![]() ![]() DeLonge was also a driving force behind Blink-182’s ephemeral side project Box Car Racer. Tom DeLonge is best known as the guitarist and co-lead singer of Blink-182. Bolstering his foray into fiction by incorporating audio and visual elements, DeLonge has released an accompanying animated short film ( Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker), Angels & Airwaves companion EP (… Of Nightmares), and comic book. Poet Anderson…Of Nightmares is the first book in a Young Adult trilogy that DeLonge is penning alongside New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young. Last spring, he announced that he was in the midst of co-writing 15 novels (!), all of which will be paired with soundtrack albums. The scope of his proposed project, however, is absolutely astounding. ![]() But if you think DeLonge’s going to wallow and weep about it, you’re well off the mark.ĭeLonge has always been a man-child of many talents, so it’s no great shock that he’s trying his hand at prose. Blasted by bassist Mark Hoppus for “holding Blink-182 back” and dissed by drummer Travis Barker as “ disrespectful and ungrateful,” these days DeLonge is a persona non grata amongst Blink’s remaining members. Over the past few months, former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge has taken quite a tongue-lashing from his erstwhile band mates. ![]() Book Blurbs is a series of quick-hitting reviews in which our staff dissect and critique music-related books fresh off the presses. ![]()
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