'Favorite thing': Travis Barker reflects on fatherhood at 48 after welcoming son with Kourtney Kardashian

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Travis Barker is sharing his emotions on becoming a father to son Rocky.

The Blink-182 drummer talked about how his life changed after welcoming his son with his wife Kourtney Kardashian in 2023.

"The most wonderful thing you could do at any time in your life is have a baby or bring a human being into this world," Barker opened up to People.

Travis Barker talks about the 'crash course' before welcoming Rocky

Travis Barker gave credit to his stepdaughter, Atiana De La Hoya, 25, who came into his life when she was an infant, and said it was like a ‘crash course’ for him. 

The artist mentioned also that he "learned so much" with the births of his daughter, Alabama Luella Barker, 18, and son, Landon Barker, 20, whom he share with ex-wife Shanna Moakler, "because they were born really close to each other."

Coming back to his newborn, the 48-year-old said, “It's just as good as I remembered it. I love being a dad," the Barker Wellness founder further said. 

"That's my favorite accomplishment, it's my favorite thing I get to do every day," he told the outlet.

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The musician also recalled the moment he found out Kourtney Kardashian was pregnant with Rocky, "The day I found out, I left my house and I ran to the freeway. It was four miles, and then I ran four miles back, too."

He added, "I had this urge to just be the best version of myself, be healthy and take care of myself more — and I think that's never gone away."

Meanwhile, Kourtney announced the arrival of the baby with some complications, "A couple months ago, we had a terrifying scare where I had to have emergency fetal surgery," she said in a confessional on 'The Kardashians'.

"Baby Rocky had to have fetal surgery for fluid in his lung. "And it's super rare, that this [is] the condition that he had but it's also super rare and lucky that we caught it. And thank you, God, for this successful surgery. I'm honestly just so grateful, I have no words," she said on the show.