About this episode

Travis Barker discusses his experiences with grief and loss following the death of his mother and surviving a plane crash.

Travis Barker’s mom, Gloria, died the day before he started high school. In 2008, the Blink-182 drummer survived a plane crash that killed four people, including two of his closest friends. The only other survivor, friend and collaborator Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein, died less than a year later from an overdose. Travis talks with Anderson Cooper about facing fear and grief after decades of “muscling through” his hurt and how he carries the people he’s lost with him. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Anderson Cooper

Guest: Travis Barker

Topics covered

• grief
• loss
• fear
• plane crash
• muscling through
• friendship

Keywords

• Travis Barker
• grief
• loss
• plane crash
• Blink-182
• Anderson Cooper
• DJ AM

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN Podcasts, Blink-182

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