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Blink182 Offical Webpage
Bio
Blink-182 comes from San Diego. They play fun, fast and melodic punk, with a lot of happiness.
Mark Hoppus (bass, vocals), Tom Delonge (guitar, vocals) and Scott
Raynor (drums) met about eight years ago at an annual Future Proctologists
of America camping trip. Gathered around the campfire, these
disturbed kids recognized in one another the same love for songs
involving girls, friends, partys and life. On that night, a legend was born.
After a short-lived turn as "El Cuatro and the Cajones," a mariachi
band available for weddings, birthdays and ritual circumcisions, the
boys put aside their sombreros and plugged in their amps, hoping to
spread their goodwill, positive attitute and fondness for toilet
humor throughout the world.
Since those early days eight years ago, Blink-182 has had the
opportunity to tour extensively throughout the US, Canada, Japan and
Australia with bands like (and including) Pennywise and NOFX.
Heavily involved in the surf, skate and snowboarding scenes,
Blink-182 has been included on Taylor Steele's surf video tours and
on the '96 (and again in '97) Warped Tour. With the help of
Billabong, the boys always try to look their best, despite the
difficulties of life on the road.
Over the years, Blink-182 has released a number of 7"s, and in 1995
they released their first full-length album, Cheshire Cat, on
Grilled Cheese (a division of Cargo Music). In 1996, they signed a
joint-venture record deal with Cargo Music and MCA Records.
Brought together so many nights ago by the light of the campfire,
these boys have a promising future ahead of them. They have
dedicated their young lives to playing fun, positive, energetic
music for anyone brave enough to lend them an ear. And now with the
release of their album, Dude Ranch, they are set to conquer
America, the world and eventually Uranus.
The summer of 1998, Scott Raynor left Blink 182 to go back to school.
The new drummer is Travis Barker, who left Aquabats to play with Mark and Tom.
Blink 182 stopped touring in December of '98 too pre-produce their fourth album
"Enema of the State". "Enema of the State" was recorded between January and March '99,
in the band’s hometown of San Diego at Signature Sound. The producer was Jerry Finn, whom
had worked with bands like Green Day, Rancid and Pennywise before.
"Enema of the State" was released on the 1 of june '99. In
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Tom Delonge [above]
Tom Delonge is the guitar player of Blink182. He is also my favorite guitar player in the world and he is my role model. |
