Travis Breaks His Silence - Barker Speaks!
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Plane crash survivor Travis Barker has opened up to the media for the very first time since the deadly September 19th crash that left four dead and he and DJ A.M. badly burned.
In a new interview, the former Blink 182 drummer speaks about the horrific crash, one of his worst fears turned to a reality.
He says:
"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."
He also reveals the extent of his injuries and that he's anxious to get out of the hospital for his kids:
"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 Shanna Moakler.] I'm going nuts not being able to see them and spend time with them!"
To speed up recovery, the quarter century vegetarian has started eating meat:
"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."
Travis is receiving treatment at the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles and should be released in two weeks.
We are glad to hear you are doing better, Travis!
[Image via WENN.]
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Good health
First! Get well soon!
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GOOD FOR HIM CAUSE YOU KNOW THE WORLD WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT TRAVIS BARKER!
best wishes and speedy recovery. maybe this has put your life into perspective and will stop the petty games you've played in the past with your ex-wife. you were given a second chance. learn from it.
first???
come on up to washington state,bring yr ex and kids and i will have my husband barbecue you the best tri-tip you ever ate.
im glad yr doing better.
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Wow I guess he will be seeing life in a different manner now, poor guy to go thru that must be the worse, I hope he recovers quickly.
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I'm a vegetarian, but I'm glad he's eating meat temporarily to help him recover. Get well soon, Trav!
Look at how long his neck is. He looks like a giraffe. Bobble-head. I wonder what the burns did to his ink, didn't he have tats on his legs?
I hate planes, too. I'm sure this interview wasn't easy for him.
I love him, and feel bad. Imagine coming near death experiencing your greatest fear. Mine would be spiders haha. But seriously 3rd degree burns all over is terrible n I wish him a speedy recovery, he's such a stud.
thanks Perez♥ i really wanted to know what was going on w/ Travis lately…and this gave me a lot of info…glad to hear he is doing his best and i hope he gets to see his kids soon..poor guy.
always my prayers are w/ them.
I wonder if his big dong got burned up too? I hope not.
i'm just glad they are both doing better, and i can't wait for them to take advantage of their new platform they've built and save the world together-
i think people will be much more inclined to listen to the thoughts of these god given miracles.
Fucking SLAYERRRRRR!!!
Re: uraPIGperez – Shut up…we're not discussing that here, are we????
Re: D-Bag – SKANK!
Re: LettyB – You're a sarcastic asshole!! You need to go down in a ball of flames & see how it feels.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Travis! xo
Re: Carianne – FUCK OFF YOU LITTLE SHIT!
!@#!
good for him! meat makes you heal SLOWER! it takes so much more ENERGY to break down into nutrients than veggies! Doctors are FOOLS (mostly)
Re: LettyB – ooooooooooooooo
Get Well soon!
i hope he recovers completely! im a vegetarian too and i hope that eating meat temporarily doesn't change how he feels about animals. If i had too i think i could eat cage free kosher meat. not KFC or McDonald's ewww
i cant help but wonder if his weenie is intact??!! just sayin, he suffered burns from the waist down
Get well soon, Travis!
Continue to heal. I'm thankful that you are alive too.
Re: Carianne – oh what's wrong little girl? scared of a big, fat cock? remember, tampons aren't the only thing you're allowed to shove up your snatch.
Re: Monkey Claw – AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
He is eating meat to heal faster? That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of! Someone should've told the dumbass that protein is in everything, including vegetables (duh), and if he has been depending on protein supplements to get his protein in the past something is seriously wrong. Eating meat to be healthier is like smoking to prevent lung cancer, words just cannot express how stupid he is.
Thank God he survived. Im sure it will be a tough road ahead but shit he survived the worst thing EVER. GOD SPEED
Are you fucking kidding me? It's not hard to get protein on a vegetarian diet. What a stupid moron.
But yeah, I hope he gets better. I'm just disappointed that he caved in to the suggestions of someone who probably wasn't even a nutritionist. If he was using supplements before to get protein, then he's a lazy jerk who is misrepresenting vegetarianism to a horrible extent. Maybe it's a good thing he's not a vegetarian anymore. Despite all his money, the fool apparently doesn't know how to plan a diet properly.
God Bless
Oh seriously, there are other places to get protein besides meat. Sounds like he had an asshole doctor.
As a former rehab nurse, I'd like to put in my two cents.
Vegetarians that came through my hospital always had a hard time healing after major injury. Vegans had it even worse. Listen, being a vegetarian is fine in every day life. It's a healthy way to eat, assuming you're eating a balanced diet. Problem is that your body needs massive amounts of protein to heal after major injury. Your body is trying to replace the missing or injured body tissue, made mostly of proteins. You simply can't get that much protein as a vegetarian, even if you shovel in as much tofu and beans as possible. It's not going to happen.
And no, it's not some "meat eating" conspiracy. It's the truth, but you don't have to take it from me, angry vegetarians. Go look up the peer-reviewed, independent medical research on the topic.
I applaud Travis's decision to change his eating habits, mainly because I think he's got a good perspective. He wants to hold his children, and that's a thing we all take for granted sometimes.
Hug your kids/mom/dad/husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/sister/brother/dog today and appreciate them today because tomorrow is uncertain.
Just waiting for PETA to rip into this guy for eating meat instead of prolonging recovery time and staying a vegetarian. Those assholes. Hope you're doing better, Travis!
Re: michelledavegan – You're an idiot, you ass. Meat provides neccessary protein to help speed recovery of lost cells and tissue. Vegetables and fruits are good for you too, but he's a burn victim and needs all the protein he can get to help him begin to heal.
Re: Lulz – FINALLY, someone answers these idiots who keep saying Travis' doctor was stupid or that (worse) Travis himself is dumb. THANK YOU… I never thought that I'd meet anyone with more than 5 brain cells here on this site.
I AGREE W TRACE 100% …. STOP YOUR SHIT YOU FUCK…..THIS TIME YOU JUST GOT YOUR BALLS BURNED,,,NEXT TIME WHO KNOWSS……GOOD LUCK
Re: Lulz – *applause*
ohhh I am so happy to know he is alright, happy and healing!! we love yoy travis!!
thanks for the update on travis!!!! i have been wondering how he is doing. keep it up perez.
dude.. i just thought of something… how m any of his tattoos went away now? like… burned over.. hes known for that shit… dude.. that sucks.
planechrash is my biggest feear also…pfffff my heart hurts everytime i hear about a acident ..and i really hate being on a airplane..everytime i am i think something will happen and i feel like shit for weeks before ill fly..
would be nice if they could build some airplanes that cam really save lifes when shit happends..its just terrible 
get well travis.
we love you travis get well soon!