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Rocker Travis Barker debuts a bookish new look, but don’t worry, it’s just for Machine Gun Kelly and Willow Smith’s new music video for their song “Emo Girl.”
The Blink-182 drummer is completely unrecognizable in the video, which was released on February 9—you won’t believe the transformation! In the opening scene, the 46-year-old rocker sports a gray wig, oversized glasses, a sweater vest and a turtleneck while playing a nerdy school teacher. One thing noticeably missing: Trav’s face tattoos!
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Travis begins the video by welcoming a class of school children to what looks like a modern museum. “Okay kids,” he begins, “today we’re going on a field trip!”
Someone is about to get quite an education!
Once inside the museum, students are exposed to the grunge, emo makeup, and incredible talent of Machine Gun Kelly and Willow Smith.
Barker posted the scene to his Instagram, writing, “Who wanna take a field trip?”
His fans and followers were quick to express their love for the new look, with one user commenting, “Honestly, Travis in the gray wig is quite the vibe. Another fan added: “I don’t want to like it, but I almost like it…”
Another fan wrote, “Sounds way cooler than any excursion I remember as a kid.” And frankly, the same!
On Wednesday, Kelly shared the look to her own Instagram Stories, posting a photo of a FaceTime call with Travis in homeroom teacher mode. He wrote: “I have my favorite teacher in the emo girl video @travisbarker.”
Although the look is new for Travis, working alongside Machine Gun Kelly, real name Colson Baker, is nothing out of the ordinary. The rock stars are longtime friends who are often seen together with their fiancées Kourtney Kardashian and Megan Fox. This isn’t the first time the friends have teamed up on the music scene before. Travis is currently the executive producer of MGK’s upcoming sixth studio album.
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After convincing Travis to get a tattoo of the title of the new album, “Born with Horns,” Kelly had to announce that he was changing the title to “Mainstream Sellout”.
In a recent TikTok, MGK recorded the moment he broke the news to Travis. He begins, “Okay, we’re friends no matter what, aren’t we?”
Barker replies, “Yes, of course.”
MGK continues, “Remember when, uh, remember when we got the name of the album…the new name of the album tattooed on our arms…I’m changing the name of the album.”
Luckily, Travis burst out laughing and we can assume the two are still friends no matter what!
