Punks go beyond joking around

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Photo: Annamaria DiSanto, WireImage Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Image 1 of 32 The band was formed in Poway, Calif. and was first called blink. The band was formed in Poway, Calif. and was first called blink. Photo: Annamaria DiSanto, WireImage Image 2 of 32 Blink-182 wrote hit single The Rock Show as an ode to bands like the Ramones and Screeching Weasel. Blink-182 wrote hit single The Rock Show as an ode to bands like the Ramones and Screeching Weasel. Photo: Nigel Crane, Redferns Image 3 of 32 The band has sold out arenas and festivals all over the world. The band has sold out arenas and festivals all over the world. Photo: Chelsea Lauren, WireImage Image 4 of 32 Other current side projects: Tom DeLonge also fronts the arena rock band Angels and Airwaves. Travis Barker plays in the Transplants with Tom Armstrong from Rancid. Other current side projects: Tom DeLonge also fronts the arena rock band Angels and Airwaves. Travis Barker plays in the Transplants with Tom Armstrong from Rancid. Photo: JORGE UZON, AFP/Getty Images Image 5 of 32 Image 6 of 32 Blink-182 is influenced by bands like the Descendents, Bad Religion, Green Day and NOFX. Blink-182 is influenced by bands like the Descendents, Bad Religion, Green Day and NOFX. Photo: John Shearer, WireImage Image 7 of 32 Travis Barker has two kids; Landon and Alabama. Travis Barker has two kids; Landon and Alabama. Photo: Jeffrey Mayer, WireImage Image 8 of 32 Tom DeLonge is a big fan of UFOs and conspiracy theories. Tom DeLonge is a big fan of UFOs and conspiracy theories. Photo: Martin Philbey, Redferns Image 9 of 32 Enema of the State is the band's biggest -selling record to date. The album went platinum all over the world. Enema of the State is the band's biggest -selling record to date. The album went platinum all over the world. Photo: NBC, NBCU Photo Bank Via Getty Images Image 10 of 32 Image 11 of 32 The self-titled record showed how a pop-punk band can progress. They wrote and recorded the majority of a record in a house they rented in San Diego. The self-titled record showed how a pop-punk band can progress. They wrote and recorded the majority of a record in a house they rented in San Diego. Photo: Theo Wargo, WireImage Image 12 of 32 Silly Girl by the Descendents was the first punk song Mark Hoppus ever heard. Silly Girl by the Descendents was the first punk song Mark Hoppus ever heard. Photo: Jesse Grant, WireImage Image 13 of 32 Tom DeLonge owns Macbeth footwear, which makes vegan shoes and shoes designed by artists/rock stars. Tom DeLonge owns Macbeth footwear, which makes vegan shoes and shoes designed by artists/rock stars. Photo: Shirlaine Forrest, WireImage Image 14 of 32 Mark Hoppus hosted his own show on Fuse. Mark Hoppus hosted his own show on Fuse. Photo: Desiree Navarro, WireImage Image 15 of 32 Image 16 of 32 Blink-182 headlined the 2010 Reading + Leeds festival in front of over 100,000 people. Blink-182 headlined the 2010 Reading + Leeds festival in front of over 100,000 people. Photo: Simone Joyner, Getty Images Image 17 of 32 The band has influenced a whole generation of pop-punk bands like Fall Out Boy, New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio. The band has influenced a whole generation of pop-punk bands like Fall Out Boy, New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio. Photo: Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images Image 18 of 32 Blink-182 won Best Group Video at the 2000 MTV Awards, which capped off the year they hit it big in the mainstream. Blink-182 won Best Group Video at the 2000 MTV Awards, which capped off the year they hit it big in the mainstream. Photo: George DeSota, Getty Images Image 19 of 32 Original drummer Scott Raynor was asked to leave the band due to his drinking. The song Man Overboard is rumored to be about his departure. Original drummer Scott Raynor was asked to leave the band due to his drinking. The song Man Overboard is rumored to be about his departure. Photo: Jim Steinfeldt, Getty Images Image 20 of 32 Image 21 of 32 Mark Hoppus and wife Skye now live in London with their son Jack. Mark Hoppus and wife Skye now live in London with their son Jack. Photo: Michael Kovac, FilmMagic Image 22 of 32 Robert Smith of the Cure sang on the blink-182 song All Of This. Robert Smith of the Cure sang on the blink-182 song All Of This. Photo: Jo Hale, Getty Images Image 23 of 32 Tom DeLonge campaigned with John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election. Tom DeLonge campaigned with John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election. Photo: Theo Wargo, WireImage Image 24 of 32 Mark Hoppus has is own Fender bass series, which includes his signature pink bass. Mark Hoppus has is own Fender bass series, which includes his signature pink bass. Photo: Theo Wargo, WireImage Image 25 of 32 Image 26 of 32 Blink-182 performed at Inland Invasion, which featured punk legends like the Sex Pistols, the Damned and Bad Religion. Blink-182 performed at Inland Invasion, which featured punk legends like the Sex Pistols, the Damned and Bad Religion. Photo: Annamaria DiSanto, WireImage Image 27 of 32 Mark Hoppus wrote the song Going Away to College after watching the movie Can't Hardly Wait. Mark Hoppus wrote the song Going Away to College after watching the movie Can't Hardly Wait. Photo: Annamaria DiSanto, WireImage Image 28 of 32 Travis Barker is one the most sought after drummers in the industry. Travis Barker is one the most sought after drummers in the industry. Photo: Chiaki Nozu, WireImage Image 29 of 32 The band's reunion tour after a five year hiatus was one of their biggest tours ever. The band's reunion tour after a five year hiatus was one of their biggest tours ever. Photo: Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images Image 30 of 32 Image 31 of 32 Blink-182's popularity continues to reach new fans as they put out the reunion record Neighborhoods and an EP Dogs Eating Dogs. Blink-182's popularity continues to reach new fans as they put out the reunion record Neighborhoods and an EP Dogs Eating Dogs. Photo: Christopher Polk, Getty Images For T-Mobile Image 32 of 32 Punks go beyond joking around 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

Until a few years ago, punk rock was the only music you'd find in blink-182 singer-guitarist Tom DeLonge's CD player.

But a chance meeting with The Clash's Joe Strummer in Australia opened DeLonge's eyes, and ears, to a far broader range of music. Strummer, a 1970s and early '80s punk legend, surprised DeLonge by saying that, in retrospect, the Talking Heads were pretty cool. The exchange led DeLonge to become more open toward bands from different genres. He soon respected acts like Oasis and Beck. And nowadays, DeLonge listens to drum and bass, hip-hop and new wave music. Along with singer-bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker , DeLonge allowed this more mature outlook on music to drive blink-182's untitled sixth studio album, which came out Nov. 18 on Geffen. The band, which will play June 5 at the Meadows Music Centre in Hartford, has truly turned in arguably its best album to date. Its latest single, "Down," has an atmospheric drum beat and dynamic guitar parts over an electronic groove.--photo1L-- "There was a vision I had in my head about sitting in a car with a girl when it was raining on the windshield," DeLonge said in a May 12 interview from Raleigh, N.C. "And you're trying to relay to this girl that you really like her and she's not quite getting it. You want to lean over and grab her and kiss her and eat her all up! The music, I think, is really cool. It's almost a dance song at times." The No. 2 hit "Feeling This" portrays two different views of love, one aggressive and sexual and the other poetic and romantic. The song fuses '70s classic rock with punk rock guitars and a hip-hop bridge. Meanwhile, the album's first No. 1 hit, "I Miss You," might well be the band's best track ever. It's inspired by the song "Lovecats" by The Cure, whose frontman, Robert Smith is among the album's guests. "It kept growing and growing and then it kind of came into this jazzy, acoustic, new wave song," DeLonge said. "Mark and I went and wrote lyrics in two different rooms in the house and came up with the words. "It's rad," he added. "I'm glad you like it. I really like it too. It's totally different from something that we usually do, but I think it's totally appropriate for where our band is going." Born Dec. 13, 1975, DeLonge grew up in Poway, Calif., near San Diego. Father Thomas worked for an oil company, while mother Connie was a corporate secretary. The family also included Tom's older brother, Shon, and younger sister, Kari. Tom DeLonge was into skateboarding and liked punk rock acts The Descendents, Bad Religion, Screeching Weasel, Fugazi, NOFX, the Queers and Lagwagon. He also liked comedians Mitch Hedberg and Chevy Chase and the films "Caddyshack," "Vacation" and "The Big Lebowski." He began playing guitar while in seventh grade and was about 17 when he formed blink-182 with Hoppus and original drummer Scott "Mad Dog" Raynor. The band recorded an EP called "Fly Swatter," which was limited to a mere 20 copies on cassette in 1993. "It's the worst music you've ever heard and the worst lyrics," DeLonge said. "It's bad." With a budget of $1,000, the band recorded and pressed up 200 cassettes for its full-length debut, 1994's "Buddha." This earned the guys a record deal with Grilled Cheese/Cargo, which released 1995's "Cheshire Cat" LP; that album sold more than 300,000 copies, landing the band a deal with MCA. Even as an indy band, blink-182 had played on the Warped Tour with Pennywise and NOFX and gained an audience from concerts and appearances in skating, surfing and snowboarding videos. Their major label debut, 1997's platinum "Dude Ranch," included the No. 11 hit "Dammit (Growing Up)." By the time the band released 1999's "Enema of the State" LP, Barker had replaced Raynor. "That's when our lives changed," DeLonge said. "That's when people knew us. Wherever we'd go, we sold a lot of records and we were on TV stations across the globe." The five-times platinum CD featured the No. 1 hit "All the Small Things," with a video that made fun of boy bands and featured Hoppus "spinning around in his underpants." "I like saying the word 'underpants,' not 'underwear,'Ÿ" DeLonge said. "Ÿ'Underpants' always makes me laugh." Meanwhile, the video for the No. 2 hit "What's My Age Again?" followed the guys' escapades as they ran naked around Los Angeles for a day. "Everyone, to this day, still thinks we're the naked band," DeLonge said. "But we only really did it for a very short time in our career." This type of humor worked its way into the band's next studio album, 2001's "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket," which featured the No. 2 hit "The Rock Show." By this time, the band's catalog included such songs as "Voyeur," "Dumpweed," "Dysentery Gary" and "Does My Breath Smell?" And they named their company Poo Poo Butt Inc. "We did it because it was the most immature, dumbest thing ever," DeLonge said. "We thought it would be funny to have our accountants, managers and attorneys having to say that over the phone every day. "We were always like, 'Let's have fun doing what we do and (hell with) everybody else. It doesn't matter what impressions we leave. It doesn't matter how many people get offended,'Ÿ" DeLonge said. "We were trying to get each other laughing and, at the same time, we were trying to have the best songs we can." For their new album, however, blink-182 avoided funny song titles - a sign of their maturity and growth. All three band members became fathers not too long ago. DeLonge married wife Jen in May 2001 and the couple's daughter, Ava Elizabeth , was born in July 2002. In concert, the band is focused more on playing good music than on joking around. But they're not entirely serious. "What I'm finding is, as this tour progresses, Mark and I are getting more relaxed and we're saying more and more stupid (stuff)," DeLonge said. "It's really loud and in-your-face and really cool with electronic, sophisticated sound that we've introduced to our show. And it's quite humorous too. We joke around and have a lot of fun. It's got all the qualities of a summertime smash."The show is at 7:30 p.m. The venue is at 61 Savitt Way. Tickets are $31. Call (800) 477-6849.

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