Blink-182 Drummer Travis Barker Says Deadly 2008 Plane Crash Helped Him Get Sober

Four people died in the crash and left the 49-year-old musician with burns covering nearly 70 percent of his body.

Travis Barker speaks onstage at an event in Los Angeles on Oct. 16, 2024. Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Nearly two decades ago, Travis Barker narrowly survived a plane crash that killed four people and left him with third-degree burns covering almost 70 percent of his body.

Despite the tragedy, the Blink-182 drummer managed to find a silver lining amid the calamity.