Tom DeLonge

thumb|Tom DeLonge Tom Delonge (born December 13, 1975) is the former guitarist and vocalist of and Box Car Racer. He is currently a member of Angels and Airwaves and the re-united blink-182 as of 8th of February 2009. Sourced I didn’t quit that band because I wanted to. I quit that band because I had to. Because when people give you an ultimatum about your family, what are you going to do? But the problem was no one was being truthful at the time. In interview for Absolutepunk.net about quitting his old band Blink-182. But really we wanted to do something that was more kind of different than what most punk rock bands are doing right now, where they are all dressing in black and acting pissed or sad or wearing make-up. Its just not what we are into. In interview for Absolutepunk.net about his band Angels and Airwaves. (January 2008). I'm going to usher in this entire new culture of the youth, obsessed with the future. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1517749/20051208/delonge_tom.jhtml Every breath I take is a tribute to John Kerry. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422. Quotes about DeLonge Tom’s late-'90s/early 2000s tone was fairly simple—usually distorted, with clean breaks and not many effects. His playing, whilst not complicated, was incredibly effective. He let chords ring out at the start of verses, employed palm-muting, helped bring the dynamics down so that bridges and choruses stood out more, played jangly single-note riffs, used octave melodies to counter the vocals, etc. Reverb.com Richard Blenkinsop (April 26, 2021) External links Category:Musicians from the United States Category:Guitarists from the United States Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:People from San Diego Category:1975 births Category:Living people