Thomas DeLonge: Do you guys think it is weird to s**t your pants when you are sleeping? Not that I do it but I did it last night and I am wondering if that is what smells.
Mark: We are not stars, we are just dorks in a band.
Always (Song Meaning explained by Tom) - This is the song from the whole album which looks the most like blink's. But in the same time it is really different in the way it is really new-wave. We recorded each instrument with the idea of sounding exactly like in the start of the year 80's, just like "The Police" or "The Cars". It deals about separation but it is also the most romantic. The chorus says: "Let me hold you, touch you, feel you, always".
Stay Together For The Kids (Song Meaning explained by Tom) - "Divorce sucks. It's so fu****. But hey, I'm not the only one to go through it. I guess parents are people too. Just lock yourself in a room, mine was my personal sanctuary."
Josie is about Mark's idea of the perfect girlfriend. The name on Mark and Tom favorite restaurant appears in this song (Mexican food Sombrero's Restaurant), and in the part when Mark sings "Well My girlfriend, likes UL and DHC..", he is referring to the bands Unwritten Law and Dance Hall Crashers. The person of this song - Josie - makes an appearance in the album "Take off Your Pants and Jacket", in the song "Online Songs".
M+M's (song meaning explained by Tom) - "I think this song is about how much you love this one girl, that you would do anything for her. At the end it questions if she would be yours or not."
Blink-182 has two songs with the same name, "Voyeur". The most known is in the album "Dude Ranch" and in a live version in "The Mark, Tom and Travis Show". The other, which is a rare song, isn't found on any of their albums, was recorded in sometime during the "Buddha" demo tape. The songs have different lyrics and music, despite their name being the same.
The band Panic! At The Disco started out by making Blink 182 covers.
There is something really curious in the name and logo's of blink-182's albums. Flyswatter's logo looked like an A. Buddha begins with B. Cheshire Cat begins with C. Dude Ranch begins with D Enema of the State begins with E. The Mark, Tom and Travis Show has a cartoon spoof of the band. In Travis' drums you can see an F. Take Off Your Pants & Jacket has a jacket, pants and a plane. You can see a G in the jacket. The self-titled album's logo is a face. The "X" eyes of the face make an H. Also, the same picture appears on the Greatest Hits. If you put the letters together, it says ABCDEFGH.
If you listen to the song Reckless Abandon with the left earphone only, you can hear people talking in the first 20 seconds or so.
The song "Feeling This" was first thought of by having Mark and Tom separated into two different rooms without talking to each other. When they got out, they realised they had both written about sex. The song came out with two versions of sex in it. The lustful side and the romantic side.
The song "A New Hope" was originally called "Princess Leia". The name of the song is also a refrence to Star Wars 4: A New Hope.
The song "All of this" was supposed to be their fifth single but the hiatus stopped it from happening.
Scott was 14 when Mark and Tom recruited him to the band.
Tom chose the name "blink" because he reportedly likes short verbs.
Their first concert took place at a bar. Since they were underage, they were only allowed to enter when it was time for their set. No one came to see them, after only one song Blink was shut off. After the show, a man came up to Tom, bought him a Snapple and said, "You deserve it."
Travis is kissing his wife Shanna Moalker in the video "Down".
In the video for "First Date", Tom mouths 'what the f**k' after the girl falls headfirst off of her bike.
"Adam's Song" is about a letter that Mark read from a kid before he commited suicide. Then he got the idea for the song.
In music video "Josie", the band attends Westlake High School.
In the video "Dammit", when Tom's pants fall off, Scott mouths "Your pants fell down". Also Tom mouths to Mark "I love you" during on the movie screen.
Tom said that the band's official name is blink-182 (without capitals and with a line between blink and 182). However, he also said that it doesn't matter how you spell it because they "misspelled" their name in several disks.
Travis is making a band called Expensive Taste.
The image on Cheshire Cat was originally from a calender. They tried to use it legally but they couldn't. They then took the picture and modified it so they wouldn't get sued.
On the album of 'The Enema Of The State", you can clearly read on the spine that it says "Viking wizard eyes, wizard full of lies".
The song Apple Shampoo is about Mark's ex-girlfriend who used apple shampoo.
Tom was the original founder of Blink 182.
Before every concert, Tom always drinks Red Bull.
Mark and Tom's favourite restaurant is Sombrero's. They mentioned it in the song "Josie".
Before "Blink 182" and even before "Blink," the original name for the band was "Duct Tape".
The videos All the Small Things, Man Overboard and What's My Age Again? feature the Banana Man.
Travis started his own clothing company called Famous Stars and Straps, and Mark started his own clothing company called Atticus along with Tom. Tom also made his own company called Macbeth shoes.
Tom is married to Jennifer Jenkins (a.k.a. Jennifer Delonge), Mark is married to Skye Everly (a.k.a. Skye Hoppus) and Travis is married to former Miss USA Shanna Moakler (a.k.a. Shanna Barker).
Mark's dog's name is Ahi.
The song "Dammit" can be heard on Dawson's Creek (1998)
The song "Mutt" can be heard on the movie American Pie (1999).
"Mutt" can be heard on the movie Tomcats (2001).
Travis was a member of The Aquabats, and joined blink 182 when he was part of this band.
Travis is also a member of The Transplants.
Blink 182 was originally called just Blink, but they changed the name since there was an Irish Pop band called Blink too.
Tom said several times that he is obsessed with aliens, and his hobby is Ufology, the science that investigates UFOs.
Album: Blink 182 (self-titled)Record Label: Geffen RecordsRelease: 2003The band said that even if this disc is "Self-titled" in catalogues and shops it should be considered "Untitled", since it represents a revolution in the band style. It's a way to say "We are starting again".
Album: The Mark, Tom and Travis ShowRecord Label: MCAReleased: 2000*This is a live album, which only has one new song, "Man Overboard". Includes songs from Enema of the State (principaly), Dude Ranch and Cheshire Cat. It's a limited edition.
Album: Dude RanchRecord Label: Cargo MusicReleased: 1997
Album: BuddhaRecord Label: Kung Fu RecordsReleased: 1994/ Re-released 1998 The 1994 release was very small, and was a cassete. Only 1000 copies were sold.
Singles: M+M's (1996), Josie (1998), Dammit (1998), What's My Age Again, pt. 1 (1999), What's My Age Again pt. 2 (1999), Man Overboard (2000), Adam's Song (2000), All the Small Things (2000), Feeling This (2003), I Miss You, pt. 1 and 2 (2004), Down, pt. 1 and 2 (2004),Always (2004), Not Now (2005).
Tom Delonge was born on December 13th, 1975, in San Diego.
Counting all the alternative releases, the group has released 20 Major albums, 2 compiliations and 5 DVDs.
The song "I Miss You" can be heard in the pilot episode of The Mountain.
Parents: Both Mark and Tom's parents are divorced. Travis' mom Gloria died of cancer on Travis' first day of high school. The first tattoo he ever got was a memorial of her.
They can also be seen in "Pop Disaster Tour," featuring Green Day and several other punk bands.
"All The Small Things" and "First Date" are both featured in the movie Clockstoppers.
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