”

They both have a fear of flying

Travis and Landon Barker 2022. travis barker/Instagram

In 2008, Travis and his longtime collaborator and friend DJ AM (Adam Michael Goldstein) survived a plane crash in South Carolina. It was a traumatizing experience for Travis, who stopped flying for 13 years after that until he started dating Kardashian.

In one episode The D’Amelio ShowCharli D’Amelio (Landon’s ex-girlfriend) commented that Landon is also afraid of flying.

In an interview with PEOPLE in 2023, Landon talked about the phobia, saying it’s something that affects him every time he flies, but not something he mentions to his dad because he knows how difficult it is for him.

“It’s the worst phobia you can have,” he said. “Honestly, I love traveling. I really, really want to.” He said he took the medication to try to reduce his fear and take some comfort in his older sister Atiana.

“I’ll just look at her face all the time and she’ll say, ‘It’s okay,’ even when it seems like it’s hard, and she’ll always help me when I’m flying,” he said.

Travis is very supportive of Landon

Landon and Travis have a close relationship and both respect and support each other. In an interview with S. 2022 Hey! News, Landon talked about their relationship, saying, “He’s always in my corner. He is always there for me as I am for him.”

Travis often posts photos of Landon on his Instagram with sweet captions about how much he appreciates him.

In June 2022, he shared a photo of Landon and himself to celebrate Landon’s graduation. He wrote: “It has been my great pleasure and honor to raise you and I can’t wait to witness all the amazing things you will do and become.”

Landon is also close with Kardashian

Landon and Travis Barker with Kourtney Kardashian Barker in 2022.

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Kardashian became Landon’s stepmom when she married Travis in May 2022.

During the couple’s wedding in Italy, Landon gave a speech in which he praised both his dad and Kardashian. “You look after me like a mother and you always had my back,” he said of her.

Later that fall, Landon posted a photo with Travis, Kardashian and her two younger children Reign and Penelope. He captioned it, “@kourtneykardashian I’m so thankful for you and I love you!”

In February 2023, the two even made a cute TikTok video together. The video is based on a trendy version of Miguel’s “Sure Thing,” and in the clip, Kardashian sits next to Landon, wearing a hoodie and sunglasses while eating at a restaurant.

As Landon lip-syncs and gestures along to the song, Kardashian can be seen laughing.

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