Travis Barker, the renowned drummer for Blink-182, recently opened up about the eerie moments leading up to the plane crash he survived in 2008.
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Barker and his friend Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein were slated to perform at the University of South Carolina on September 19, 2008 and booked a private plane to travel to the event.
A few days before the concert, Barker asked his manager if he could withdraw, citing that he preferred to stay home with his family.
"I was just so content with being home with the kiddos, and he's like, 'Bro, you can't cancel this late.' So, I ended up flying out there," recalled Barker.
Travis Barker Recalls Uneasy Feeling Before Plane Crash
His emotional farewell to his daughter, Alabama Barker, before he left still sticks with him today.
"I say bye to Bama. She's young at the time," said Barker. "She's like, 'Dad, don't go!' She's bawling, and she doesn't usually do that. She said, 'The roof's gonna come off,' and I'm like, 'What is she talking about?'"
Despite his daughter's ominous warning and his desire to remain home, Barker pressed forward with the trip.
He and Goldstein traveled with Barker's assistant Chris "Lil Chris" Baker, his bodyguard Charles "Che" Still, the pilot, Sarah Lemmon, and co-pilot James Bland.
Upon seeing the plane, Barker said that he got an "awful" feeling. The award-winning drummer recalled arriving at the airport on a foggy night and being assigned a "really small" plane.
Feeling uneasy about the choice of transport, Barker called his dad for reassurance.
Even after his father advised him to get on the plane, Barker offered his dad grim instructions.
"If anything happens to me, please make sure the kids are taken care of," Barker told his dad before boarding.
Ultimately, Barker and Goldstein were the only two who survived the plane crash. Both musicians suffered injuries in the fatal crash.
Barker said that if he were to feel that uneasy about a travel path now, he would opt against flying.
"Now older me would just say, 'I think I'm not gonna get on the plane,'" said Barker.
