Travis Barker Does an Interview with Us Weekly

Just weeks after a devastating plane crash Travis Barker is speaking out. He told Us Weekly that he’s "thankful to be alive."

"I hate planes," he tells the mag. "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." Barker got choked up a bit explained, the mag said.
He was released from the Georgia hospital and went home to LA via bus where he’s currently under treatment at the Grossman Burn Center.
When asked how he's doing, he responded, "I am doing the best I can possibly be. I'm so anxious to get out of here. I was in Georgia at the hospital over there and was scared to death to even get on an airplane again, so I had Shanna and my father come out and meet me and we took a bus back to L.A. 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 has second-degree burns and one has third-degree burns."He also said that because of his low protein levels he’s had to eat meat even though he’s a vegetarian.
"Because I was a vegetarian, for my first three surgeries, it was hard to get any of my grafts to take to my real skin," he said. "I have such low levels of protein. I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet. I would do anything I possibly could [to get better]. They said, '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, because I feel so much better!"
He really just wants to get back to his life.
"I'm trying to have a quick recovery and play the drums again and be able to hold my kids again.” Source

I wonder how or if the burns will affect his drum playing. I’m hoping not at all. He’s been through enough.
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