Travis Barker Gives First Interview After Crash
US Magazine - 8th Oct 2008
Travis Barker: 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 and DJ AM - the only survivors of the crash - suffered second and third degree burns on their hands and lower body.
"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."
He spoke to Us on Oct. 6 from the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles, where he is now being treated. (He said he was too afraid to fly cross-country from Georgia - where he initially recovered in a burn unit - so he arranged to travel by bus with his father and ex-wife Shanna Moakler.)
How are you 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 surgery. I have third degree burns basically from my feet up to my waist and both hands. One of my hands was second degree burns and one was third degree burns. I'm trying to have a quick recovery and play the drums again and be able to hold my kids again. [Barker has two children, Landon, 5, and Alabama, 2, with Moakler.] I'm going nuts not being able to see them and spend time with them!"
After over 25 years as a vegetarian, you had to start eating meat again. Why?
"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."
How much longer will you be in the hospital?
"Oh gosh, I hope not much longer. I sit here and I read books and watch TV. I think if this surgery went well, I'll be here for at most two weeks."
For the full interview - plus details on how Moakler is supporting
Barker through his recovery - pick up the new issue of Us Weekly today!
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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
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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 Says He's 'Thankful To Be Alive' In First Post-Crash Interview
Travis Barker said he's "thankful to be alive" after the plane crash in Columbia, South Carolina, last month that killed four people and seriously injured him and DJ AM. The former Blink-182 drummer opens up about the accident in the new issue of Us Weekly.
"I hate planes," he 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." Barker then choked up a bit, the mag said.
Barker left a hospital i
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 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 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 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
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Travis Barker Opens Up About Crash
This must be so hard to do. Travis Barker has opened up to the media for the first time to give us a glimpse into how he’s doing after the horrible plane crash he was in. Here are some snippets from his interview with
Us Weekly he did at the Grossman Burn Center in LA where he’s currently being treated.
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How are you
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“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.”
Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM were the only survivors of the crash just before
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Drummer tells Us Weekly he's 'thankful to be alive.'
By Jocelyn Vena
Travis Barker is "thankful to be alive" after the plane crash in Columbia, South Carolina, last month that left him and DJ AM severely burned and killed four others. The former Blink-182 drummer opens up about the accident in the new issue of US Weekly, reports The Associated Press.
"I hate planes," Barker said in an interview with the magazine. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash,
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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.
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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
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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...Full Article @ The Superficial
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Travis Barker takes bus to burn center
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.
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"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
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 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. [...]