Blink-182’s Response To Tom DeLonge Claiming He’ll Rejoin Band Will Surprise You

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Blink-182 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus responded to Tom DeLonge’s recent claim that he could rejoin the band ‘in a period of days’ in a new interview with Zane Lowe, seemingly brushing off DeLonge’s proclamation.  Alternative Nation transcribed Hoppus’ comments.

“I mean for me I just keep my head down and write music that I love, and enjoy being in Blink-182, and we work really hard. Blink has had a tumultuous past, but this is where we are right now, and I look forward to continuing with it.”

He later added, “At the end of this year we’ll go back into the studio and starting recording our next album.”

“There is such a positive energy going on right now, and such a creative flow. Everybody has a bunch of ideas, and we want to capture that, so we’re going to go in the studio as soon as possible.”

He also discussed pre-show routines, “Everybody has their routines. Travis [Barker] starts about an hour before the set warming up on drums. Matt [Skiba] starts warming up his voice and playing guitar. I have a whole ridiculous ritual that I do before I hit the stage that involves warming up my voice, taking a shot, eating some honey, blowing out my nose with a Neti pot, and stretching.

Asked about Blink-182 in a new interview with the San Diego Union Tribune, Tom DeLonge recently replied: “Blink is in my DNA. I talk to Travis quite a bit and we try and figure out how and when it’s going to make sense.”

“It’s not like I (permanently) walked away,” he said. “They have someone doing my job for me [new guitarist Matt Skiba]. It’s just that I’m so busy. If I wanted to, I could be back (in the band) in a period of days.”

DeLonge also clarified that he, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus still “own everything” related to the band.

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Brett previously hosted the BWR wrestling and MMA podcast, interviewing pro wrestling and MMA stars like Kurt Angle, Seth Rollins, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Bruce Buffer, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, Edge, and DDP. After ending BWR, Brett opened GrungeReport.net in May 2009. The site changed its name to AlternativeNation.net in June 2013.  Brett ran Scott Weiland's social media accounts for his final 'Master Blaster' tour in fall 2015 and continued to run the accounts after Weiland's death until July 2016. On Alternative Nation, Brett controls all aspects of the website and reports the day to day news.  He has interviewed members of Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Imagine Dragons, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Smiths. Brett has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and on the Reelz Channel. You can reach Brett at contact @alternativenation.net