Blink-182 Are Back!

[Darkhawk9587]

Originally Posted by jkwest

I think that plane crash has made Travis realize what he wants out of life...good news, I liked most of what they did...I might be too old for em now though...

I think that the plane crash not only helped Travis figure out what he wanted, but Tom and Mark too. They weren't on talking terms before it, and afterward, they realized how foolish they were being to feud over something so silly. Life truly is too short to be spent in dispute.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by jkwest

I think that plane crash has made Travis realize what he wants out of life...good news, I liked most of what they did...I might be too old for em now though...

i couldn't agree more. i love the last album, but when i bought their greatest hits i realized how little off that cd i actually liked. still, i am looking forward to new music from them. as long as they don't go back to their juvenile ways. it's that aspect i like least.

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by davidxiphoid

I love all the blink stuff as well but do know the last one was my favorite. What I loved about them is that you could hear a very natural progression with each new release.

as for the other projects, I liked them all along with LOVING the first AVA cd, and the Boxcar Racer CD as well. Part of why I was shocked when they initially announced the breakup. I didn't understand why they couldn't just keep being Blink while doing other projects like they had been. Guess just like any family, sometimes you just need to step back and catch your breath once in a while.


I look forward to anything from those guys no matter what band they are involved in

i felt the same way, i felt like they grew up with me, a little bit with each new album

from what i read, the reason they broke up wasnt just to do other projects, tom decided that he was going in a different direction and tried to be in charge of the creative direction for the music, and mark and travis wanted it to continue to have it be a democratic situation where they all have inputand they clashed. also, he didnt like touring all the time because his wife had just given birth to their daughter and he wanted to spend time with them

im so glad they were able to put it all behind them and get back together, i cant wait to hear the new stuff

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by jkwest

I think that plane crash has made Travis realize what he wants out of life...good news, I liked most of what they did...I might be too old for em now though...

i agree with you, i think the plane crash put everything in perspective for everyone

and youre never too old for blink!

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by Marquoz

Hmmm, they were gone? I guess I didn't quite miss them.

same

i have heard they're great in concert tho

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

same

i have heard they're great in concert tho

they do throw a great show, i cant wait to see them touring again

[The Edge]

For anybody who would like to see a 20th Anniversary re-issue of the first album, Cheshire Cat, there is, apparently, a Facebook page about the cause.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blink...98778830138316

Alternative Press: Since you have fulfilled your contract with Interscope, do you have less control over your back catalog now than you did before? Are you going to be able to do your own deluxe reissues if you’d want to down the road, or is that something they completely control?

Mark: It’s something that we would have to work with Interscope to do in the future. They still own the masters for those songs, and we didn’t leave Interscope on bad terms or anything at all. It was just a parting of ways, and if we wanted to reissue some things, I’m sure they’d be cool with it and we’d figure out a way to make it happen.

http://www.altpress.com/features/ent...on_music_and_f

[The Edge]

I wonder if we're ever going to see this:


And from 2012: http://www.nme.in/blink-182s-travis-...-health-scare/

Originally Posted by Travis Barker

They found that I had six ulcers, and I had a condition called Barrett’s esophagus, which is basically from really extreme acid reflux or if you excessively smoked, your esophagus lining becomes pre-cancerous. Right then and there, I changed my whole life around. I had to stop eating and drinking certain things. And I had this lump in my throat around the same time. My tonsils were three to four times the size they should have been. I used to love smoking weed. I would smoke weed at night if I had anxiety. I always thought I’d be able to do that for the rest of my life, but when your health is on the line, you don’t mess around. I love being a dad and I love playing music. I’m not trying to give up any of that.

And they say weed isn't harmful. Well something happened inside Travis that says otherwise. I'm very glad he quit using drugs.