Tom DeLonge of Blink 182 and Angels & Airwaves on Skateboarding and Punk Rock

Along wIth never-before-seen footage of Tom DeLonge skateboarding, this week's Hand In Hand features Tom talking about his long history with both music and skateboarding saying, "For me, growing up, they were one and the same."
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[@Fjunko1]

tom and mark will always be the coolest shit that ever happened to the world.

[@emilzapataboxing]

yup

[@rockoutlife91]

Tom is by far the most talented guy ever. Everything he does he has passion and he kills it

[@MrJellybean6464]

I knew Tom Delonge was a music hero, but I had no idea he was a skateboarder too. What a great inspiration.

[@skaterprince]

Rodney Mullen was doing math - made my day xD

[@andersoncontreras183]

I heard that too I'm like wasn't he one of your idols winning freestyle competitions and creating tricks no ones ever seen before? 😂💯

[@andreibaradayenka2016]

They should have put old Blink songs here, instead of AVA, way better for skating

[@yungforeverboy]

Andrei Borodaenko exactly what i was thinking

[@alczyn182]

I've been waiting to see Tom on a skateboard or even talking about it for 10 years!! wow.

[@payuhotpants]

I saw him when i was 9, i sang him songs over time, when i turned 14 was my favorite, now he has become in my inspiration, Tom u're a beast!!

[@mattialussana]

I love you Tom DeLonge, you are my source of inspiration. Really.

[@sum41657]

Tom is and always has been one of my heroes growing up! got a Blink tattoo on my arm cuz its with me for life! fan since 1996-the day i die

[@shadsdan]

as a kid growing up, we imitated Tom all the time. I had so many injuries trying to be a skater (I couldn't skate to save my life) and musician like Tom. I would call it a MAN-CRUSH!

[@kevvhero]

Tom has always been a role model to me and it so nice to actually know how real and down to earth he is with people about everything.

[@JoshJohnston182]

He's truly an inspiration to this world. Tom DeLogne

[@davidchernikov]

Jeez I want to skateboard with Tom Delonge Tom delonge is such a great inspiration he got me back into skateboarding just watching this and got me to play the guitar.

[@gatorademan94]

Every Tom video I have ever watched has been entertaining

[@danniedundas]

Great seeing Tom skating and his music in the same video

[@stortaah]

crazy how tom has matured into who he is now, inspirational!

[@k2win27]

Its nice to see a different aspect of a Tom's life that most people don't know about.

[@RealityMFiction]

I love Tom!

[@skatenfilm66]

This dude is my hero. he explained what skating means perfectly.

[@gwmusic01]

Its pretty amazing to see footage of young Tom Delonge skateboarding.

[@roadrunnerblink]

From the age of 8 to 17 all I did was skate and listen to Blink. I'm 22 now, sadly the skateboard somehow got away but I still literally cannot get enough of Blink. Hope they keep churning out songs for years to come.

[@XxAVAndrew182xX]

OMFG this is soooooo amazing this old footage of tom,david,and both marks is just WOW!...this has givin me much more respect than i already had anyways for tom..it almost feels like i am one of his friends in Real life..he is such an amazing musician

[@themikaela182]

Tom is my true idol and my inspiration he is what keeps me going his lyrics and way of life. People don't like me because I listen to punk rock and skateboard and I am in general my own person and a leader not a follower so people decide I'm such a freak but this video makes me feel really good and like I can achieve anything...

[@fatefelllshort182]

Seriously, how can someone be so beautiful.

[@Hoffman1222]

Tom DeLonge is such a cool dude. Amazing artist and skateboarder.

[@doxcar182]

Tom is a cool boy.. full imaginations and inspirations.. skateboard and punk rock in LOVE :)

[@RayVisuals]

Please send me back in time so i can kick it with Tom skateboarding all day everyday

[@8Vakama8]

This is priceless... Absolutely priceless.

[@zxjacko]

my god someone i can relate to im 12 and i love my punk rock and i love to skate but none of my friends appreciated my music interest, also ive only got one friend who skates hardcore the rest just go round on pissy pennys and wont do anything but cruise, and this interview kinda shows me a new world, THANK YOU TOM!

[@lalaland928]

this is freaking awesome, I've been looking for something like this (tom and skateboarding) since foreverrr

[@riseagainstgreenday]

I really want to win this. Tom is one off the greatest artists in the world.

