Hooooo boy. The issue surrounding the maybe-but-also-maybe-not departure of Tom DeLonge from three chord pop punk maestro’s Blink-182 is getting murkier and messier as the hours tick along.
“It’s hard to cover for someone who’s disrespectful and ungrateful. You don’t even have the balls to call your bandmates and tell them you’re not going to record or do anything Blink-related. You have your manager do it. Everyone should know what the story is with him and it’s been years with it. When we did get back together after my plane crash, we only got back together, I don’t know, maybe because I almost died. But he didn’t even listen to mixes or masterings from that record. He didn’t even care about it. Why Blink even got back together in the first place is questionable.“
Even further still, Hoppus detailed feeling “humiliated” by DeLonge’s actions and demanding conduct.
“We’ve done everything that we could to give Tom what he says he needs. It’s been years of pushing back and I have to tell you: It feels humiliating to be in a band where you have to be apologizing for one person all the time.“
And as for Tom’s claims that he didn’t actually quit the band, Mark took the time to clear the air a little bit.
“But to then say, “I didn’t quit the band,” it’s just not true. It’s disingenuous. I just wish Tom does whatever makes him happy and stops holding Blink-182 back from what we all agree that we’re going to do: play shows, record music, continue this legacy and have a good time doing it.“
So there you have it. There is heaps more to the interview, and it could make for some reasonably uncomfortable reading for fans. But the issue, as it stands, appears to now be a bit clearer.
