Tom DeLonge Interview

[xxstarssokissablexx]

Anyone know what that Brian Baker riff is?

[Dawn0fTheShred]

@xxstarssokissablexx you can actually hear that riff on Young London

[xxstarssokissablexx]

@Dawn0fTheShred

I'll check it out.

[lozzyBrocks]

Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker are such amazingly talented musicians, each to their own! Their music is captivating and beautiful :D I love them all so much, and I love all their bands too XD Can't wait to see Blink :)

[peanutbutterisfu]

Thank you Tom!! With out you,Mark,Travis and Scott I would never started my band MOUTH FULL.You guys truly have been a huge influence on me and so so many great bands of our time.I don't know what music would be without you guys!

[JohnZackarias]

Bad Religion, kids. Listen to their music.

[thirdeyeblindrocks]

This guy is my hero! Without a doubt! :)

[testnumberone1]

he forgot to say he did it in Dick Lips

[NarutoUzumaki220]

The riff tom plays at 1:11 reminds me of Shut Up's guitar riff at the beginning

[TheAppleShampoo182]

That guitar sounds so good

[ishidhjk1]

Does anyone know the name of the chord tom plays in 1:22 ? If anyone knows, please let me know... Thanks.

[TheAppleShampoo182]

@ishidhjk1 Its a power chord, A string 4th fret D string 7th fret G 7th fret

[Nick3zz]

This is weird, the audio is acually synced when you watch it on an iPhone

[ivankillz36]

whats the brand of the acoustic guitar is tom using in this video?

[dudzi777]

@ivankillz36 a really expensive acoustic brand called Taylor

[ivankillz36]

@dudzi777 damn it is expensive the cheapest one i saw was like 500$ lol

[dudzi777]

@ivankillz36 yeah its right up there with the best acoustic brands like martins

[TheAppleShampoo182]

@ivankillz36 This model is about 5000$

[RockBassTv]

@ivankillz36 Taylor 614ce. It is a really expensive acoustic guitar. It belongs to such category as the Gibson J-45 or some other expensive acoustics like Guild or Martin.

[LOVEuBlink182]

this video was relaxing.. I dnt know why x)

[Jordo1900]

After seeing this interview I do the descending root note thing, its awesome

[eatthinkblink]

rook move

[yamahaacoustic95]

1:49 he almost forgot Dammit

[avarocks1000]

I wish I was that good at guitar!

[pajamasinbananas101]

what kind of acoustic is that?

[Jordo1900]

@pajamasinbananas101 A taylor, they're really really expensive

[ALexFuhn]

The song he is talking about is "circles" if any one wanted to know.

[bishopsdream]

man y do people get on youtube and talk shit to one another. just enjoy the video and say positive things or negative but stay to the subject......

[STEMOSbruder]

this is exactly how i feel with my guitar :) this interview is inspiring and just great :)

[smoothistkid12]

wat kind of acoustic is tat?

[Jordo1900]

@smoothistkid12 a taylor acoustic

[cgman04]

how come every vid of this interview has the sync way off?

[JJR114]

When hes talking about that dude that tought him that riff the song hes playing is Dick Lips. :P

[KahnuevsKrake]

@JJR114 It does sound similar, but it's definitely not Dick Lips.

[Meianish]

le amoo XD

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

Is it me or is this out of sync with the audio?

[themetalkid1996]

@HellsHighwayTrooper yeah. only by about 5 seconds.. no biggy xD

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

@themetalkid1996 It was fine before when i noticed.................. & i posted that 10 months ago.... lol

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

@themetalkid1996 It was fine before when i noticed.................. & i posted that 10 months ago.... lol

[bobby0496]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd  ..........write..... **

[Chase911007]

this is great:) ha it makes me a better guitar player now! and its a real mature vidio of him. and sometimes thats nice, it makes me wana change sorta? u no?

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

the audio is out of sync with the vid

[BlackNotes200]

whats the first song he is playing?

[alloakland1]

@BlackNotes200 its valkyrie missile 

[Akuaman9]

@alloakland1 False. It is Heaven.

[alloakland1]

@Akuaman9 Fasle. Fuck you. white ass bitch

[Blink182xPlus44xAVA]

@alloakland1 whites the best, you wish you were white

[Akuaman9]

@Blink182xPlus44xAVA Then why you call me a "white ass bitch"? Are you dumb? Yea, I bet you are. Dumb nig. You are a dumb, fat-lipped useless nigger. Yes, white is the best. Thats one thing you got right, you failure.

