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BY CHANSE SADLER

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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