Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker had his psyche completely wrecked on September 19, 2008, when he was in a fiery crash of a private plane in South Carolina. He barely survived with severe burns to over 65% of his body.
He’d wanted to cancel this trip to stay home with the family, but he’d committed to a solo gig and couldn’t back out. As he left home, his three-year-old daughter was inconsolable, pleading that he not go. She said to him, “The roof’s gonna come off!”
When it came time to fly home, Travis called his father and said, “Pa, I have an awful feeling … like, I just don’t know. This plane’s small. I feel weird. Please make sure my kids are taken care of.” Less than an hour later, the plane crashed on takeoff, ripping away a large part of the fuselage.
No wonder Travis still has a fear of flying. Wouldn’t you?
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