[Blink182xPlus44xAVA]

@Akuaman9 shut up gook

[Akuaman9]

@Blink182xPlus44xAVA Define "gook". Because right now you sound like a retard, you retard.

[Blink182xPlus44xAVA]

@Akuaman9 no, YOU sound like a retard bro, either that or you cant speak fucking english.

[Akuaman9]

@Blink182xPlus44xAVA I think you are retarded. Because my English is fine. You have several grammatical errors in your comment so I'm assuming you are just plain retarded. Tell me if you cant understand me because I use the word "grammatical", I don't know if you are too retarded to understand. You poor idiot.

[Blink182xPlus44xAVA]

@Akuaman9 no, your english is not fine, normal people dont talk like you do, go back to wherever you came from, im ending this conversation, peaceee

[Akuaman9]

@Blink182xPlus44xAVA White Power!

[WilloBoarding]

@Akuaman9 - "White Power!"

White power?? You are an embarrassment not only to white people but to humanity in general. You make white people embarrassed to be white. You even make grammatical errors whilst trying to point them out in someone else's posts lol (btw, using a 'big' word like grammatical doesn't make you look intellectual).

You should have been a blowjob, spat-out into a seedy back-alley gutter where you belong.

[l337n00b1]

@WilloBoarding That was probably one of the best comebacks to an ignorant asshole I have ever heard. Keep it up =)

[Akuaman9]

@WilloBoarding Hold on... Am I supposed to care what you think? I know I'm better than you... smarter that you... better looking than you... more loved than you... and just not retarded like you. You know whay Willy? I think you need to go end your life, ok? Please? Believe it or not, you are hated. Especially by your parents. Oh how I pity them for birthing such a disappointing failure...

[Akuaman9]

@alloakland1 Good one! ...Almost... I bet you are a nigger. A dumb, ugly fuck nigger. Yeah i bet you are since you are from Oakland. That dump is Nig central. The reason the city is made fun of and looked down on is because of all the niggers there. Go do something useful and help the white man, ok?

[Akuaman9]

@alloakland1 Good one! ...Almost... I bet you are a nigger. A dumb, ugly fuck nigger. Yeah i bet you are since you are from Oakland. That dump is Nig central. The reason the city is made fun of and looked down on is because of all the niggers there. Go do something useful and help the white man, ok? And he is playing Heaven, you dumb blackie.

[mrdgiant]

@BlackNotes200 heaven

[jeffbobmicrowave]

he stoped playing stay together for the kids because he fucked it up lol

[Independentschlueder]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd He said "We.."

[TheGonzalopunk]

el won toca como el ollo won todas sus canciones son iguale won la cago el wom penca lo desafioa tocar metallica o misfits o una cancion de silvio rodrigues



[cgman04]

what brian baker song is he talking about?

[Seaannn1]

@cgman04 Circles by Dag Nasty.

[miles041087]

I am selling a WHITE WITH BLACK RACING STRIPE TOM DELONGE GIBSON guitar. Search Tom Delonge Guitar on ebay and you will find it.

[Jordo1900]

@miles041087 no

[citygal182]

i never get tired of watching this... tom is absolutely brilliant

[Peaceout0000]

Can someone tell me what that root note that he talks around 1:10 is? I need to know! Thanks :)

[MrRossdawson182]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd when did he claim he wrote it?

[clappa18]

whats fret is that note on ?

[PcmRox182]

@clappa18 7th

[WarrenAndJeremy]

th sound doesnt go with his movement

[cgman04]

what song was he playing when he was talking about brian baker? that ascending note riff? that brian baker riff?

[Digitbig]

@cgman04 I think it was Circles by Dag Nasty.

[Zeroprobabilityvids]

:) He's such an awesome dude!

[mattisloco64]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd dont be hating on tom, hes freaking amamzing so go to hell

[619richaboy]

is he playing a taylor

[tomnatdelongeAVA]

@619richaboy yes it's a taylor 614ce

[hairypp]

does anyone know the guitar he has?

[PuddinPop100]

* listen

[PuddinPop100]

Tom is not bad at guitar. Stop fuckin bringing him down. Because he is the one making a living playing music. Punk rock isn't complicated. If you want to listened to complicated guitar listen to classical or flaminco.

