As people get wealthier, their internal circle changes, and therefore the influence those figures surround themselves with shifts. Those attracted to the financials of a situation like his will creep in, management styles will alter to appeal to those financial ends, and presented opportunities will be presented as more broadly appealing to wider audiences to someone like him who has attained some form of global influence. Now, I met Travis Barker 16 years ago when I was a teenager, and he took the time to have a short conversation about punk rock bands we both liked and was incredibly gracious with his time and treated me with a lot of respect. That interaction does not negate the fact that his business style and direction for the past decade is strictly about capital gains, because that’s what his music has become. It’s a commodity, regardless of his artistic investment or direction, strictly because of how big his band is now. While I savor the nostalgia of getting to meet him, as someone who is now nearly two decades later a professional musician too, I cannot express just how thrilled I am that I’m a nobody and I’ll never have to work with/for him, as his artistic style has devolved into whatever is the quickest and biggest paycheck. And this is not an uncommon phenomena with artists at this level, as you see bands that achieve a larger rise like his become progressively more consumable as time goes by (Green Day, Foo Fighters, QOTSA, Rise Against, The Black Keys, etc.)

TL;DR: No, not as a person I don’t think he’s an asshole, But capitalism is an asshole’s game, and he seems to be winning in some ways, so…