Date of Birth
13 December 1975,
Poway, California, USA
Thomas Matthew DeLonge
Jr.
Nickname
Tom
Height
6' 3½" (1.92 m)
Mini Biography
Tom Delonge was born in Poway, California. His parents are Connie and Thomas Delonge. He has an older brother (Shon) and a younger sister (Kari). He attended Poway High School. A friend gave him a guitar for his 15th birthday. Also, when he was away at camp one year, a guy started his interest in Punk rock. Some of his favorite bands are NoFx, Decendents, Screaching Weasel, Jimmy Eat World, and The Queers. Blink 182 started in 1992. Tom is the guitarist and vocalist of the band. He met his wife Jen Jenkins at a party about 5 or 6 years ago and they got married on 26 May 2001. They had their first baby on July 15, 2002 and named her Ava Elizabeth. Ava was born at 5:30 A.M. at California Scripps Hospital in LA and she weighed 7 pounds.
Spouse
Trivia
Guitar player and co-lead vocalist of the band Blink 182.
His friends voted him for prom king in high school to annoy the school staff.
Received his first guitar at age fifteen as a birthday present from his friend who found it in the garbage.
Paints only the nails on his left hand.
Is also in the band, "Box car racer".
Daughter Ava Elizabeth born on July 15th 2002.
Married his girlfriend of six years, Jen Jenkins, on May 26, 2001.
Went to high school with Kristin Veitch.
Started the band Angels & Airwaves.
Gave solid silver Yo-Yos from Tiffany's to his groomsmen. They were valued at $155 a piece.
Son, Jonas Rocket DeLonge, born on August 16th, 2006.
"Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable."
"We just write down a bunch of words, and pray to god they make sense. And if we don't, it doesn't matter, were artists." (on how Blink 182 write their music)
"I applaud anyone who thinks I'm good-looking and invite them into my world."
"I came up with a little formula. If you write songs about girls, you get more girls at a show. We write A LOT of songs about girls."
"We were bored and we couldn't get chicks. So we decided if we'd be in a band, that would take care of two problems at once."