[peanutbutterisfu]

@PuddinPop100 punk is'nt about being a pro jimmy hendrix.its about expressing your self.many players that made it have said that and even joe satriani one of the best guitarist even said theres no shortage of guitarist that know every thing and can play crazy ,its about speaking with your guitar so people feel the message your playing and the lyrics.its not the 80's u dont need a solo 4 every song.big ego guitarist are mad cuz they play at pro level but cant make an orginal to save there life

[LifelinexAVAxPurity]

Everything Tom explains, is exactly my life story.. I do everything he had done.. Ever day. I come home from schoo, and I fall asleep with my baby in my hands. Thomas, your way of explaining things always makes sence to me.

[hairybosagin]

going to see blink in august woop

[w00tw00t12]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd "We did it in Dammit".

[4everblink182fan]

Wow thats really cool to know i never knew that before...amazing(:

[MrDirthax]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd did he say that? I thought he said "we" did it in Dammit:P

I could be wrong xD

[adamgarvin]

Whats the song he plays by brian baker?

[adamgarvin]

@adamgarvin well by the band with brian baker

[adamgarvin]

what is he playing at the end??

[ihatelicorich]

Tom uses a coin just like Brian May, or the other way.

[TheAngelEmpire]

@ihatelicorich Its true I tried it and its sounds sooo awesome but only when its not plugged on like him on the video (:

[maincurlx]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd maybe tom told mark bout that bryan baker thing and he thouht it was cool so he used it?

[JDKMM7]

what guitar is he playing? is it the taylor 814ce?

[TroopahFTW]

@JDKMM7 I also wanna know what guitar it is.

[paintball8439]

@JDKMM7 yup, it's the 814 ce.. such a smooth acoustic. i played on one a few weeks ago and i cant explain how amazing that thing souns in person

[sarahjessica1242]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd well he did day "we" so i guess that is kinda-ish acceptable. lol.

[sarahjessica1242]

1:26 - 1:28 hand motion was funny.

[iloveclc18]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd he said "we did it in dammit"

[crazyjack104]

Hmmm I saw an extended version of this interview it had my favorite quote in it something like "by changing the world around you, you change the world its self"

If anyone can find it please let me know asap!

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd How do you know? they all wrote it.

[i0sparkle]

what guitar is he using in this? it sounds really great, probably tom's doing but still...

[rikyfortitudo]

can someone give me the tab of the song that starts at 2:10 ??

[Vandium13]

Some of his songs are hard to play, try playing the guitar riff for the song "young London" off the new angels and airwaves album. that guitar part is fucking hard to play.

[sk8erfreak182]

@Vandium13 Yea man i can only play half speed

[CrazyFooooooooo]

his music isnt about complex riffs and shreds...his songs are all anthemetic and i think theyre awesome and he has the talent of making kick ass songs.

[greenNroses]

For everyone trying to figure out if tom uses the Taylor 814ce or the 614ce. It is the 614ce, you can tell because of the fret inylas on the guitar

[flyingblind92]

he uses the es333 semi hollow with dirty fingers

[greenNroses]

his acoustic guitar is a taylor

[flyingblind92]

he played the es333 in blink and in angels n airwaves :D

[greenNroses]

yes he started using it around the time he formed boxcar racer, before he used a fender strat. and has always used a taylor 614ce acoustic

[maxmock]

sry i like tom delonge and his music, but he just sucks at playing guitar

and not one song from blink 182 is hard to play

[HabitatSkater0705]

I know what you mean! but then again, he never really took lessons but still! He could of even tried to make some harder licks and riffs!

[stueyp23]

@HabitatSkater0705 he can definately play harder stuff but thats not his style

[bucknutz021891]

last time i checked the difficulty of guitar playing doesnt make someone i bad/good guitarist...ur a fucking moron.

[flyingblind92]

he doesn't suck dude hes just not the greatest just cause the songs are easy doesn't mean he sucks think about what youre going to say before u post it/ true the songs are easy i can play all of them blind folded but he doesnt sick it sounds good and he makes good music

[maxmock]

did I ever say that he doesn't make good music

i totaly love his music i got every record

but still he isn't the best guitar player i've seen

i just think there are many guys who can play better

and i think it's ridiculus to say that some songs are pretty hard to play

[flyingblind92]

you said he sucked , maybe if you had said he plays good music but hes not the best i wouldnt have said anything but you said he sucked i dont see how im wrong here im not saying you think his music sucks i just added that but you said he sucked and thats pretty much my point

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

@maxmock But the music sounds amazing. Its not about how hard you play. Its about how you use it.

