Blink 182 and Plus 44

2006-08-14 by teen_rocker | 27 Comments
Blink-182 fansite b182.com recently spoke with Plus 44's Mark Hoppus. Hoppus, also the former bassist of Blink 182 promised the site a "Tell All" interview, and discusses the break up of Blink-182, as well as the recent additions of Craig Fairbaugh (ex-Lars Frederickson And The Bastards/Transplants/The Forgotten) and Shane Gallagher (the Nervous Return) and the departure of Carol Heller.

In regards to Blink 182, Mark explained:

Later on, Tom started saying he DIDN'T want to tour, that he was burned out and wanted to stay home. He wanted to cancel the tour. [...] We understood that Tom wanted to be with his family. We all did. We all love our families and want to be with them. At the same time, this is our job. We are so lucky to get to do what we do the way we do. We love our work and want to be out there doing it, and it was being taken away from us. We had no say in it. blink-182 has been a democracy since day one, and toward the end there it wasn't. it was all about one person. it felt ugly. it really did.

Tom was deciding when we would tour, how we would tour, when we would have time off, when we would record, and how we could record. One person was dictating everything. [...] Tom didn’t even call to quit the band. He had his manager do it for him.

And as far as the Plus 44, while it was originally promised as a largely electronic act, the band began writing as a "rock band" with electronic elements which, may lead some to draw some parallels to Blink 182, which took a similar approach.

Mark even talks about his former bandmate's album, We Don’t Need to Whisper and echoes some of our own review:

The rest of the songs on the album seemed long and repetitious. It seemed like there were some good ideas in there wanting to come out, but it never got to where it needed to go. For me, I have always loved the honest simplicity and beauty in Tom’s music and lyrics. This new album seemed forced and self-important.

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The Sludge
August 15th 2006
2171 Comments


Tom = Douche

Well now I finally have some answers in why Blink broke up. If Tom didn't want to tour, why did he start A&A in the first place?

Surtr
August 15th 2006
15 Comments


Agreed.

Mark > Tom.

Cygnus Inter Anates
August 15th 2006
721 Comments


Truth.

I love Mark Hoppus now.This Message Edited On 08.15.06

astrel
August 15th 2006
2615 Comments


I had heard some of the first Plus 44 songs, and they sounded way emo (in a bad way). Now that they have some new members, it will probably be loads better. But, to make a long story short, Tom is a whore.

davybum69
August 15th 2006
161 Comments


I'm glad carol left she's the only thing I did like about this band, I hated her vocals, I think I'll pay attendtion to plus 44 now.

MyRamona
August 15th 2006
1098 Comments


Tom Delonge = consumed by a superiority complex.

Thor
August 15th 2006
10384 Comments


Mark Hoppus is the coolest guy in the band.

francesfarmer
August 15th 2006
1477 Comments


Mark Hoppus seems like the only member of the band that I could actually stand being around.

NEDM
August 15th 2006
1113 Comments


I don't care what anyone says about Blink. Mark Hoppus is ownage.

Full Collapse299
August 15th 2006
507 Comments


Mark Hoppus seems like the only member of the band that I could actually stand being around.

123
All I can say about Tom is "Wow..."

zackconley
August 15th 2006
32 Comments


I wanted to learn how to play bass because of Mark. I've allways liked his songs more than Tom's

Full Collapse299
August 15th 2006
507 Comments


I wanted to learn how to play bass because of Mark.

123 Never did though. Travis inspired me more to play drums then I found out what jerk he is from Meet the Barkers. Great drummer though.

DesolationRow
August 15th 2006
833 Comments


Although I dislike Blink very much (and Mark's bass playing), he seems like a really nice, cool guy. Tom's voice is very annoying, too.

Xximxnottheone
August 15th 2006
24 Comments


that's so stupid. why in the heck did tom make ava if he didnt want to tour?

>. Tom x infinity plus 348234This Message Edited On 08.15.06

Laafe
August 15th 2006
347 Comments


i second the douche post.

Intransit
August 15th 2006
2797 Comments


not really surprising, Tom has always been a douche. Ive yet to hear anything from Plus 44 though

TID22
August 16th 2006
76 Comments


Seems like a cool guy. I used to like Blink, then I heard metal.

711
August 16th 2006
1340 Comments


Mark seems really cool. It seems Tom has gotten a little carried away... I still hope they can find a way through it all and get back together, though not likely. +44 is alright from what I have heard them, hopefully they will get better.

AmericnZero02
August 16th 2006
3956 Comments


Plus44 sounds alright from what ive heard. cant be bad seeing as how travis barker is in it. yeah, mark is a G, he makes tom look like a douche. not that i hate tom, but after pulling all the stuff that he did before blink broke up, he deserves it.

FauxApathy
August 16th 2006
98 Comments


haha, I love this part -

"Tom said on the next blink-182 album, he would ONLY record at his house in San Diego. He would not come to Los Angeles. He wouldn’t travel anywhere for the recording."

and this part -

"The next day our manager called and informed us that, "as of today, Tom DeLonge is no longer a member of blink-182." He said not to try and call Tom, that he had already changed his number and didn't want to talk to us."

He changed his number so they couldn't even call Him? That's low.
Every interview I hear he seems more and more selfish..

metallicaman8
August 16th 2006
4677 Comments


It's been said already but Mark>Tom

He's just cooler and has a better voice IMO.

Pyramidman
August 16th 2006
1340 Comments


and lest we foret hes not a douche

either way Mark produced the lates MCS album
so hes incredible no matter waht +44 does

IvortheEngineDriver
August 17th 2006
164 Comments


I've never been a big Blink fan...in fact, I hated them for a long time. But, Tom has the most annoying voice I think I have ever heard. This stuff is BS...Mark always seemed like the normal one in the band, you can tell that from their music videos.

People like Tom prove to me that a lot of stars dont appreciate what they are given. I think anyone of us would kill for a chance to actually be financially supported by making music (and, like Tom, be filthy rich). You should be thanking God everyday for what you have. Obviously, he doesn't and for that, it is really dispicable.

He should have just said to them "Guys, I dont really want to do Blink anymore". That would have been the right thing to do, looks like he is what I said before...a cliche rock star.

RazorBladeLight
August 19th 2006
258 Comments


MetallicAMan you are damn correct sir... Mark does have the superior voice in the band. I am no Blink fan... but I do enjoy some of their songs and one that I heard so many blink fans hail was Carousel and the song would have worked so much better if Mark had sang the song.
Well, I guess that's the way things go, and I don't fully blame Tom for wanting to be with his family, but yeah, what makes him a douche is that he had no balls to quit with dignity and give them time to see what would happen. Like Mark said, it was their "job" and it sucks having a job from one day and being nowhere the next.


Bu113tProof
August 19th 2006
1 Comments


gay! why would he change his number? Is he really a selfish, stupid person, or did something go on between them that made a situation we dont know about?
Maybe he had a reason for not wanting to talk to them. I'm not supporting him at all, but im just suggesting there could be something else involved?

metallordben
August 27th 2006
8 Comments


mark kicks ass and every word he said bout angels and airwaves is true

Sweetness
February 29th 2008
47 Comments


Tom is legend man.
Blink split, leave it at that.
Whats with the pure hating of Tom.
and urm 'Douche?' what a childish insult.This Message Edited On 02.29.08This Message Edited On 02.29.08



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