Tom DeLonge
Tom DeLonge is blink-182’s guitarist and co-vocalist, the frontman of Angels & Airwaves, and a filmmaker and author whose stories often head into science fiction and the unexplained.
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Known for
- Enema of the State1999 · blink-182 guitarist and co-vocalist
- Box Car Racer2002 · Guitarist and lead vocalist
- We Don’t Need to Whisper2006 · Angels & Airwaves frontman
- ONE MORE TIME...2023 · blink-182 reunion album
- Monsters of California2023 · Director, co-writer and producer
- Time Rider2025 · Co-author with AJ Hartley
Overview
- From
- Poway, California
- Born
- December 13, 1975
- Known for
- blink-182, Angels & Airwaves and Box Car Racer
- Breakout
- Enema of the State, 1999
- Beyond music
- Films, science fiction books and To The Stars
Mini bio
How it started.
Tom grew up in Poway, California, immersed in skateboarding. In 1992 he formed blink-182 with bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor, trading lyrics and writing songs in garages and bedrooms.
The breakout.
Enema of the State brought blink-182 to a much wider audience in 1999, with “All the Small Things” and “What’s My Age Again?” among its singles. Tom’s guitar and shared lead vocals became central to the band’s sound.
Room to experiment.
Box Car Racer’s 2002 album gave him space for heavier riffs, loops and delay pedals. With Angels & Airwaves and their 2006 debut We Don’t Need to Whisper, he went further, learning piano and production as he rethought his sound.
Stories beyond records.
Through To The Stars, he has developed books and films alongside music. He directed, co-wrote and produced Monsters of California, and co-authored Time Rider with AJ Hartley. His interest in UFOs also runs through the Sekret Machines books.
Back with blink.
Tom returned to blink-182 in 2022 and recorded ONE MORE TIME..., released in 2023. After the 2025 Missionary Impossible tour, Mark Hoppus said in October 2026 that Tom was getting his studio ready again as the band considered its next recording chapter.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2023ONE MORE TIME...blink-182 guitarist and co-vocalist
- 2006We Don’t Need to WhisperAngels & Airwaves lead vocalist and guitarist
- 2002Box Car RacerLead vocalist and guitarist
- 1999Enema of the Stateblink-182 guitarist and co-vocalist
Film, television and books
- 2026Breaking BearExecutive producer
- 2025Time RiderCo-author with AJ Hartley
- 2023Monsters of CaliforniaDirector, co-writer and producer
- 2014Poet Anderson: The Dream WalkerCo-director and creator
Awards
Quotes
I went into Box Car Racer thinking I could do whatever I wantedTom DeLonge, Total Guitar interview republished by MusicRadar
Looking back on the freedom he found while making Box Car Racer’s 2002 album.
Trivia
- He told Jenkem he stopped skateboarding when he began touring around age 19.
- In an archived interview about The Lonely Astronaut on Christmas Eve, he described doing “Space School” with his son to learn about space together.
- The Ad Astra Ten guitars each feature a different drawing made directly on the instrument by Tom.
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