5 Seconds of Summer's Ashton Irwin "nearly died" Watch the up and coming band, 5 Seconds of Summer as they perform live on Sunrise for hoards of screaming fans. Courtesy: Channel 7/Sunrise 5 SECONDS of Summer heart-throb Ashton Irwin is lucky to be alive after a medical emergency almost claimed his life. The Aussie boy band's drummer was said to be "hours" away from death after a severe case of appendicitis, according to mirror.co.uk. "If I went on a plane it would've burst and I was meant to get on a plane that day," Irwin told The Sun. He pulled through ... Ashton Irwin (far left) from 5SOS went under the knife to treat a case of appendicitis. Source: Getty Images Source: Getty Images The cheeky muso had his appendix removed and joked that he wanted to keep it as a memento. It was taken out but they wouldn't let me keep it. You can't do that anymore," Irwin, 20, said. NUDE PHOTO: 5SOS's Calum Hood allegedly sent fan a nude SnapChat Ashton Irwin wanted to "keep" his appendix as a souvenir. The medical emergency forced Irwin and his band mates Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings and Calum Hood to cancel a scheduled appearance at the Teen Choice Awards in London. ROCK STARS: 5SOS's rock star welcome But he was at the American Music Awards today with 5SOS and The She Looks So Perfect four-piece are due to appear at the ARIA Awards in Sydney on Wednesday, along with their BFFs One Direction. Originally published as 5SOS star Ashton Irwin "nearly died"