[@LouisClarkDrums]

Those old videos of Tom are sick!

[@41illusion]

skateboarding while listening to punk rock. days we'll never fucking forget ever

[@ChrisMccann1822]

some tom delonge footage i have never seen awesome!!

[@undangleable11]

305 views, 308 likes... that's how good the following of these two bands and the many great musicians that make up these bands is, plain and simple

[@sarinab2988]

Anytime Tom explains an idea or concept he ALWAYS has perfectly-worded metaphors to go along with his incredibly fluid thought process! (ie 5:28) I like to think of it as "The Gospel According to Tom"

[@nicholasszabo5954]

That vid of Tom skating is the most 90s thing I've ever seen.

[@xSamonkeyboy]

Tom Delonge, always making people like us feel understood.

[@nswhitwhit]

Seriously one of the coolest guys in the world.

[@littledevil606]

Tom, with Blink182 you were a part of my scene growing up. My fondest memories are of a bunch of friends in my parents minivan, blasting Dude Ranch and heading downtown to shred and BMX. Thank You.

[@TheJoachimSzmydynski]

He is awesome!

[@jmcmesquita96]

lots of new videos from his childhood! fuck yea, loved this.

[@febechita]

He makes me chills

[@destructionbydefinition5068]

4:26 Mark Hoppus

[@jlc2934]

I think it's awesome to see old clips of these people that so many idolize. It's neat to look at this and think "this guy I look up to now was just like me as a kid growing up." and it's always cool to see Tom talk about something other than music too. Great video

[@TheKoowoo]

me too. i would have never of heard of them without my brother

[@cljh67]

Tom is my hero! Coolest dude ever!

[@ColeMGuitar]

Tom is my idol...

[@CurlyQKim2]

that sounds like so much fun, i wish i was a part of something like that, and to have my own tribe of people and feel like i belong somewhere.

[@markvmmm]

i love the same things! rock music and skateboarding

[@JCFXSI]

I remember those days :) I skated with Matt (Hensley) at a demo in NY. Nice guy. He changed street skating for ever. Skating will always be for me, the best years of my life. Everything Tom spoke about, I lived as well. Tribe is the perfect word to describe not just toms group, but the entire scene. There was a commonality and a brotherhood to it. Mike V said it best on one of his shows: "If you saw a kid with a board, you were like hey whos that kid? then you welcome him in and we all skate."

[@iamnotai]

Tom has always been my idol and he always will be, no matter what he does. Awesome video, I didn't know he was so much into skateboarding.

[@TheLonelyWheel]

First Jason Lee, then Matt Hensley, now Tom?!?!? AWESOME

[@danniedundas]

Tom's Music ans skating get me through the day, so happy to see Tom talking about skating :D

[@bartolocreations]

I just wanted to say I love the editing of the video. For example, the first part when Delonge is skating as a kid love the old skool style of editing! Awesome work!

[@volcomRiderr]

biggest inspiration. right here. all ava's albums just give you that feeling of serenity and peacefulness. love you, tom. :]

[@182snowpro]

I remember listening to Enema of the State, playing tony hawk pro skater 1, and wearing world industries t-shirts with wet willy and flame boy on them. Those were the days!

[@loveisavablink182]

I love Tom and hes a kick ass skater

[@dalso182]

4:25 probably, one of the first pics of millions that have been taken of Tom and Mark :) :)

[@yogoaditya]

i love you tom!!

[@NeiaG]

I love Tom Delonge, I love AvA, and I love Box Car Racer!! I love all of Tom Delonges work! You can just feel a sense of freedom in every AvA song, a sense of adventure, which is what I love to do.

[@juanmarcelogutierrez]

Excelente video :D they all were skateboarders and now musicians ;) cool staff

[@mynameamike]

This guy is a fucking legend! He also happens to be one of my heroes

[@Maczilla96]

I love all the old footage! great interview too lol.

[@EddyEduardoo]

I never knew he chilled with all those legends. That's really awesome.

[@williemarlone]

Blink 182! My fave band for life! Stay Together For The Kids!

[@lorenita18292]

I usually go skateboarding in downtown San Diego nice to know it's where my idol used to skateboard too :'3

[@sourfacedproductions]

This is awesome!!!! Tom always mentioned about how he skated back in the day, but never went into depth. Really awesome interview and inspiring stuff.... 5:30 gets deep!

