Tom Delonge lashes against Blink 182
November 1st 2006 21:52
Everyone remembers Blink 182 - that pop-punk trio that made waves with hits like "All the Small Things" and "Feeling You." The time of Blink 182 was the time of innocence, the time of chasing girls, and the time when you could act like the teenagers you were appealing to. That, according to ex-frontman Tom Delonge, is all "bullsh*t."
Since the breakup of Blink 182 - which according to ex-members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, Delonge was apparently responsible for - the members have gone their separate ways. Barker had a minor fling with "The Transplants" before forming "Plus 44"
with Hoppus, which are about to release their new album. Former punk rocker Delonge on the other hand, has gone on to form a U2-influenced rock supergroup, "Angels and Airwaves."
Everyone who has been following the continuing melodrama that is the breakup of Blink would know that over the past year or so, Tom Delonge has become somewhat egocentric.
His latest example of this was at a recent concert, in which he lashed out against his former band, filmed by an audience member, and subsequently uploaded to Youtube. Halfway through an Angels and Airwaves song, Tom Delonge ripped into a rant about his hatred for "bullsh*t pop bands and their bullsh*t pop songs" or, in full:
In writing, the effect just seems to be lessened somewhat. The video puts it better:
Since the breakup of Blink 182 - which according to ex-members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, Delonge was apparently responsible for - the members have gone their separate ways. Barker had a minor fling with "The Transplants" before forming "Plus 44"
His latest example of this was at a recent concert, in which he lashed out against his former band, filmed by an audience member, and subsequently uploaded to Youtube. Halfway through an Angels and Airwaves song, Tom Delonge ripped into a rant about his hatred for "bullsh*t pop bands and their bullsh*t pop songs" or, in full:
"I do not want to be in a bullshit pop band with some bullshit pop songs while you drive your fucking bullshit car and sing along to it like you're some 14 year-old girl."
In writing, the effect just seems to be lessened somewhat. The video puts it better:
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also, fuck tom delonge.
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IT'S "FEELING THIS"