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Tom was born Thomas Matthew Delonge, jr., on December 13 1975 in Poway California.
Tom was raised by his mom, a real estate agent by the name of Connie, & his dad, an energy company executive by the name
of Tom, Sr. He had an older brother, Shon, & a younger sister, Kari.
Although coming from a nurturing background
he was a problematic child. Tom discovered alcohol at an early age, and was expelled before his 15th birthday for drinking
at a basketball game. Tom made a triumphant return to school, & all of his friends voted him Homecoming King. Actually,
this was part of a scheme to piss off the school administrators, who had a mutual hate for Tom. He was also known for waking
his parents up during the wee hours by blowing noteless tunes from a trumpet. Although not seemingly talented with music he
did apply himself to the guitar. He became interested in the instrument on a church camping trip. One camper brought a guitar
along, and Tom spent more time playing around with the guitar than he did with the camping activities. Tom got his first guitar
from a local friend who's dad worked at a dump. Someone had thrown away a perfectly usable guitar. So, Tom's friend gave it
to him.
Tom discovered punk on a holiday in Oregon, when he went to visit a friend. This friend was heavily into punk,
and introduced Tom to bands such as Stiff Little Fingers, Dinosaur Jr., and The Descendents. Despite having previously thought
punk was nothing but fast noise, Tom fell in love with the sounds he heard. Shortly after high school, Tom got together
with his pal, Mark, formed a band called Blink, & the rest of the story tells itself. Tom is known for his sick, twisted
mind & fascination with aliens and conspiracies. He currently lives in Encinitas, CA, & spends his free time with
his wife, Jen.
Quotes:
"I don't get boy bands these days. Thye don't write their own songs and everything is choreographed
from their dance moves to how they have sex with each other after the show."
"I wet myself at night when I'm asleep, just like everybody.....I spy on my dad
when he's taking a shower just like everybody else in this world.....we're not just a joke band"
"Actually, we are featured [ in American Pie] as incredibly sexy guys. The film company went
out and did this huge 'sexy guy' search across the world and they found me. And I said, 'Well, I have this band, if you want
to use them.' And they said, 'If that's the only way we can get you...' And I said, 'Yeah...'"
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an interview with Tom Delonge!!
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I will never apologize for..... |
my music. |
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I always regret when my Girl.. |
Gets too open in interviews |
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I love it when my girl.... |
calls just to tell me she loves me |
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I love
when people... |
want to knows how the world works. |
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I'm totally bugged by... |
the government. |
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I've always wanted to... |
go to space. |
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I will be never be caught dead in... |
boy-band Clothing |
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I always embarrass myself by... |
taking about aliens |
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I always make the mistake of... |
joking at the wrong times. |
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First Concert |
"It was a band called Chemical People, a pop-punk group from the L.A.
area. The thing I remember most was wondering what it felt like to be playing in a band in front of that many people. All
400 of them." |
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Life Changing Concert |
"NOFX at the World Best Center with the Offspring and Face to Face. I
remember how funny NOFX were and how they didn't give a fuck about anything other than having fun. It was still very punk
rock, but somehow cooler than anything else I'd seen or could even imagine. I left a different man." |
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Worst Concert Experience |
"Once when we were on-stage playing, the monitors played back our music
loud enough so we could actually hear ourselves. It made us emotionally distraught for weeks."
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| Favorite Movies |
American Pie -
"My second film. I think I've grown as an actor and it shows in my breakthrough performance."
Close Encounters of the
Third Kind - Not a true story, but it could be. Stuff goes on all the time like this and the government doesn't want you
to know.
Fire in the Sky - Not a true story, but it could be. Stuff goes on all the time like this and the government
doesn't want you to know.
Fletch - If you like Fletch, then we are going to get along.
Idle Hands -
"My first film. It's sort of a where's waldo? part, but I'm in there and even have a line."
Mallrats - "Jason Lee
rules. They always talk about Clerks and Chasing Amy but this one is my favorite."
A Night at the Roxbury - "Just
saw this recently. You have to watch it a couple times to really appreciate it. Really funny."
Pulp Fiction - "Tons
of good lines in this movie. Learn them."
The Thin Red Line - Such a rad movie. It's long but I watch it all the
time. Visually impressive
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| Favorite Records |
1. The Descendents - Milo Goes To College
2. Propagandhi
- Less Talk, More Rock
3. Fugazi - Repeater+3 Songs
4. NOFX - Punk In Drublic
5. Pennywise
- Unkwon Road
6. Jimmy Eat World - Static Prevails
7. Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
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Far - Water & Solutions
9. Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
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Tom plays a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster guitar, split into a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier amp powering two Mesa Boogie
4x12 cabinets, and a Marshall JCM 900 amp powering yet a third Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinet. He uses a sure wireless system. Tom
plays Ernie Ball Heavy Bottom strings, and uses Dulop Tortex .60mm picks.
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