[@ProjectSRZband]

same here Tom. Im always do closing shift at McD here in PJ Malaysia section 14 and will take all expired burgers/chickens and drink to all my friends that already waited outside. Then we will enjoy all the meals like thats the last meal on planet earth and then..street skateboarding . That was around 2002. Almost every single night untill the sunrise

[@user-yz7ux1qj1v]

nice bro...skate for life

[@inversemyself]

*I remember seeing some of this old footage on Much Music years ago.* "Daredevil stunts like 'hop-the-curb' and 'ollie the trash can' " Then it showed Tom and his buddies smoking weed. "Dang it, dude. Dang it. My joint's goin' bye bye". Wish i could find that segment of whatever it was.

[@danielleridgway]

the pictures and videos are so awesome. it's awesome knowing music not only inspires us, but inspires the muscians we listen to. awesome video!

[@LastManStanding128]

4:48 when he's skating it just feels epic for some reason

[@matrixrory]

im starting to love this channel. its got a lot i didnt expect from a skateboarding channel

[@AllSheilacan]

It's cool to see Tom talking about his inspirations when he was young, and now he is/was the inspiration for other teens :) I dreamed about meeting him this night, that was weird :P

[@QuintoV_]

Tom's life has been hard, this man deserves the best!!

[@ginascarpino24]

those old skate videos are hilarious. LOVE YOU TOM.

[@idkmybffjill.]

He will never stop being awesome.

[@ride]

Congrats to @Mylifeisblink for winning the signed Tom DeLonge CD & poster with this comment: "On December 11th Blink played a show in San Diego that I went to. I struck up a conversation with a boy next to me in line that shared the same love for Blink, AVA and Tom as I do. Who knew I'd fall in love with the boy at the rock show. He gave me his "uber galactic sex party" Tom DeLonge guitar pick and all I want it to win this to give to him.

[@bgcheese]

Grew up the same way but instead of Cali I was in Jersey

[@danielfabian2862]

omg same here jersey summers skating into the night lol

[@seantiffany]

The best part, by far, was the use of the Miami Vice theme song in Tom's self produced early skateboards vids. Totally awesome, dude!

[@rykeyz]

"with a skateboard and my shit guitar - I'd dream all day that they would get me far" -Tom

[@Delonge182AVA]

omfg tom is the best person alive and i love him more than anyone or anything

[@ragingrampage7zz]

Tom, you are one of my greatest inspirations of all time :)

[@avafan2011]

This was such a cool video...Angels and Airwaves has been such a great influence in my life, but I wish more people knew about them.

[@macyjrey]

I've been listening to him and all his bands since I was very little..I even got all my hair chopped off for his hairstyle that I loved! Love him!

[@showmanshipstar]

awesome to see old pics and videos :) i love tom he is so awesome :)

[@INYOURFACE1976]

Yeah Tom brining back memories! Remember Flipo's in Morro Bay CA when Joe from the Vandals played drums ! That was a great time in my life! I would love a double album and art work

[@SamuelLindsey]

Tom inspired me to start skating when I started listening to Blink 182 when I was only 10. They are my absolute favorite music to skate to.

[@tomebnoether]

He was living a dream!!! I'd really like to see him skateboarding today :D

[@BGathercole]

How AWESOME was it to see a young Tom skating :)

[@rodpaez]

Tom Delonge is my biggest influence since I was 15 years old I Love blink, boxcar and AVA!

[@EleanorRose52]

I love him so much omg

[@fatefelllshort182]

This man means the world to me, he is just so cool and down to earth and he makes truly wonderful and inspiring music....and I love that he is so into skateboarding :3 I'm guessing you can't win the competition if you're from the UK, but oh well, it would've been amazing to, but this video is awesome anyways :D

[@prajwalsadashankar6972]

This is the most inspiring video

[@AJskates513]

i love this band!! and happy tom is a (former?) skater!!

[@lucygirleen]

This is such a cool video - kinda makes me wish that I could've grown up skateboarding like him.

[@Sammylove2422]

"With my skateboard and shit guitar, I dreamed all day that they would get me far." How true these words are and how far this one great man has come!

[@TysonIsKetchy]

he said "that was my life" . and i thought "that man is MY life" the smartest decision i ever made when i was 5 was falling in love with blink, and 12 years later keeping it that way.

[@ginty019]

the world was just a better place in the blink days

[@Valentguerin]

thanks you so much for this VIDEO !