Talk:Tom DeLonge

Update!

Sure, I'm an obsessed crazy Tom DeLonge fan, and an obsessed crazy Wikipedia fan. I would like to edit the Tom DeLonge page to include

-His new custom Epiphone guitar. -His involvement with ModLife. -Give mention to the fact that the majority of the guitars he plays live, mainly the white with black racing stripes, black with black matte racing stripes, and natural wood with black racing stripes are all made by Gibson but they feature an "AVA" headstock logo. -His exclusive usage amp since (roughly) 2000, Mesa Boogies.

If you have any penis, or any questions, please contact me at paulmmj@optonline.net

Thank you for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulmmj (talk • contribs) 03:18, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Gear

I (IShootNewbs), compiled the gear section mostly. I used photos and vids as sources. If there are any problems, feel free to reach me on MSN messenger. my handle on msn is, "anarchypbnj@yahoo.com"

This article used to acctually show the Gear that Tom used live, not just info that anyone could find just about anywhere regarding Tom's signature guitars.

Name Continuity

Did anybody else notice that in some places it says "DeLonge" and other places it says "Delonge"? It's DeLonge, without question. http://www.blink182.com/about/features.asp?AssetID=1073763&artistid=4 This is a biography on blink's site from Geffen. I'm changing the lowercasers. --Atticus2020 05:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Picture?

there isn't a picture for the article. Which pic should we get? A recent one with him in AvA or an older one of him in blink? (since his look is completely different lol)--Martin925 02:44, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

I added one with him as A

== Biography == You shold add an old one of him in blink, or possibly a new one of him in blink!

There used to be a proper biography, but it's gone. It should be there. Just Trivia and Discography alone is not enough.. GraafGeorge 16:52, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree - this article is only a shadow of what it used to be....In comparison the Mark Hoppus article is much better. 69.15.134.74 19:16, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

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im not exactly sure where this would go.. but in an interview with larry king, tom delonge said that he wasn't able to be a "certain type of father and husband" in the current situation that he was in with blink 182. heres the link to the video for reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h60DfTOZHvE —The preceding unsigned comment was added by DANIZZLE (talk • contribs) 23:16:07, August 18, 2007 (UTC).

In The intro it says that Tom plays in AVA with a former member of the Distillers when in reality it should say 30 Seconds To Mars seeing as how Matt Wachter replaced Ryan Sinn in early 2007. Also Atom Willard never recorded with The Offspring, he only toured with them from 2003-2007 so the intro should not state that he was a former member of the Offspring, but instead it should say that he was a former member of Rocket From The Crypt. I say this because this is how Tom references him as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luck was13 (talk • contribs) 18:08, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

vls

vls:Tom Delonge —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.30.35.222 (talk) 15:01, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

things that should be corrected

Tom Delonge's signature guitar a ES-333 not a ES-335 and he has stated in a interview that no possible way blink 182 will get back together.

http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/tom-delonge-blink-182-reunion-j2500141/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ieatbabies187 (talk • contribs) 01:31, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

tomdelonge.com is NOT his website, I'm not sure if he has one —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.93.252.130 (talk) 20:55, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

According to buzznet.com Blink 182 is reuiniting to present a grammy award, also they might get back together and make a new album, but AVA and Plus-44 would not break up. Sources: http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/blink-182-may-putting-out-j3722301/ http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/blink-182-reunion-sort-j3718711/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anapanics (talk • contribs) 23:57, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

GUITAR

has any1 mentioned the guitar seen in this video? the one with "fuck/cock" on it?

French

all citezens of the usa are immigrants. we all have last names of people of other countries. deal with it. he's not french! he's an american! what an amazing talent he has! tom delong is an amazing song writer and musician! deal with it and suck it! He's the man!!! Duhhh! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.101.75.80 (talk) 01:45, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

he has a French surname so why doesn't he have the 'French Americans' category 90.195.162.111 (talk) 09:33, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Because he is not French.--ClubOranje^Talk 09:05, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

9/11 conspiracy theory

Notable proponentsand supporters of the 9/11 conspiracy theory: he's mentioned at the following video (at the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HczC73ECLTE —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.127.15.113 (talk) 22:42, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

infobox

needs to be fixed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.115.203.75 (talk) 18:09, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

I fixed it for you. Next time, fix it yourself. - PM800 (talk) 18:40, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

sorry, im not good with infoboxes, thats the only reason why i asked —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.115.203.75 (talk) 15:43, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Equipment section is too detailed

Hey guys I think the section about the equipment Tom uses is way too detailed for an encyclopedia. This is supposed to be general information about Tom, and the number of people who are interested in knowing every guitar, amplifier, and pickup Tom has ever used is probably very small. I am not deleting anything yet, I am just curious to see if anyone agrees with me. Basilisk4u (talk) 07:49, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

A year later, I agree. But if someone deletes something, someone else just comes back and adds it. And so the only way to make sure it stays quality is to keep coming back to it. And who wants to spend their life continually re-editing equipment data? There are things that just aren't worth the battles. Wickedjacob (talk) 12:44, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Three years late, but whatever. I figure the more info the better. It's not like it's taking up a huge amount of space Wikipedia can't spare on their servers anyways. --99.246.20.12 (talk) 19:16, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

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Writing Style

Sorry, just wanted to say that this entire entry is poorly written and sounds like a kid from middle school wrote it. Someone should edit this...but not me.

