Travis Barker: “I’m just thankful to be alive, I’ve always hated flying!”
Travis Barker who always has been afraid of flying, says he’s glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month that killed everybody except for himself and DJ AM. “I hate planes,” Barker said in an interview. “My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened … well, I’m just thankful to be alive! I’m just grateful to be here at all.” Barker, 32 years old was released from a Georgia hospital

Travis Barker thankful to be alive after crash
Ex-Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has spoken out for the first time since the Sept. 19 plane crash he and DJ AM survived but four others did not, saying he is just thankful to be alive. Barker, 32, suffered third-degree burns, basically from his feet up to his waist, and on both hands. He is being treated at the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles. "I'm so anxious to get out of here," Barker told Us magazine. "I've just been in surgery after surgery." Barker said he is trying to have a quick recov

Today's News: Our Take - Travis Barker Is "Thankful to Be Alive"
Travis Barker is "grateful" to be alive after surviving the Sept. 19 jet crash that claimed the lives of four others."My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened...," the drummer told Us Weekly, speaking out for the first time since the accident. "I'm just thankful to be alive! I'm just grateful to be here at all." Barker and DJ AM were the sole survivors. After being treated at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Ga. for second and third degree burn

Travis Barker is glad he's not dead
Travis Barker has given his first interview to Us Weekly since surviving a plane crash that left four people dead. He's currently being treated in Los Angeles for the second- and third- degree burns that covered the lower half of his body. Here's what Travis had to say: "I hate planes," the ex-Blink 182 drummer, 32, tells Us exclusively. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened ... well, I'm just thankful to be alive! I'm just grateful to be here at all." How are you

Travis Barker - Barker Back On Meat After Crash
FORMER BLINK-182 rocker Travis Barker has started eating meat after 25 years as a vegetarian - to help him recover from his plane crash ordeal. The drummer is on ...

Travis Barker Says He's 'Thankful To Be Alive' In First Interview
Travis Barker has finally granted his first post-crash interview, in which he says he's "thankful to be alive" after last month's plane crash in Columbia, South Carolina, that killed four people and seriously injured him and DJ AM.In the new issue of Us Weekly, the famous drummer opens up about the accident, and gives everyone an update on his condition."I hate planes," he tells the mag. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened ... well, I'm just thankful to be alive!

Travis Barker’s First Post- Plane Crash Interview
Ex- Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker opened up to Us Weekly about the plane crash that left 4 people dead, that he and DJ Am thankfully escaped from on September 19. On his fear of flying: “I hate planes. My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened … well, I’m just thankful to be alive! I’m just grateful to be here at all.” On how he’s doing” “I am doing the best I can possibly be. I’m so anxious to get out of here. …I’ve just been in surgery after s

Travis Barker è fuori pericolo
Bene, siamo felici di dare questa splendida notizia: Travis Barker, l’ex batterista dei Blink 182 , rimasto coinvolto in un incidente aereo lo scorso 20 settembre, sta meglio ed è fuori pericolo. Purtroppo ha riportato diverse ustioni di terzo e secondo grado sul suo corpo, ma il peggio è passato e ora per Travis, intervistato dall’Us Weekly, ci sono solo due cose importanti: “Quello che desidero di più al mondo ora è tornare a suonare la batteria e poter riabbracciare i miei figl

Crash reinforces Barker's fear of flying
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who is afraid of flying, says he's glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month.

Travis Barker: "I'm Just Grateful To Be Here"
Travis Barker knows how lucky he is to have survived that fatal plane crash last month. The drummer opened up to Us Weekly, telling the mag how he's always had a fear of flying -- way before he and pal DJ AM were burned badly in an accident that resulted in the deaths of the jet's four other passengers. "I hate planes," Trav said. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened ... well, I'm just thankful to be alive! I'm just grateful to be here at all." The form

Travis Barker: 'I'm just thankful to be alive'
Travis Barker says he's "thankful to be alive" after surviving a deadly September plane crash that killed four people.

