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

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 - 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 ...

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: "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

Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein’s friends plan benefit concert
Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein will be welcomed home with a special benefit concert to raise memorial funds for the victims of the fatal plane crash he escaped last month.Goldstein and pal Travis Barker were the only survivors after the Learjet they were passengers on failed to clear a runway in South Carolina and burst into flames.The pair suffered second and third-degree burns from the accident and is currently recovering back home in Los Angeles. Comment on this Article And a host of celebrity DJs

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 '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

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

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 speaks for the first time since the crash
Plane crash survivor Travis Barker has given his first interview to the media for the first time since the fatal September 19th plane crash that killed four people and injuring him and his friend DJ AM. In a new interview with US Weekly from the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles, Travis opened up about being a meat eater again after 25 years as a veggie, and the crash and his fear of flying. He says: “I hate planes. My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened �

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

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 says hes thankful to be alive after plane crash escape
New York, Oct 9 (ANI): Drummer Travis Barker, who was involved in a deadly plane crash, which killed four people, has stated that he is just “thankful to be alive”. The Blink 182 drummer and DJ AM were the only survivors of the plane crash, which took place in September. The 32-year-old rocker, who is being treated at L.As Grossman Burn Centre for severe burns is more than anxious to get out of the hospital. “I”m so anxious to get out of here, I”ve just been in surgery after

Travis Baker and DJ AM updates
(photo from Travis Barker's MySpace ) US Weekly got the first interview with Travis Barker since that horrible plane accident almost two weeks ago that left 4 people dead and DJ AM and him suffering second and third degree burns. "I hate planes," the ex-Blink 182 drummer, 32, tells Us exclusively. "My...

Travis Barker Talks About Surviving Plane Crash
After surviving the tragic Learjet crash that killed four people last month, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is opening up about that terrifying night in Columbia, S.C. The 32-year-old tattooed drummer, who was severely burned in the crash, tells Us Weekly about his immense fear of flying. He reportedly avoided airplanes and drove across the country by bus with his father and ex-wife Shanna Moakler, says the mag. “I hate planes,” Travis says. “"My biggest fear ever is to be involved in

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, &#

Vegetarian Travis Barker Advised To Eat Meet To Recover From His Plane Crash Injuries Faster
Travis Barker is eating meat for the first time in 25 years to recover from his plane crash injuries. The former Blink 182 drummer - who has been a strict vegetarian for most of his life - was advised to change his diet after suffering third degree burns to his legs and torso when the jet he was traveling in crashed on take off in Columbia, South Carolina, last month. He said: "I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet. I would do anything I possibly could if they said

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 Talks After Plane Crash
It’s only been a couple of weeks since Travis Barker and DJ Am were burned  when their learjet crashed.  Travis gave his first interview to US Weekly: “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 doing? “I am doing the best I can possibly be. I’m so a

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 thankful to be alive after jet crash
Former Blink-182 drummer 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. "I hate planes," Barker said in an interview with Us Weekly magazine. "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 32-year-old musician and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM were the only survivors of the crash just before midn

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 Talks about Plane Crash
Travis Barker is finally speaking out the horrible plane crash he was involved in last month that kill four people. Travis said: "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 [...]