Drummer Travis Barker is on the mend after being involved in the jet crash that injured he and his friend, DJ AM, and killed four others. Barker suffered second and third degree burns on his hands and lower body but was able to give an interview to Us magazine during his stay at the Grossman Burn Treatment center in L.A.
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."
"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. I’m going nuts not being able to see them and spend time with them!"
The long-time vegetarian says he willingly gave up his restrictive diet in order to speed up his recovery: "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."
Barker - who hated flying BEFORE the crash must really be terrified to fly now. He says he refused to fly cross country after the crash to get to the burn center, so he traveled from Georgia to California by bus!
Read the interview at Us magazine.