[KahnuevsKrake]

@maxmock I agree that his technical ability is beaten hands down by the likes of Mark Tremonti and Alex Lifeson, but he TOTALLY makes up for it with his ability to write amazing songs that sound really good.

He is my favourite guitarist because of his musicality rather than his technical ability.

[HabitatSkater0705]

what kind of guitar is that!?!?!?!? It looks like a Taylor but im not sure!

[sebsoriano19]

its a taylor

[HabitatSkater0705]

Okay cool! I've been looking around online and i think i found it! It sounds like it plays nice! Thanks!

[drummerboy1130]

whats the song he played at 1:11

[14marshl]

really i think stay together for the kids intro is pretty hard to play.

[meneer0aars]

it's easy to play, the rock show is harder !

[flyingblind92]

theyre all pretty easy

[sk8erfreak182]

Some of his guitar parts are really easy to play but they sound amazing

[xAyameHimeX]

TOM PLAY FOR ME <3

[Tempestrus]

the song 1:14-1:24 is it hurts

[Thecomedownn]

hmm thanks but all tabs i find dosent sound like what hes playing =[

[TExpn92]

na its heaven man listen to the song its exactly wat he is playing in the beginning.....

[Thecomedownn]

whats the song at the beggining ?!?

[himynameisLucasO]

heaven by ava

[bradx90]

I love how he used to tell people to shut up before he started playing What's My Age again? because it was a "hard song to play" and now he just does it like it's second nature to him.

[kidplayinggames]

Anyone know that song in the video that isn't by Delonge? ANYONE?! gah Well I tried learning it by ear and it seems to follow the same exact notes as Dick Lips...But I still really want to find the song that inspired Delonge!

[2112limelight]

@HiMyNameIsDavidd ?? really? wherd you hear that lol ...i never knew that if its true

[MikeMiguel777]

everything its magic sound like anthem part 2...

[1above2]

:O! The same story my uncle told me! He was talking to tom and he told him about the melody thing!

:O

[dinoc616]

1:49 tom says "WE did it in dammit"

[zazazsu]

@dinoc616 sow?

[AndyCandy128]

the song at 0:00-0:25 is Heaven by AVA

[lieutfunaki]

@AndyCandy128  yeah heaven at 0:43

[09Anything09]

Whats the song at 0:00-0:25?

[AndyCandy128]

@09Anything09 ,Heaven Angels And Airwaves

[gregawhite]

The song a 1.55 is called stay together for the kids

[raptorjaysus]

That's a really good sounding guitar.

[3120mesa]

its a taylor lol. it should for the money you dish out for them

[monkeyboi282]

was gonna say, i have a pretty similar one and it was £950

treat it like gold haha

[3120mesa]

exactly my point :P i cant even afford the big baby lol! which is an amazing guitar for the money

[TheParisinho]

what's the song at 1:55-2:00?

Answer me,please

[MoonTheLoonPremier]

stay together for the kids

[ivg1923]

What brand of guitar is it?

[supertroxx]

taylor, very expensive guitars

[G4RBIE]

what is the first song that he plays?

[MikeyHazard]

it hurts by angels and air waves

[MikeyHazard]

sorry, it's heaven by angels and airwaves, haha

[Blink182is2009]

he uses it in a bunch of songs, you probelly recignize it from the second chorus of NOT NOW

[Decades2012]

1:14 it's not an AvA song, it's just the new riff of Tom I saw it on youtube

[AndyAngelZ]

i know this isnt about AvA, but what i love about Blink 182, is that all 3 of them, Tom, Mark and Travis are all leaders. thats what makes them so special. they're all amazing and contribute to the band

[TheMarkHoppus182]

What song is that at 1:14-1:24

[yuvinek]

circles by dag nasty

[halcon057]

tom the best, love his guitar, i mean like he plays

[alexanderho]

"when i did everything's magic, i was thinking of this big punk rock anthem"

haha the anthem he already wrote xD

viva la tom

[offffffffffer]

Where have i heard that song before, 1:11 - 1:25??

Is it a AVA song!? I don´t know/remember!

[ThePostShit]

Bad Religion

[AndyAngelZ]

sounds like Everything's Magic

[acousticmaster15]

its almost like dick lips by blink

[reneckgurl09]

I could listen to Tom play guitar ALLLL day and never get bored. <3

[Bizzylostsoul]

we always want more.. TOM is a genius

[I3LiinK]

i do lol never stop listening!!!!

[heyheygirl7676]

Agree <3