this is just some weird things, not really a bio i guess...
to see the 'official' bio go to the 'official'
site. anyways...here you go Origins this is just a compilation of all the things i've ever heard about the
beginning of BLINK (182)
Tom lived in Poway, California, Mark lived far away. Scott and Tom met at a party and wanted to from a band. O yea...Mark lived somewhere far away with one of his parents, not too sure about that, anyways they moved away from
California to somewhere else...
Tom was going out with Mark's sister, Anne, or maybe they were just friends( we all know how that goes...) cause she was living the other parent in California
Mark dropped out his Sophomore year in college, he wanted to be an english teacher, and came back to California met Tom and climbed a
light pole, they hit it off immediately.
The next day they started writing songs.
They made a demo, flyswatter, and then another, Buddha, and landed a record deal with Cargo Music.
They made Cheshire Cat, they're first real album, didn't do so great but gained recognition and MCA (and Cargo Music still) wanted them...
They changed their name from blink to blink 182 (ooo...big change...) around this time because a techno
Ireland band wanted to sue them because they had the name first.
Then they made Dude Ranch, dammit is overplayed on MTV and they gain even more recognition.
Now Scott decides to leave somewhere around here to go to school...
So Travis is signed on because he had subbed for Scott on tour before when Scott had to leave for the tour (not the band) for some reason and they liked Travis.
Now UNI/MCA decided to let Blink 182 make another album, Enema of The State.
They run around naked a lot, people finally realize how funny they are.
Enema of the State goes triple platinum, blink 182 gets rich, everyone is happy, except maybe Scott....
and there you are blink 182 from the begining to now, sorta.
Mark Hoppus Bassist/Vocalist
has his nipple, and ear pierced.
Homer Simpson is his hero is the only one with no tattoos because his mom doesn't want him to have them and he
doesn't need "to advertise his punkness". he is the oldest of the band by about three years (next oldest is Travis) sorry guys, he straight, he's married to Skye something, well its Skye Hoppus now, but you know what i mean.
Tom DeLonge Guitarist/Vocalist
he served customers at Gary's Chicken and Ribs in Poway, California and delivered cement before his big break in blink 182. he is in to Aliens and conspiracies, but if he had to choose between oral sex or an alien show, he'd
choose sex.
has a few tattoos i don't know if he still has his girlfriend...
Travis Barker Drummer
He broke his hand (twice) when he was at Taco Bell because room service sucked. A "big red neck guy was checking out" his, very attractive female,
friend. The guys kept staring at them so they decided to call a cab and leave. As Travis was in the phone booth the guys were making forceful come ons, and they
didn't really recognize him as a rock star they just saw a skinny tattooed pierced freak. Travis had a brace or something on his hand for carpal tunnel or something. Travis tried to settle it
peacefully but he was punched so Travis fought back. They got into a fist fight and he missed and hit the cement. He tried to play the drums with the electronic things like the guy from Def Leppard, but they wouldn't let him.
he loves leopard prints. he owns the hat in the All the Small Things video and a recliner chair in the animal pattern. The old ladies in the Man Overboard video are wearing leopard print bikinis. he was called Baron von Tito when he was in the Aquabats or ive also heard the Vandals...i think it was both he has more than a few tattoos Scott Old Drummer left to go to school and get a "real" job. he
wasn't kicked out, he left on good terms, he just wanted to get on with his life and not be 30 years old and in a punk band. click here
to see an interview with Scott for more information
Songs and Other Crap
Obviously they like "little people", they are in Man Overboard and appeared on stage with them at the MTV VMAs.
between All The Small Things and The Party Song Mark (?) says "alright here we go mother fuckers" very very quietly and quickly.
in the What's My age Again, All the Small Things, Adam's song and Man Overboard videos there is a banana man character, look closer...
"blink 182" looks coolest with a lower case "b"
The guy on the back of Cheshire Cat is Brian, a friend of the band. (thanks to dwdgoten@aol.com)
They wore small flesh colored Speedos in ALL the nude scenes they have done on TV, so don't bother looking for unedited versions of What's My Age Again...don't get me wrong, they do get naked every twice in a very short while, but it's illegal to run the streets naked, and you don't want to video taped doing something illegal.
and finally...
for more information contact your local drunk bum on a corner.