Born: December 13, 1975 in Poway, CA Influence: The Descendants
Skateboarding Big Oily Men
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1992 - Expelled/Rancho Bernardo High School Introduced to Mark
Hoppus Scott Raynor and Duck Tape New name: Blink 1993-94 -
Flyswatter, Demo 2, and Buddha
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Signed to Cargo Music 1995 - Cheshire Cat and nationwide tour
Name change: Blink-182 Major label MCA 1997 - Dude Ranch
released/goes gold (eventually platinum)
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Among blinks first songs Recorded Jan. 1994 Fast and raw
sounding Lyrics loneliness One of blinks most iconic songs
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Raynor asked to leave due to alcoholism Replaced by Aquabats
drummer, Travis Barker Barker a permanent member
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Raynor Barker
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Producer Jerry Finn 1999 Enema of the State released/goes
multi-platinum (15 million records) 2001 Take Off Your Pants and
Jacket released/14 million records sold
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All the Small Things music video making fun of popular artists
of the time such as Britney Spears and The Backstreet Boys.
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9/11attack/war influences Tom to write darker music Side
project Box Car Racer 2002 Box Car Racer(album) released Creates
rifts in Blink-182
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Recorded Dec. 2001 Heavy guitar riffs 9-11 tragedy/herniated
disc Dark lyricism/storyline Effects pedals
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2001 Marries Jennifer Jenkins 2002 daughter Ava is born (Mark
and Travis also become fathers) 2003 Blink-182 released/goes 2x
platinum New album praised for its maturity
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2004 Writing/recording/tour issues No family time Hoppus/Barker
Tom was controlling everything. Isolation/addiction Hoppus/Barkers
band +44 DeLonges band Angels and Airwaves
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John Kerry campaign The greatest rock and roll revolution 2005
- Toms superband Angels and Airwaves Four albums (We Dont Need to
Whisper, i-empire, Love, Love pt 2) Two films (Start the Machine,
Love)
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Recorded 2009 Box Car Racers Letters to God epic soundscapes
Lyrics journey of life/God Reverb/effects
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Four bitter years 2008 - Jerry Finn death/Travis Barker plane
crash 2009 - Reunion tour 2011 - Recording
frustrations/Neighborhoods released
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2012 - New EP Dogs Eating Dogs released 2013 - AVA working on
movies/new album Blink recording new album/tour
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Recorded Nov. 2012 Blinks second ballad Lyrics blinks break
up/reunion Bass driven Indie/folk feel
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Macbeth footwear/Atticus clothing Modlife Cancer awareness 40
million albums sold Pop-punk influence (Fall Out Boy, New Found
Glory, Mumford & Sons, etc.)
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(Hyperlinks to pictures in the notes section) Hoppus, Anne, Oct
1, 2001, Blink-182: Tales From Beneath Your Mom Epting, Chris, Aug
22, 2011, Blink-182s Tom Delonge on his Cancer Scare and Spreading
Awareness
http://noisecreep.com/blink-182-tom-delonge-cancer-scare-interview/
http://noisecreep.com/blink-182-tom-delonge-cancer-scare-interview/
Matthews, Cameron, Feb 10, 2012, Tom DeLonge on Blinks Awkward
Reunion, Travis Barkers Plane Crash and the Fun and Games of Angels
and Airwaves
http://www.spinner.com/2012/02/10/tom-delonge-angels-airwaves-love-pt-2/http://www.spinner.com/2012/02/10/tom-delonge-angels-airwaves-love-pt-2/
Montgomery, James, Feb 9, 2009, How Did Blink-182 Become So
Influential? MTV
http://www.webcitation.org/6AUBbmADVhttp://www.webcitation.org/6AUBbmADV
Total Guitar, Oct 12, 2012, Tom DeLonge talks guitar tones, growing
up and Blink http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-
delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422/1http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-
delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422/1
Montgomery, James, 2007, Tom DeLonge, No More Compromises, MTV
http://www.webcitation.org/6AYN98wGyhttp://www.webcitation.org/6AYN98wGy
Arroyave, Luis, Apr 26, 2010, Tom DeLonge glad hes back with Blink
Chicago Tribune
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-26/entertainment/ct-live-0426-luis-20100426_1_tom-delonge-blink-travis-barker
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-26/entertainment/ct-live-0426-luis-20100426_1_tom-delonge-blink-travis-barker
Forstneger, Steve, Aug 1, 2011, Cover Story: Blink-182 Illinois
Entertainer
http://illinoisentertainer.com/2011/08/cover-story-blink-182/comment-page-1/
http://illinoisentertainer.com/2011/08/cover-story-blink-182/comment-page-1/
Scaggs, Austin, May 10, 2004, Blink-182 Stumps for Kerry
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blink-182-stump-for-kerry-20040510
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blink-182-stump-for-kerry-20040510
Ultimate Guitar, Aug 15, 2006, Mark Hoppus Tells All About
Blink-182, Plus 44
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/mark_hoppus_tells_all_about_blink-182_plus_44.html
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/mark_hoppus_tells_all_about_blink-182_plus_44.html
Moss, Corey and Vineyard, Jennifer, Jan 31, 2002, Blink-182s Tom
DeLonge Salutes His Roots in New Album
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452089/blink-182s-tom-delonge-salutes-his-roots.jhtml
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452089/blink-182s-tom-delonge-salutes-his-roots.jhtml
Moss, Corey, Aug 9, 2002, Box Car Racer About End of the World, Not
End of Blink-182
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453328/box-car-no-threat-blink-182.jhtml
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453328/box-car-no-threat-blink-182.jhtml