Behind Barker's tattoos and tabloid headlines is a remarkable story

Barker's talent is so obvious and potent that the rest of the band recede into the background.He joined Blink-182 just as they were about to be catapulted into the mainstream, finding a level of success that would prove as difficult as it was dizzying.But the brotherhood of Blink meant more than fame to Barker, making their 2005 split, followed closely by Barker's second divorce, so upsetting."It felt like my whole world was falling apart," Barker says.It was a feeling Barker would come to know well.Barker's performing career would provide enough fodder for a film, but directors Michael Dwyer and Justin Krook do well to focus on tragedy and redemption.The telling of the 2008 air crash, of which Barker is now the only survivor, is set to an intense drum solo, creating the most intense sequence in the film.His physical wounds, including burns to 65 per cent of his body, were brutal Not just because Barker has been through a lot, but because the way he's framed in this story suggests that all he wants — to give and receive — is love.He becomes a hero worth investing in.You want him to shake that fear of flying that had him so paralysed for so long