Tom DeLonge

Thomas Matthew DeLonge, Jr. (born December 13, 1975) is an American musician and the guitarist/vocalist for the punk rock band Blink-182 as well as the alternative rock band Angels and Airwaves. He also collaborated with drummer Travis Barker in the side project Box Car Racer in 2002, releasing one self-titled album. After leaving Blink-182 in 2005, he formed the group Angels & Airwaves with former members of Hazen Street, The Distillers, and Rocket from the Crypt. On February 8, 2009, Blink-182 confirmed that they had reunited after a four-year hiatus.

Early years
DeLonge was raised by his mother and father in Poway, California. He has an older brother, Shon, and a younger sister, Kari. Tom was expelled from Poway High School during junior year after being caught drinking at a school basketball game. He then went to Rancho Bernardo High School, he loved his new high school and became fond of punk rock. Some of his influences have been Descendents, Screeching Weasel and The Cure. When he returned to Poway High School during his senior year, the students voted him Homecoming King, despite the fact he wasn't on the ballot. [1] Becoming a musician was not his first calling. "I was originally going to be a firefighter. I was in the San Diego Cadet Program,” says DeLonge
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