Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker has opened up about enlisting the talents of Lil Wayne for his upcoming solo album. Saying that the collaboration began after the pair performed together at last year's Grammy Awards.

Speaking to MTV, Barker explained: "At the Grammys, we were at soundcheck, we were messing around before we even bust into the song. Freestyling, just busting beats, it's always a good time."

The song that resulted, entitled 'Can a Drummer Get Some' will be the first single from the album 'Give the Drummer Some' which will hit stores March 15.

Barker said of the track: "I painted that one up in my head — that's the first song I wrote for my album. I pieced that one together, I knew exactly how I wanted it," he explained. "I [had] played on something for Young Money — they wanted me to do a remix, and I was like, 'Cool.' I had seen Wayne in L.A., and I had talked to him about a verse, so [we were like] 'let's just do [an] even trade.'

"So, like a month later, I got my verse from Wayne. Man, everything he said, he just killed it. I would get mixtapes and I'd be listening to it in the car, like blaring it, and I'd hear him say my name or something, and I'd be like, 'Lil Wayne just said my name, this is a trip!' Because I'm a fan."

Watch the pair and other guests performing at last year's Grammys here: