Tom DeLonge Quotes

Like millions of others, I have been plagued by the devastating effects of cancer hitting not one, but multiple members of my family.

If artists slowly learn how their business works, they'll have the ability to grow at any rate they can dream up, but they'll also have the ability to control the message whatever that might be.

I'm sick of being known as the sexy guy that writes great songs.

My dad has had a rare form of leukemia since I was in about 7th grade.

When there are no lyrics there are many parts of the imagination that can fill in the meanings of the music, so I strongly believe that it can be more powerful at times.

I don't believe that I'm better than anybody, but I do believe that I'll try harder than most and I hope that people just join me for a little bit of a ride.

Angels and Airwaves is a complete, pure reflection of who I am. The philosophy, the spiritualism, the esotericism, the idea of hope and space and the themes about life and grandeur that's all me.

I know how big Blink are and I know the legacy with it and everything, but Angels & Airwaves, to my heart and to the people who like it, this is the release of my life.

There are lots of things that I'm always pulling inspiration from.

People are different when they're 30 than they are when they're 16.

I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore.

When I write in the studio, I tend to gravitate toward the ability to play really loud, aggressive, post-punk stuff, with big, heavy guitars and a big rock drum sound.

I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol.

Maybe I do wanna become a woman, so what is the crime in that?

When we started Angels Airwaves, we wanted to produce our art on different mediums, but the film was an ambitious one because we actually didn't go into it thinking we could make a big feature film.

I've never been a jam-band sort of musician.

The labels can't do anything for a band anymore - they're stuck and they have no money and they're just holding onto contracts that have existed from a time where there were resources.

Angels and Airwaves shows are like an ascension to Heaven.

I used to get so jealous if my wife liked another band more than my own. Come to think of it, I still do.

My company created a platform called Modlife, this prepackaged website that runs an artist's website.

You don't even wish for the success that I had, because you don't think it's attainable.

My dad has had a rare form of leukemia since I was in about 7th grade. But they've come up with some amazing drugs since then and he's doing really well today.

Records aren't selling anymore; people are burning music.

I think my records will always tend to be approachable.