Blink-182 broke into the mainstream in 1999 with the release of their third album, which included the hits “What’s My Age Again?” and “All the Small Things.” The band’s drummer, Travis Barker, was involved in a fatal plane crash that took the lives of four people. He opened up about feeling something was wrong before the flight and his then-2-year-old daughter’s eerie warning. Keep reading for all the details.
Travis Barker Doesn’t Watch Wife’s Reality Show
Travis Barker is married to reality TV royalty. He tied the knot with Kourtney Kardashian in 2022 in several lavish ceremonies. The couple welcomed a son, Rocky, in 2023, further expanding their blended family. Kourtney Kardashian shares three children with her ex, Scott Disick. The musician had two biological children with his ex-wife, Shanna Moakler, and helped raise Shanna’s other daughter.
Meet the Barkers featured his first wife and their family. But now, Travis Barker makes appearances on Hulu’s The Kardashians. However, he claimed that he never watches the show back. He told PEOPLE magazine that he’s an “accessory” on the reality show.
He has long credited Kourtney Kardashian with helping him overcome his fear of flying after he was involved in a deadly plane crash years before they were together. But now he shared that his daughter, who was a toddler at the time, warned him not to get on the plane.
Travis Barker’s Daughter Warned Him Before Fatal Plane Crash
Travis Barker was traveling from a performance in South Carolina in 2008 when the plane he was on crashed, killing four of the six passengers. The two pilots were killed, along with the drummer’s assistant, Chris Baker, and bodyguard, Charles Still. Travis Barker’s close friend and fellow musician, DJ AM was also on the flight.
They survived the crash but DJ AM died from a drug overdose less than a year later. Travis Barker has been open about his survivor’s guilt and fear of flying. He never wanted to get on the plane in the first place.
He was recently a guest on the On Purpose With Jay Shetty podcast and shared harrowing details about the crash. The charter plane was booked at the last minute. Travis Barker revealed that he called his father in a panic before getting on the flight. However, his dad reassured him.
Looking back, Travis Barker recalled his daughter Alabama’s eerie reaction before he left for the performance. Then 2, she cried and warned him that “the roof’s gonna come off.”
He ignored his daughter’s premonition and his own gut feeling and got on the plane anyway. He was lucky to survive. Travis Barker shares more of his life story on the upcoming Hulu documentary Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear. It premieres on August 13, 2026.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
