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Profiles In the world of punk-rock, only one band truly challenges the popularity of Greenday - Blink-182. The 1999 release 'Enema Of The State' made the Southern Californian band into superstars. The 2001 follow-up - Take Off Your Pants And Jacket - only turned up the heat. Some fans think the latest un-titled release shows a more mature side to the band. "We feel that a lot of people say that the record is a little more serious than the others - I think that's what people are expecting. We didn't really think about it in any kind of way, we just did what we wanted to do, the way we wanted to do it and took a very long time doing that to make sure that it ended up the way we wanted it to be. But we don't want to say it's a more serious record or anything, it's just this is a record that we felt like making now in our career." - Tom DeLonge Mark Born Markus Allen Hoppus on March 15th 1972. Mark joined he band in 1992, but promptly left the band, before rejoining and staying with the band. Mark runs Atticus clothing and Mabeth Shoe Co. along with Tom in his spare time, he has recently become more involved in the design process and hangs out at the Atticus office. Mark was born in Ridgecrest, CA and currently lives in Carmel Mountain Ranch, CA with his wife Skye and son Jack, along with his dog, Ahi. Mark's favourite song to play on stage is "Don't Leave Me". Born Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jnr on December 13th 1975. Tom founded Blink in 1992, when he met a guy at a party called Scott Raynor who happened to be a drummer. They got talking and their friendship was instantly set in stone, although they are no longer friends after Scott left the band (see details about Scott). Tom and Scott found out about a guy named Mark Hoppus, who was a bassist - the perfect three-piece was created, or so they thought. Mark quit the band, before rejoining to complete the eventual line-up of Blink. Tom is married to Jennifer (Jenkins) and has a daughter, Ava. Tom is interested in alien invasions and anything political. Tom supports John Kerry to become President of the United States of America. He co-owns Atticus clothing company and Macbeth shoe co. with Mark. Tom's favourite song to play on stage is "Aliens Exist". Travis Born Travis Landon Barker on November 14th 1975. Travis was drummer for The Aquabats (www.theaquabats.com) before replacing Scott Raynor in 1998. Travis has his own clothing company named "Famous Stars And Straps" (www.famoussas.com) which is a belt and buckle company specializing in hot rod designs, for boys and girls, he also collects Cadillacs and old bicycles in his spare time. Travis owns several Cadillacs, including his personal favourite - his '69 Coupe de Ville Cadillac convertible. Travis also runs his own record label - La Salle Records (www.lasallerecords.com). Travis grew up in Fontana, California which is allocated in San Bernadino county. He resides with his fiance Shanna, his son Landon Asher, his Pug named Clarence, American Bulldog named Q-Tip and a Rottweiler named Lil' Kim in Riverside, CA. Travis' favourite song to play on stage is "Stay Together For The Kids". Rick and Chris Blink-182 co-managers Rick Devoe and Chris Georggin have worked with many bands, including Fenix*TX, New Found Glory and Pennywise. Blink-182 have been their biggest success to date since Rick became Blink manager in 1994 while working as a band promoter. Tom met Rick and asked for help with his band, they got on well and Rick was brought in as manager, Mark Hoppus asked Rick to manage Fenix*TX (who Mark managed) when the band started to lift off. Chris joined the managerial force in due course. Crew members for Blink's recent tours are as follows:- Alex Macleod = Tour Manager
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