Back in 2015, Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge left the band. This wasn’t the first time the band had broken up, as they broke up in 2005, and reunited again in 2009.
However, this time around, Mark Hoppus and Travis Parker continued without DeLong, replacing him with Matt Skippa. Fans are now speculating about a possible reunion between the trio due to DeLonge’s recent Instagram updates.
Many want to know why DeLonge left the band in the first place. lets take alook…
Why did Tom DeLong leave the Blink-182?
Tom DeLong revealed in an interview with To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science, which he co-founded in 2015, that he left Blink-182 to “change the world” for his children “and the children of others”.
He said, “My last show was in front of 100,000 people. And then they wonder why I don’t do it now and I’m going to say because this is the only moment in my life where I’m going to be able to look back as an old man and say, ‘Oh my God, I was part of the team that changed the world’ .”
DeLonge explained that “this is the moment in time” where he can change the world.
The guitarist co-founded To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science in 2015 with the goal of making “transformative discoveries within our reach that will revolutionize the human experience.”
He’s a longtime believer in UFOs and said there are “discoveries within our reach that will revolutionize the human experience.”
DeLong stated that “public interest in the outer edges of science and the understanding of phenomena has always been stifled by prevailing ideology and bureaucratic constraints”.
Tom DeLonge hints at the return of the Blink-182
Tom DeLonge sparked comeback rumors after he posted a Blink-182 throwback photo on July 31.
He also updated his Instagram bio to say, “I make music (@blink182 and @angelsandairwaves)”.
Matt Skiba, who replaced DeLonge when he left in 2015, recently questioned fans about his place in the band when he responded to a comment asking why there was no “Blink content” on his profile.
He replied, “Your guess is as good as mine.”
Skiba continued, “Regardless, I am very proud and grateful for my time with Blink-182. We’ll see…”
However, nothing has been confirmed and neither DeLonge nor Blink-182 have spoken of the rumors.
HITC has reached out to Blink-182 for comment.
Fans celebrate 30 years of Blink-182
Blink-182 is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and fans around the world are looking forward to August 1, when the band will be immortalized as Funko Pops. Blink-182 posted the silhouettes of Funko Pops on Instagram, and many fans in the comments seem convinced that one of them is DeLonge.
Fans took to Twitter to share their excitement about the change to DeLonge’s biography and a photo he posted of the band.
one fan chirp: “If the blink-182 reunion happens on Monday, my faith in humanity will be restored.”
else Wrote: “If Tom DeLong goes back to flashing -182 I will scream and cry.”