American musician, singer and composer, leader of the bands "Blink-182" and "Angels & Airwaves". In addition to music and songs, writes fairy tales, serious short stories and comics.
Biography
Born in Poway, California. In childhood, I wanted to become a fireman without thinking about a musical career. The trumpet presented for Christmas became the first musical instrument for the future musician. In the third grade, he is seriously interested in skateboarding.
For the first time he picked up a guitar in a church camp, Delong was delighted with playing this instrument. His own guitar appeared in the sixth grade. It was a cheap acoustic guitar, but the boy was happy giving concerts for his first audience - brother and sister.
When Tom was eighteen, his parents divorced. The young man decided to live independently, at first he worked as a truck driver.
Career
The first successful group "Blink-182" Delong created in 1992. Having no means to rent a studio for rehearsals, the band rehearsed in the drummer's room. There was recorded the first demo song - "Flyswatter".
The first album, Cheshire Cat, was recorded in Los Angeles in 1995. And although the release of the album did not bring any income to the musicians, the very fact of working in the studio inspired the members of the group to continue their work.
The second album "Dude Ranch" was recorded in 1997. The compositions liked the audience, one of them "Dammit" became platinum.
The third and fourth albums, Enema of the State and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, have also been commercially successful. After the release of the third album, the group went on a world tour.
In 2003, after the release of the album "Blink-182", disagreements between the musicians and fatigue from intense touring activities led to the breakup of the group.
In 2006, she began working with the new Angels & Airwaves group. The same year, the debut album, "We Don't Need to Whisper", was released after receiving positive reviews from critics. In total, the project "Angels & Airwaves" Delong recorded 5 albums.
In 2009, reunited with members of the group "Blink-182". The group goes on a world tour, which was a great success.
In 2015, she recorded the solo album "To the Stars … Demos, Odds and Ends". The album received mixed reviews, the ratings of music critics averaged three points.
Delong does not limit his writing talent to song lyrics. At the moment, he has written and published more than 10 books. Among his works are comics, children's stories, short stories and autobiography.
