If you try to fix violence with violence, you do NOTHING but create violence. Tom DeLonge More Quotes by Tom DeLonge More Quotes From Tom DeLonge I'll eat a nugget of my own poop for 20 bucks. I'll pay you 20 bucks and I'll eat it. Tom DeLonge nuggets poop bucks So many artists today will talk about green this or organic that, but you know what? What we are eating, I think, is really doing a lot of bad to us. I'm not sure if I'm the guy to do it right now, because I have to clean up my house too, so to speak, but we've got to start addressing this. Too many people are getting sick today. Tom DeLonge artist people thinking I'm a huge stadium rock fan, but I'm also a fan of everything from Massive Attack to Peter Gabriel, U2, the Police, Radiohead, and Coldplay. Tom DeLonge rocks police fans Angels and Airwaves shows are like an ascension to Heaven. Tom DeLonge ascension angel heaven I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol. Tom DeLonge american-idol ifs idols When you work with a major label they create their own message for you and a lot of the time that works great, or at least it did back in the 90's but now it doesn't work, so I think as an artist if you learn your own business, like anybody would when they want to start a little restaurant - they'd figure it out and then build it and they work hard - then it could be your own little business that you grew to as big as you want it to be but you had much more control with how to communicate it and how it's cared for. Tom DeLonge hard-work artist thinking 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' is the best movie for a guy like me. A cerebral adventure. A moving story. A bunch of little green men. Tom DeLonge adventure men moving I will eat anything Mexican - a sombrero, hacienda... anything. Theyve perfected the combo of bread items and the grill. Tom DeLonge sombreros mexican bread 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. Tom DeLonge angel reflection philosophy You don't even wish for the success that I had, because you don't think it's attainable. Tom DeLonge wish thinking 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. Tom DeLonge rocks guitar writing I would love to come to Auckland. That's a place I've been quite a lot with my band so I'm very much looking forward to it. Tom DeLonge places-ive-been looking-forward band I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore. Tom DeLonge skateboarding grew grew-up But those guys (on 'Idol') will never be known for defining a generation of young suburbanites like (blink) did. Tom DeLonge generations guy idols 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. Tom DeLonge angel heart people Like millions of others, I have been plagued by the devastating effects of cancer hitting not one, but multiple members of my family. Tom DeLonge hitting cancer my-family The first song I sent over was Up All Night. People say that sounds like Angels on a Blink record. Well, no - that's just me! Tom DeLonge angel song night I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience. Tom DeLonge excited crazy artist All the selling out talk is really overrated, the funny thing is it hardly ever comes from bands, it comes from some kid who thinks they're so punk because they have a purple mohawk Tom DeLonge funny-things kids thinking People are different when they're 30 than they are when they're 16. Tom DeLonge different people
