He promptly quit when Blink-182 signed to MCA Records in 1996. You know those people who hate their job? That was me", he later said. įollowing high school, DeLonge would work in construction, driving around a Diesel truck and handling concrete and piping. "My mom and sister were left asking, 'What happened to our family?'". His brother was also away at that time in the United States Army, and his departure affected his family. DeLonge promptly moved out, feeling as though he needed to start his life. Shortly thereafter, his mother lost her job. His parents were constantly fighting in his formative years, culminating in a divorce when DeLonge was 18. I just cared about skateboarding and music". As long as I got that C, I wouldn't try one minute extra to get a B. As such, he was an average student: "I knew exactly how hard I had to work in school. He and friends would begin at one side of San Diego and attempt to skateboard to the other half, intermittently pulling pranks on people in the process. It was all I cared about", he later remarked. "I lived, ate, and breathed skateboarding. ĭeLonge first began skateboarding in the third grade, which would consume much his activity outside of school. DeLonge attempted to form a band named Big Oily Men, which was essentially a one-man band: the band's lineup consisted of whoever he could persuade to join him for short periods. He dyed his hair purple, and consequently began practicing the guitar loudly in his room. In the seventh grade, DeLonge visited a friend in Oregon who introduced him to the music of Stiff Little Fingers, Dinosaur Jr. DeLonge received his first guitar as a Christmas present from two friends in the sixth grade – "a beat-up, shitty acoustic guitar that was worth about $30." He gathered his brother, Shon, and sister, Kari, as an audience for his original songs.
He first picked up the guitar from a friend at church camp, and became preoccupied by the instrument. DeLonge originally planned to become a firefighter, and participated in the San Diego Cadet Program. Despite his early interest in music, becoming a musician was not his first calling. His first musical instrument was a trumpet, which he received as a Christmas gift at age 11. His father was an oil company executive and his mother a mortgage broker. Thomas Matthew DeLonge was born in Poway, California. He released a children's book, The Lonely Astronaut on Christmas Eve, in 2013.ĭeLonge skateboarding at Poway High School in the 1990s He helped score and produce the 2011 science fiction film Love, and has multiple film projects in development. In addition to his musical career, DeLonge also manages business ventures that he founded: Macbeth Footwear, and technology and design firm Modlife. DeLonge reunited with Blink-182 in 2009, releasing new music and touring frequently, before parting ways with the band again in 2015. In the aftermath of Blink-182's breakup in 2005, he formed Angels & Airwaves, which has released five studio albums and has evolved into an "art project", encompassing various forms of media.
Blink's untitled fifth studio album (2003) reflected a change in tone within the group, which broke up in 2005 following internal tension, spearheaded by DeLonge. DeLonge experimented with post-hardcore music on Box Car Racer, which formed into a full-fledged band in 2002, but dissolved the following year. Blink-182 scored a number one album with 2001's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. The group had bigger success with Enema of the State (1999), which featured three hit singles and went quadruple-platinum in the U.S., selling upwards of 15 million copies worldwide. They signed to MCA Records in 1996 and their second album, Dude Ranch (1997), featured the hit single " Dammit". The band created a following in the mid-1990s through independent releases and relentless touring, particularly in their home country and in Australia. He formed Blink-182 with bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor during his high school years. When DeLonge received his first guitar, he began writing punk rock songs. Possessing a distinctive nasal singing voice, he is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Angels & Airwaves, which he formed in 2005, and was the co-lead vocalist, guitarist, and co-founder of the rock band Blink-182 from its formation in 1992 until his dismissal from the group in 2015.ĭeLonge grew up in the suburbs of Poway, California, where he embraced skateboarding at an early age. Thomas Matthew DeLonge ( / d ə ˈ l ɒ ŋ/) (born December 13, 1975) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, author, record producer, actor, and filmmaker.
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