my god someone i can relate to im 12 and i love my punk rock and i love to skate but none of my friends appreciated my music interest, also ive only got one friend who skates hardcore the rest just go round on pissy pennys and wont do anything but cruise, and this interview kinda shows me a new world, THANK YOU TOM!
as a kid growing up, we imitated Tom all the time. I had so many injuries trying to be a skater (I couldn't skate to save my life) and musician like Tom. I would call it a MAN-CRUSH!
From the age of 8 to 17 all I did was skate and listen to Blink. I'm 22 now, sadly the skateboard somehow got away but I still literally cannot get enough of Blink. Hope they keep churning out songs for years to come.
Congrats to @Mylifeisblink for winning the signed Tom DeLonge CD & poster with this comment: "On December 11th Blink played a show in San Diego that I went to. I struck up a conversation with a boy next to me in line that shared the same love for Blink, AVA and Tom as I do. Who knew I'd fall in love with the boy at the rock show. He gave me his "uber galactic sex party" Tom DeLonge guitar pick and all I want it to win this to give to him.
Tom is my true idol and my inspiration he is what keeps me going his lyrics and way of life. People don't like me because I listen to punk rock and skateboard and I am in general my own person and a leader not a follower so people decide I'm such a freak but this video makes me feel really good and like I can achieve anything...
Jeez I want to skateboard with Tom Delonge Tom delonge is such a great inspiration he got me back into skateboarding just watching this and got me to play the guitar.
OMFG this is soooooo amazing this old footage of tom,david,and both marks is just WOW!...this has givin me much more respect than i already had anyways for tom..it almost feels like i am one of his friends in Real life..he is such an amazing musician
Anytime Tom explains an idea or concept he ALWAYS has perfectly-worded metaphors to go along with his incredibly fluid thought process! (ie 5:28) I like to think of it as "The Gospel According to Tom"
same here Tom. Im always do closing shift at McD here in PJ Malaysia section 14 and will take all expired burgers/chickens and drink to all my friends that already waited outside. Then we will enjoy all the meals like thats the last meal on planet earth and then..street skateboarding . That was around 2002. Almost every single night untill the sunrise
Tom, with Blink182 you were a part of my scene growing up. My fondest memories are of a bunch of friends in my parents minivan, blasting Dude Ranch and heading downtown to shred and BMX. Thank You.
I think it's awesome to see old clips of these people that so many idolize. It's neat to look at this and think "this guy I look up to now was just like me as a kid growing up." and it's always cool to see Tom talk about something other than music too. Great video
I remember those days :) I skated with Matt (Hensley) at a demo in NY. Nice guy. He changed street skating for ever. Skating will always be for me, the best years of my life. Everything Tom spoke about, I lived as well. Tribe is the perfect word to describe not just toms group, but the entire scene. There was a commonality and a brotherhood to it. Mike V said it best on one of his shows: "If you saw a kid with a board, you were like hey whos that kid? then you welcome him in and we all skate."
*I remember seeing some of this old footage on Much Music years ago.* "Daredevil stunts like 'hop-the-curb' and 'ollie the trash can' " Then it showed Tom and his buddies smoking weed. "Dang it, dude. Dang it. My joint's goin' bye bye". Wish i could find that segment of whatever it was.
I just wanted to say I love the editing of the video. For example, the first part when Delonge is skating as a kid love the old skool style of editing! Awesome work!
This is awesome!!!! Tom always mentioned about how he skated back in the day, but never went into depth. Really awesome interview and inspiring stuff.... 5:30 gets deep!
I remember listening to Enema of the State, playing tony hawk pro skater 1, and wearing world industries t-shirts with wet willy and flame boy on them. Those were the days!
I love Tom Delonge, I love AvA, and I love Box Car Racer!! I love all of Tom Delonges work! You can just feel a sense of freedom in every AvA song, a sense of adventure, which is what I love to do.
