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Travis Barker sits down for an in-depth conversation covering his new documentary, overcoming a devastating plane crash and 20-year fear of flying, his evolution as a drummer and musician, health challenges including a rare blood disorder, his vegan lifestyle, perspectives on fame and social media, and the importance of discipline and obsession in achieving excellence.
Fatherhood and Documentary Release
Travis opens up about his deep love for his son and family, describing the profound bond that comes with parenthood. He discusses the release of his documentary, explaining how it took years to complete because he needed the right ending - one where he overcame his fear of flying. The conversation reveals how his accident and recovery shaped his relationship with his children and his perspective on life.
- Travis describes the intense love he has for his son and how separation anxiety affects both of them
- His documentary was filmed starting in 2017 but needed time to find the right conclusion
- After the plane crash, his children grew up associating planes with death, which deepened his determination to overcome his fear
" People that don't have kids, you don't understand the level of love that you have for them. It's really crazy. "
" I knew the day I did it, I could show them that they could also do it. And it would probably break the trauma and the spell that my accident caused however many years ago. "
The 20-Year Journey to Fly Again
Travis details his harrowing experience surviving a plane crash that killed four people including his close friends, leaving him with severe burns and trauma. For 20 years, he refused to fly, instead traveling for weeks on tour buses and taking 10-day boat rides across the Atlantic. The conversation explores how he finally overcame this fear and what it meant to reclaim that part of his life.
- Travis survived a plane crash in 2008 that killed his two best friends and two pilots, leaving him with 70% of his body burnt
- He spent 20 years refusing to fly, traveling by bus for 6-7 days to New York and taking 10-day boat rides to England
- His wife made a deal with him - if there was a trip requiring flying, she'd tell him the night before and they'd leave in the morning
- The first flight after 20 years contained none of the nightmares he had fabricated in his head
" Everything people said I couldn't do after that, I would just check them off one by one. Oh, you're not going to run again. Oh, you're not going to play the drums again. Oh, you're not going to do this again. And the one that I gave myself, the restriction I gave myself is I'd never fly again, you know. And I broke it. "
" I think I just needed a positive experience to cancel out the last bad one that I had. "
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