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TOM DELONGE

TOM DELONGE. BY CHANSE SADLER. EARLY YEARS. Born: December 13, 1975 in Poway, CA Influence: The Descendants Skateboarding “Big Oily Men”. GENESIS. 1992 - Expelled/Rancho Bernardo High School Introduced to Mark Hoppus Scott Raynor and “Duck Tape” New name: “Blink”

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TOM DELONGE

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  1. TOM DELONGE BY CHANSE SADLER

  2. EARLY YEARS Born: December 13, 1975 in Poway, CA Influence: The Descendants Skateboarding “Big Oily Men”

  3. GENESIS 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”

  4. GAINING RECOGNITION 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)

  5. ANALYSIS: “CAROUSEL” Among blink’s first songs Recorded Jan. 1994 Fast and raw sounding Lyrics – loneliness One of blink’s most ‘iconic’ songs

  6. LINEUP CHANGES Raynor asked to leave due to alcoholism Replaced by Aquabats drummer, Travis Barker Barker a permanent member

  7. Raynor Barker

  8. DEFINING AN ERA 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

  9. “All the Small Things” music video making fun of popular artists of the time such as Britney Spears and The Backstreet Boys.

  10. EXPERIMENTATION 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

  11. ANALYSIS: “WATCH THE WORLD” Recorded – Dec. 2001 Heavy guitar riffs 9-11 tragedy/herniated disc Dark lyricism/storyline Effects pedals

  12. MATURATION 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 it’s ‘maturity’

  13. HIATUS Hoppus/Barker’s band +44 DeLonge’s band Angels and Airwaves 2004 – Writing/recording/tour issues No family time Hoppus/Barker – “Tom was controlling everything.” Isolation/addiction

  14. EVOLUTION John Kerry campaign “The greatest rock and roll revolution…” 2005 - Tom’s ‘superband’ Angels and Airwaves Four albums (We Don’t Need to Whisper, i-empire, Love, Love pt 2) Two films (Start the Machine, Love)

  15. ANALYSIS: “LETTERS TO GOD PT 2” Recorded – 2009 Box Car Racer’s “Letters to God” ‘epic soundscapes’ Lyrics – journey of life/God Reverb/effects

  16. REUNION Four bitter years 2008 - Jerry Finn death/Travis Barker plane crash 2009 - Reunion tour 2011 - Recording frustrations/”Neighborhoods” released

  17. MOVING FORWARD 2012 - New EP “Dogs Eating Dogs” released 2013 - AVA – working on movies/new album Blink – recording new album/tour

  18. ANALYSIS: “BOXING DAY” Recorded – Nov. 2012 Blink’s second ballad Lyrics – blink’s break up/reunion Bass driven Indie/folk feel

  19. OTHER ENDEAVORS/INFLUENCING AN ERA Macbeth footwear/Atticus clothing Modlife Cancer awareness 40 million albums sold Pop-punk influence (Fall Out Boy, New Found Glory, Mumford & Sons, etc.)

  20. BIBLIOGRAPHY (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-182’s Tom Delonge on his Cancer Scare and Spreading Awareness” http://noisecreep.com/blink-182-tom-delonge-cancer-scare-interview/ Matthews, Cameron, Feb 10, 2012, “Tom DeLonge on Blink’s ‘Awkward’ Reunion, Travis Barker’s 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/ Montgomery, James, Feb 9, 2009, “How Did Blink-182 Become So Influential?” MTV http://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-565422/1 Montgomery, James, 2007, “Tom DeLonge, No More Compromises”, MTV http://www.webcitation.org/6AYN98wGy Arroyave, Luis, Apr 26, 2010, “Tom DeLonge glad he’s back with Blink” Chicago Tribune 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/ Scaggs, Austin, May 10, 2004, “Blink-182 Stumps for Kerry” 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 Moss, Corey and Vineyard, Jennifer, Jan 31, 2002, “Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge Salutes His Roots in New Album” 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

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