It's cool to see Tom talking about his inspirations when he was young, and now he is/was the inspiration for other teens :) I dreamed about meeting him this night, that was weird :P
Yeah Tom brining back memories! Remember Flipo's in Morro Bay CA when Joe from the Vandals played drums ! That was a great time in my life! I would love a double album and art work
he said "that was my life" . and i thought "that man is MY life" the smartest decision i ever made when i was 5 was falling in love with blink, and 12 years later keeping it that way.
This man means the world to me, he is just so cool and down to earth and he makes truly wonderful and inspiring music....and I love that he is so into skateboarding :3 I'm guessing you can't win the competition if you're from the UK, but oh well, it would've been amazing to, but this video is awesome anyways :D
yeah i agree, but i dont think they had trouble fitting in, he obviously had a lot of close friends(which are very close too him till this day) and Tom was ellected prom king at senior year. but I know how it is to say you like blink-182 nowdays, everyone looks at you like no one listens to them anymore
when I was in Jr high the popular thing in my tiny town was to ride all over town with our bmx & trail bikes and find places to jump and vacant lots to make jumps. there was one lot that had jumps as tall as 8ft. this vid makes me miss it
tom and mark will always be the coolest shit that ever happened to the world.
yup
Rodney Mullen was doing math - made my day xD
I heard that too I'm like wasn't he one of your idols winning freestyle competitions and creating tricks no ones ever seen before? 😂💯
They should have put old Blink songs here, instead of AVA, way better for skating
Andrei Borodaenko exactly what i was thinking
Tom is by far the most talented guy ever. Everything he does he has passion and he kills it
I knew Tom Delonge was a music hero, but I had no idea he was a skateboarder too. What a great inspiration.
I've been waiting to see Tom on a skateboard or even talking about it for 10 years!! wow.
I saw him when i was 9, i sang him songs over time, when i turned 14 was my favorite, now he has become in my inspiration, Tom u're a beast!!
4:26 Mark Hoppus
I love you Tom DeLonge, you are my source of inspiration. Really.
my god someone i can relate to im 12 and i love my punk rock and i love to skate but none of my friends appreciated my music interest, also ive only got one friend who skates hardcore the rest just go round on pissy pennys and wont do anything but cruise, and this interview kinda shows me a new world, THANK YOU TOM!
as a kid growing up, we imitated Tom all the time. I had so many injuries trying to be a skater (I couldn't skate to save my life) and musician like Tom. I would call it a MAN-CRUSH!
Tom has always been a role model to me and it so nice to actually know how real and down to earth he is with people about everything.
Tom is and always has been one of my heroes growing up! got a Blink tattoo on my arm cuz its with me for life! fan since 1996-the day i die
From the age of 8 to 17 all I did was skate and listen to Blink. I'm 22 now, sadly the skateboard somehow got away but I still literally cannot get enough of Blink. Hope they keep churning out songs for years to come.
Congrats to @Mylifeisblink for winning the signed Tom DeLonge CD & poster with this comment:
"On December 11th Blink played a show in San Diego that I went to. I struck up a conversation with a boy next to me in line that shared the same love for Blink, AVA and Tom as I do. Who knew I'd fall in love with the boy at the rock show. He gave me his "uber galactic sex party" Tom DeLonge guitar pick and all I want it to win this to give to him.
Tom is my true idol and my inspiration he is what keeps me going his lyrics and way of life. People don't like me because I listen to punk rock and skateboard and I am in general my own person and a leader not a follower so people decide I'm such a freak but this video makes me feel really good and like I can achieve anything...
"with a skateboard and my shit guitar - I'd dream all day that they would get me far" -Tom
Jeez I want to skateboard with Tom Delonge Tom delonge is such a great inspiration he got me back into skateboarding just watching this and got me to play the guitar.
this is freaking awesome, I've been looking for something like this (tom and skateboarding) since foreverrr
OMFG this is soooooo amazing this old footage of tom,david,and both marks is just WOW!...this has givin me much more respect than i already had anyways for tom..it almost feels like i am one of his friends in Real life..he is such an amazing musician
crazy how tom has matured into who he is now, inspirational!
