Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Blink-182 Sets The Record Straight

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker recently released a statement that Tom DeLonge had left the band indefinitely, and that Alkaline Trio singer Matt Skirba would be filling in at an upcoming Festival. Shortly after, DeLonge took to Instagram to post that he never quit the band. Hoppus and Barker spoke to Rolling Stone about the unique situation they find themselves in. Rolling Stone quotes Hoppus as follows:

"We booked January 5th to go into the studio. On December 30th, we get an e-mail from Tom's manager saying that he has no interest in recording and that he wants to do his other, non-musical stuff and that he's out indefinitely. There's a flurry of e-mails going back and forth for clarification about the recording and the show and his manager sends [an e-mail] back saying, "Tom. Is. Out." Direct quote. This is the exact same e-mail we got back in 2004 when Tom went on indefinite hiatus before."

Read the full article at Rolling Stone, where the band talks about their future without DeLonge, and the legalities involved therein.