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Angels & Airwaves personal

Does Tom play rhythm guitar or lead guitar? In such songs as "Rite of Spring" , and "The Adventure", and a lot of songs from their debut album he can be seen/heard playing lead guitar. --58.168.25.164 (talk) 06:28, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2015

Tom is still a member of blink 182 so the word "former" should be removed until Tom himself publicly states he is no longer in blink 182. Vaspala (talk) 09:24, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - The current article is based on this report amongst others - you need to find contradictory reports to support your assertion. Arjayay (talk) 14:55, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

The Dream Walker and career history

In the section regarding Tom's career history, most everything regarding his latest endeavour with Angels and Airwaves: the Dream Walker (album, short film, film, comics, novel, etc.) is missing, when this didn't seem to be the case weeks ago. This change seems unnecessary, and the page has been blocked from editing, so I have no way of changing it the way it should be. Thank you. --99.246.20.12 (talk) 19:14, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2017

Austinmeszaros (talk) 00:40, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — IVORK _Discuss 01:06, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on August 6, 2017

In the first paragraph:

"...was the guitarist, co-lead vocalist and co-founder of the American rock band Blink-182 from 1992 to 2015." The past tense ("was") is wrong because it's saying DeLonge is no longer the band's co-founder, which makes no sense. It needs to be, "...was the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the American rock band Blink-182, which he co-founded in 1992, until 2015" or "...was the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the American rock band Blink-182, which he co-founded, from 1992 to 2015." 2602:306:BC31:4AA0:480B:1D12:4102:2962 (talk) 22:12, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Done jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 22:57, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

ETE ventures

Hello, why is there ZERO mention in this large article about Mr. Delonge's venutes into the black world of extraterrestrial entities? There is just a vague reference to "ufologists" in the page description and his newest book. Mr. Delonge left the band because of his interest in the matter.

http://www.spin.com/2016/10/tom-delonge-wikileaks-ufos-sekret-machines/ 174.0.57.37 (talk) 16:38, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science

Perhaps this article should a section along the following lines:

Tom DeLonge is the co-founder, President and interim CEO of To The Stars Academy of the Arts and Science. The Academy is a collaboration of three divisions: science, aerospace, and entertainment. To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science

One product of this collaboration is The book Sekret Machines Book 1: Chasing Shadows, Tom DeLonge is its principal author.

The academy's aerospace division has attracted key researchers from a Department of Defense program for the investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena, the program created at the behest of Senator Harry Ried. Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program Page Notes (talk) 06:43, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

I agree that there definitely needs to be a larger section on his recent works in regard to To The Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences. Parzival1919 (talk) 18:10, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 20 July 2018

- ! Year !! Title !! Starring !! Director !! Writer !! Producer !! Notes Ramovsky (talk) 14:13, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 14:28, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 July 2018

Under Non-Musical endeavors -> Writing His sequel was incorrectly titled and the sentences were out of chronological order.

change

The sequel Poet Anderson: Of Nightmares was released in January 2018. The audiobook version of Poet Anderson: ...Of Nightmares was recorded by Liam Gerrard and released by Tantor in October 2017. The audiobook version of the sequel Poet Anderson: In Darkness was recorded by Liam Gerrard and released by Tantor in January 2018.

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The audiobook version of Poet Anderson: ...Of Nightmares was recorded by Liam Gerrard and released by Tantor in October 2017. The sequel Poet Anderson: ...In Darkness was released in January 2018. The audiobook version of the sequel Poet Anderson: ...In Darkness was recorded by Liam Gerrard and released by Tantor in January 2018. vints (talk) 21:12, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

 Done DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 05:08, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Why is there no page for To The Stars?

Does anyone following DeLonge and To The Stars know why there is no wikipedia page for To the Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences? There are numerous reputable news sources about it - see Christopher_Mellon and related sources eg and others easily searchable on the net.

Sorry if this is not the right forum to discuss a new page - I'm a bit of a noob wiki editor if someone can suggest the right place to discuss this I'd appreciate it. I just figured people following Tom DeLonge would be help and have input to this.

I believe this is a distinct Talk item from the above item about adding a To The Stars section to Tom's page since that was done as it should have been and that topic is closed.

Any thoughts @Parzival191919: or @Page Notes: ??