Anytime Tom explains an idea or concept he ALWAYS has perfectly-worded metaphors to go along with his incredibly fluid thought process! (ie 5:28) I like to think of it as "The Gospel According to Tom"
This dude is my hero. he explained what skating means perfectly.
Tom DeLonge is such a cool dude. Amazing artist and skateboarder.
Its nice to see a different aspect of a Tom's life that most people don't know about.
Seriously, how can someone be so beautiful.
Every Tom video I have ever watched has been entertaining
the world was just a better place in the blink days
Tom is a cool boy..
full imaginations and inspirations..
skateboard and punk rock in LOVE :)
same here Tom. Im always do closing shift at McD here in PJ Malaysia section 14 and will take all expired burgers/chickens and drink to all my friends that already waited outside. Then we will enjoy all the meals like thats the last meal on planet earth and then..street skateboarding . That was around 2002. Almost every single night untill the sunrise
nice bro...skate for life
I love Tom!
He's truly an inspiration to this world. Tom DeLogne
Its pretty amazing to see footage of young Tom Delonge skateboarding.
That vid of Tom skating is the most 90s thing I've ever seen.
Great seeing Tom skating and his music in the same video
305 views, 308 likes... that's how good the following of these two bands and the many great musicians that make up these bands is, plain and simple
skateboarding while listening to punk rock. days we'll never fucking forget ever
some tom delonge footage i have never seen awesome!!
He makes me chills
Tom, with Blink182 you were a part of my scene growing up. My fondest memories are of a bunch of friends in my parents minivan, blasting Dude Ranch and heading downtown to shred and BMX. Thank You.
4:48 when he's skating it just feels epic for some reason
I really want to win this. Tom is one off the greatest artists in the world.
I think it's awesome to see old clips of these people that so many idolize. It's neat to look at this and think "this guy I look up to now was just like me as a kid growing up." and it's always cool to see Tom talk about something other than music too. Great video
Please send me back in time so i can kick it with Tom skateboarding all day everyday
Those old videos of Tom are sick!
This is priceless... Absolutely priceless.
Grew up the same way but instead of Cali I was in Jersey
omg same here jersey summers skating into the night lol
Excelente video :D they all were skateboarders and now musicians ;) cool staff
I remember those days :) I skated with Matt (Hensley) at a demo in NY. Nice guy. He changed street skating for ever. Skating will always be for me, the best years of my life. Everything Tom spoke about, I lived as well. Tribe is the perfect word to describe not just toms group, but the entire scene. There was a commonality and a brotherhood to it. Mike V said it best on one of his shows: "If you saw a kid with a board, you were like hey whos that kid? then you welcome him in and we all skate."
*I remember seeing some of this old footage on Much Music years ago.*
"Daredevil stunts like 'hop-the-curb' and 'ollie the trash can' "
Then it showed Tom and his buddies smoking weed. "Dang it, dude. Dang it. My joint's goin' bye bye".
Wish i could find that segment of whatever it was.
Tom is my idol...
Tom Delonge, always making people like us feel understood.
I just wanted to say I love the editing of the video. For example, the first part when Delonge is skating as a kid love the old skool style of editing! Awesome work!
me too. i would have never of heard of them without my brother
Tom has always been my idol and he always will be, no matter what he does. Awesome video, I didn't know he was so much into skateboarding.
lots of new videos from his childhood! fuck yea, loved this.
This is awesome!!!! Tom always mentioned about how he skated back in the day, but never went into depth. Really awesome interview and inspiring stuff.... 5:30 gets deep!
Seriously one of the coolest guys in the world.
i love the same things! rock music and skateboarding
Blink 182! My fave band for life!
