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Barker says he avoided flying for 20 years after the 2008 crash

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published August 16, 2026 · Joe Rogan Experience · Joe Rogan Experience #2540 - Travis Barker
Barker says he avoided flying for 20 years after the 2008 crash
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Joe Rogan Experience #2540 - Travis Barker

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""20. And I even think back to that. I'm like 20 years. I lost 20 years with this thing having power over me.""

Barker says it took him two decades to fly again after surviving a plane crash in which friends and pilots died. He describes how the fear dictated touring logistics, including cross-country bus travel and multiple transatlantic crossings by ship, before he eventually returned to air travel.

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Joe Rogan Experience #2540 - Travis Barker
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