United Kingdom, Aug. 22 -- Travis Barker's mother's dying wish was for him to pursue music.

The Blink-182 drummer was devastated when his beloved mother Gloria passed away in 1990 following a battle with autoimmune disease Sjogren's syndrome but she still had a huge influence on his life and career.

Speaking on the CNN Podcast All There Is with Anderson Cooper about the day his mother died, which was just one day before he started high school, Travis said: "I remember they were like, 'you gotta get down there,' and luckily I got down there the day she passed. And had a chance for her to say, like, 'pursue music, I really want you to pursue music.' I still didn't think those were last words.

"From the time my mom said that to me, it was...