Stay Together For The Kids!
I remember listening to Enema of the State, playing tony hawk pro skater 1, and wearing world industries t-shirts with wet willy and flame boy on them. Those were the days!
He is awesome!
that sounds like so much fun, i wish i was a part of something like that, and to have my own tribe of people and feel like i belong somewhere.
4:25 probably, one of the first pics of millions that have been taken of Tom and Mark :) :)
This guy is a fucking legend! He also happens to be one of my heroes
i love you tom!!
biggest inspiration. right here. all ava's albums just give you that feeling of serenity and peacefulness. love you, tom. :]
I love Tom Delonge, I love AvA, and I love Box Car Racer!! I love all of Tom Delonges work! You can just feel a sense of freedom in every AvA song, a sense of adventure, which is what I love to do.
I love Tom and hes a kick ass skater
Tom's Music ans skating get me through the day, so happy to see Tom talking about skating :D
Tom is my hero! Coolest dude ever!
First Jason Lee, then Matt Hensley, now Tom?!?!? AWESOME
I usually go skateboarding in downtown San Diego nice to know it's where my idol used to skateboard too :'3
I never knew he chilled with all those legends. That's really awesome.
I love all the old footage! great interview too lol.
the pictures and videos are so awesome. it's awesome knowing music not only inspires us, but inspires the muscians we listen to. awesome video!
im starting to love this channel. its got a lot i didnt expect from a skateboarding channel
It's cool to see Tom talking about his inspirations when he was young, and now he is/was the inspiration for other teens :) I dreamed about meeting him this night, that was weird :P
Tom's life has been hard, this man deserves the best!!
Yeah Tom brining back memories! Remember Flipo's in Morro Bay CA when Joe from the Vandals played drums ! That was a great time in my life!
I would love a double album and art work
AVA music isn't really something I can skateboard to
Tom inspired me to start skating when I started listening to Blink 182 when I was only 10. They are my absolute favorite music to skate to.
omfg tom is the best person alive and i love him more than anyone or anything
The best part, by far, was the use of the Miami Vice theme song in Tom's self produced early skateboards vids. Totally awesome, dude!
Tom Delonge is my biggest influence since I was 15 years old
I Love blink, boxcar and AVA!
He will never stop being awesome.
he said "that was my life" . and i thought "that man is MY life" the smartest decision i ever made when i was 5 was falling in love with blink, and 12 years later keeping it that way.
"With my skateboard and shit guitar, I dreamed all day that they would get me far." How true these words are and how far this one great man has come!
those old skate videos are hilarious. LOVE YOU TOM.
This man means the world to me, he is just so cool and down to earth and he makes truly wonderful and inspiring music....and I love that he is so into skateboarding :3 I'm guessing you can't win the competition if you're from the UK, but oh well, it would've been amazing to, but this video is awesome anyways :D
This was such a cool video...Angels and Airwaves has been such a great influence in my life, but I wish more people knew about them.
awesome to see old pics and videos :)
i love tom he is so awesome :)
Tom, you are one of my greatest inspirations of all time :)
I've been listening to him and all his bands since I was very little..I even got all my hair chopped off for his hairstyle that I loved! Love him!
i love this band!! and happy tom is a (former?) skater!!
He was living a dream!!! I'd really like to see him skateboarding today :D
yeah i agree, but i dont think they had trouble fitting in, he obviously had a lot of close friends(which are very close too him till this day) and Tom was ellected prom king at senior year. but I know how it is to say you like blink-182 nowdays, everyone looks at you like no one listens to them anymore
when I was in Jr high the popular thing in my tiny town was to ride all over town with our bmx & trail bikes and find places to jump and vacant lots to make jumps. there was one lot that had jumps as tall as 8ft. this vid makes me miss it
I love him so much omg
This is such a cool video - kinda makes me wish that I could've grown up skateboarding like him.