Travis Barker Reveals He Owns a Can of This Legendary Rocker's DNA
Travis Barker just revealed that he owns a can of Ozzy Osbourne's DNA.
The Blink-182 rocker, 49, shared a picture on his Instagram Stories of an empty Liquid Death can, which contains traces of the Black Sabbath singer's saliva.
The empty iced tea can was among 10 that were sold for $450 each of "Infinitely Recyclable Ozzy."
"Ozzy Osbourne is 1 of 1. But we're selling his actual DNA so you can recycle him forever," Liquid Death wrote on their website.
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According to a June 17 announcement shared with Parade, the five-time Grammy winner drank 10 cans of Liquid Death Iced Tea and then had each can "sealed to preserve his DNA." Each of Liquid Death's "Ozzy DNA Cans" is stored in a lab-quality container signed by Osbourne, 76, himself.
Osborne, who is the drink company's latest celebrity ambassador, agreed to participate in a project that hopes to see fans "clone" the Prince of Darkness using his DNA sample "once technology and federal law permit" so that they can "enjoy him for hundreds of years to come."
Osbourne encouraged fans to create Ozzy dupes for future generations. "Clone me, you bastards," he said.
The rocker previously teamed up with Liquid Death for an electrolyte drink mix called "Death Dust."
Barker is a longtime fan of Osbourne's. The drummer posted a picture in February 2024 of vintage rock shirts that he had for his son Rocky, including one with Osbourne on it. "Rocky's vintage collection ‼️," he wrote on his Instagram Stories at the time.
Travis Barker Reveals He Owns a Can of This Legendary Rocker's DNA first appeared on Parade on Jul 1, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
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