Travis Barker haalt uit naar Tom DeLonge

Het drama rondom Blink-182 lijkt nog altijd niet over te zijn. In een recent interview haalt drummer Travis Barker namelijk weer uit naar Tom DeLonge:

”I think this is the third time he’s quit without anyone knowing about it because we didn’t announce the other times. But this is just the last straw. It’s just not cool for the fans. He’d always agree to go on huge tours and record albums, but when it came down to going into the studio, he’d find some excuse not to. And we wouldn’t even hear from him, it would be his management. It comes to a point where you decide you’re not going to force anyone to do anything they don’t want to do and it’s time to move on. […] As far as I’m concerned, no bad blood from me. I wish him the best in everything he does. I think the right thing for him to do would just man up and quit the band instead of telling people he didn’t quit and just be real with the fans. I think that would give him some closure too and really do what he’s passionate about. Even amongst all the other projects I do, I can always find a way to prioritize and still be passionate about Blink-182 when it comes around. I love playing, listening, and everything about punk rock. It changed my life. I think for Tom, he doesn’t like punk music and it was a phase for him.”

Hoewel Mark Hoppus en Travis Barker nog steeds beweren dat Tom DeLonge niet langer deel uitmaakt van de band, kondigde DeLonge ondanks nog een nieuw album aan. Hij meent dat er op de nieuwe plaat nog nooit eerder verschenen Blink-demo’s te horen zullen zijn.