DJ AM Welcomed Home in Uncannily Obamaesque Fashion [Positively Presidential]
Everyone was thrilled, no doubt, to see DJ AM walk out of the hospital last week so soon after the plane crash that critically burned him and travel partner Travis Barker while killing four others. LA's especially excited DJ community has since organized a "welcome home" bash to be held Oct. 14 at the Avalon, but might have slightly overshot its appreciation with its accompanying posters featuring AM in flame-orange, Obama-influenced repose. Did we miss the memo saying tacky is the new tribute? Let us know

Travis Barker "I hate planes"
Travis Barker opens up for the first time in an interview with US Weekly since his tragic plane crash that killed four people. The only survivors were him and DJ AM but they suffered second and third degree burns on their hands and lower body. "I hate planes," the ex-Blink 182 drummer said. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened. Well, I'm just thankful to be alive! I'm just grateful to be here at all." He continues "I am doing the best I can possibly be. I'm so anxi

Travis Barker 'Thankful to Be Alive' After Plane Crash
Filed under: NewsSpinner.com: Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker says he's glad to be alive after surviving the deadly plane crash last month in South Carolina, which left four dead, including his assistant, Chris Baker. Barker, who has aerophobia, endured severe burns in the... Read more

Blink-182 drummer Travis: "I'm Just Thankful to Be Alive"
Oct 9 2008 10:41AM Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has given his first interview since narrowly escaping death in a horrific plane crash that killed four people. Read full story

Travis Barker Hates Planes and the Sky is Blue
To no one's surprise, Travis Barker hates airplanes. It probably has something to do with being in a plane crash that killed everyone except him and one other guy, resulting in third degree burns all over his body. Just a guess. US: In the new issue of Us Weekly (on newsstands now), Travis Barker opens up for the first time since his tragic September 19 Learjet crash that killed four. He [...]

Travis Barker: First Post Crash Interview
For the first time since the tragic accident which saw four of his colleagues killed and he and DJ AM suffer horrific injuries, ex-Blink 182 drummer, Travis Barker, 32, has opened up to the media [Website – Amy Grindhouse]. Barker spoke to US Weekly about the crash, his fear of flying and more: On his fear of flying: “I hate planes. My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened … well, I’m just thankful to be alive! I’m just grateful to be here at all.” On how

DJ AM Is Ready to Party (With a Purpose)
Now that DJ AM's recovering from the tragic plane crash he and Travis Barker survived, he's certainly got reason to celebrate. So next Tuesday his friends are throwing him a...

Travis Barker: I Want To Hold My Kids Again
 Travis Barker was released from the Joseph M. Still Burn Center on September 29, after surviving a horrific plane crash, that killed four.  He was moved to the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, Calif, but is reportedly not happy with the conditions of his new hospital.A friend of Travis' ex-wife Shanna Moakler, tells Life & Style, "While the skin-graft surgery [performed there] was a success, they're concerned about the level of care Travis is receiving now."Apparently B

Travis Barker is Happy to be Alive
Us magazine met up with Travis Barker at the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles where he just had another surgery to treat the third degree burns he sustained after surviving the September 19th Learjet crash. Travis disclosed to the magazine that being involved in a plane crash was always a fear of his. “I hate planes. [...]

Travis Barker Is Eating Meat Again For Added Protein
Us Weekly magazine that he has no regrets about his decision. If it will help him heal faster, then he is all for it. "I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet. I would do anything I possibly could if they said like, ‘There’s a possibility you might heal faster if you do eat meat or just change your eating habits’. So I did. I don’t regret it at all, I feel so much better." - Click here to read more about: Out and About Travis Barker B

Travis Barker Speaks About Plane Crash
In an interview with Us Weekly, Travis Barker (shown above just hours before the accident) opened up about surviving the Sept. 19 plane crash that killed four, including one of his good friends. Following his release from a Georgia hospital last week, Barker is being treated at a Los Angeles burn center. "I hate planes," Barker told Us Weekly. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened…well, I’m just thankful to be alive! I’m just grateful to be here at all." "I

Travis Barker drops vegetarian diet during plane crash recovery
Travis Barker is eating meat for the first time in 25 years to recover from his plane crash injuries.

Travis Barker Drops Being Vegetarian After Deadly Plane Crash
Former Blink-182 rocker Travis Barker has dropped his vegetarian lifestyle of 25 years in order to heal faster following a devastating plane crash last month. The accident, in which Barker and his pal Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein were the only survivors, occurred after the private plane they were traveling in failed to clear the runway on take-off and burst into flames. Four other people perished in the crash. The star, who is receiving treatment at a Los Angeles hospital, told Us Weekly magazine, &#