Cheesy poof (talk) 16:57, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

Interesting idea, @Cheesy poof: In an effort to see what more could be said, I took a look at the webpage for the Academy but couldn't see what progress they were making, so I suggested to them that they add a menu item about their accomplishments, including works in progress. I mentioned this discussion as the motive for the suggestion and look forward to their response. Page Notes (talk) 18:44, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

References

Birth name

I will get to add his real birth name anytime I have to, but I don't wanna get into any edit war here. There's another user which has been removing my edits, if you get to read this, please refrain from doing it, thanks. ManneredMan (talk) 17:00, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

The IMDb is user-generated content and can not be used as a source for information in a biography of a living person. If you want to include this information, it must be cited to a reliable source, such as a reputable newspaper. Please see WP:RSP for a rough guide to consensus on individual sources. I'm not really sure I like the idea of sources being blanket labeled as "reliable" or "unreliable", but it does link to discussions at the reliable sources noticeboard where sources have been discussed. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:30, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

I currently lack ability to Edit Article, however if anyone searches "Tom Delonge Obit" you'll likely find the subject[Delonge Jr.]'s father's obituary, which contains both father[Sr] and subject's[Jr] full names as published in San Diego Union Tribune... So if someone kindly wants to correct it that'd terrific. If they could correct his ex-spouse's name[as requested below][ at the same time that'd be fantastic too... - PikaWTF (talk) 07:53, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

UFOlogist

Should we add UFOlogist to the lead?2605:6001:E7E0:F00:15C6:5785:CF82:C971 (talk) 08:58, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

Why was Jennifer Delonge's Name Changed?

His former spouse has not publicly changed her name anywhere I've seen. Shouldn't Wikipedia identify her by the name she's actually using rather than by a maiden name she is not? Isn't that typically the standard? I'd edit it, however lack the permission required. There's a reason it should not be changed kindly let me know, otherwise I'd encourage someone to correct it pronto... Thanks. -PikaWTF (talk) 08:42, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

I agree. It seems weird to refer to her by a name she is not currently using on her own social media (Instagram), especially when her own Wiki article (Jennifer Jenkins DeLonge) does not refer to her as that. Surely in the case of a notable person with a Wiki article of their own, an internal link should be used. John Bullock (talk) 01:21, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

 Done - Out of an abundance of completeness, I changed it to Jennifer Delonge née Jenkins. PianoDan (talk) 18:23, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request

Please add UFOlogist to the introduction. His work at To the Stars Academy is documented and he consults with the US government.

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. This requires more solid sourcing than this, especially given that this appears to be WP:SYNTH RandomCanadian (talk | contribs) 00:01, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

 Note: Request was edited to add another reference [1]. However, that's still not enough to justify the inclusion of "UFOlogist" in the introduction as it's minor compared to his musical career. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 12:40, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Can we add UFO researcher in the intro instead of UFOlogist as it seems to be his focus now?2605:6000:1526:450B:3CA7:F9B8:2C56:7107 (talk) 22:15, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

References

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Your request was challenged, and reopening this request will not help until the necessary consensus is achieved. Melmann 11:07, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

UFO researcher in lead

Should we put UFO researcher or a variation of that in the lead? This has been well-documented by many reliable sources as well as what he seems to be doing now.2605:6000:1526:450B:957F:50FE:2A56:A36E (talk) 23:36, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Married

According to his instagram, Tom DeLonge married his fiance Marie on 3 May 2021

References

Blink 182 "Dismissal"

The opening paragraph ends with "...1992 until his dismissal from the group in 2015".

Tom was never dismissed from Blink 182. He left after a dispute with the other members about the direction of the band. This was clearly stated by Tom on social media in 2015 and confirmed multiple times by Mark in an interview with Rolling Stone. Grammatically - the use of the term "dismissed" implies some kind of formality that was not present. Culturally - saying he was dismissed diminishes both his role in the band's creation and the behaviour of the other 2 members during the very public and messy 2015 breakup. This paragraph should instead say something neutral like "...1992 until 2015 when he left the band." 49.178.33.63 (talk) 11:39, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 9 February 2022

change " until his dismissal from the group in 2015 " to "until his separation from the group in 2015" .

Reason: dismissal seems like a one sided decision of remaining members to "dismiss" a member.

Reference: This same article later uses the following phrase: "parted ways".

The following news article from rolling stone quotes Mark Hoppus as stating that the separation was not just a dismissal but rather a request from Tom's side accepted by the rest of the band. Specifically the interview question "There seems to be a disconnect between your statement saying Tom left the band and Tom saying that he didn’t quit. Who’s right?" is of interest.

Thanks for reading my overly long request :) PtElm (talk) 13:53, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done with departure instead of separation. SpinningCeres 15:10, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2022

Tom is from ranchero Bernardo not poway 208.38.225.148 (talk) 09:25, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. 💜  melecie  talk - 10:39, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

His name was mentioned to Congress in regards to his work around UAPs

this should be added Slaaykween (talk) 04:11, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

I just did it with the proper reference. Indeed, it seems that all this unrolling of events was started by him (was he just used?) almost ten years ago.--Pra1998 (talk) 10:21, 28 July 2023 (UTC)