Blink-182 drummer, Travis Barker, has decided to quit marijuana after learning about his pre-cancerous esophagus condition due to extreme pot smoking. The band was forced to cancel shows last May when Barker was diagnosed with the disease called Barrett’s esophagus. He was even hospitalised for an emergency tonsillectomy. This sudden health scare has pushed the drummer to start living a clean life and be more cautious with what he takes in his body. He shared in a new interview the details of his current condition. You can check out some excerpts from the interview below by clicking “Read More”

They found that I had six ulcers, and I had a condition called Barrett’s esophagus, which is basically from really extreme acid reflux or if you excessively smoked, your esophagus lining becomes pre-cancerous,” says Barker. Not wanting to say “I Miss You” to all the small things in life—especially music, and family—he has given up smoking pot and adopted better eating habits. “Right then and there, I changed my whole life around. I had to stop eating and drinking certain things. And I had this lump in my throat around the same time. My tonsils were three to four times the size they should have been,” he reveals. “I used to love smoking weed… I would smoke weed at night if I had anxiety. I always thought I’d be able to do that for the rest of my life, but when your health is on the line, you don’t [mess] around. I love being a dad and I love playing music. I’m not trying to give up any of that.”