Travis Barker Opens Up on Plane Crash and Mom’s Passing in Interview with Anderson Cooper

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Travis Barker Opens Up on Plane Crash and Mom’s Passing in Interview with Anderson Cooper

Consequence · 2 hours ago

Travis Barker, the blink-182 drummer, discussed the trauma of the 2008 plane crash that killed four people and the death of his mother during his teenage years in a candid interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper. The conversation, part of Cooper's "All There Is" podcast, coincides with the release of Barker's new documentary, "Louder Than Fear," and offers a rare, personal look at how these events shaped his life and career.

The 2008 Learjet crash killed both pilots and two of Barker's associates, leaving him and his friend DJ AM as the only survivors; DJ AM died of a drug overdose a year later. Barker described suffering severe survivor's guilt and said he did not fly again for over a decade until 2021. He also spoke emotionally about learning of DJ AM's death while in a recording session, and about his mother's influence in encouraging him to pursue music before she died when he was a teenager.

  • Travis Barker discussed his 2008 plane crash trauma with Anderson Cooper.
  • He revealed lasting survivor's guilt over the deaths of friends and pilots.
  • Interview promotes his new documentary, "Louder Than Fear."

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