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Tom DeLonge [1975-0] American

Rank: 101
Musician

Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr., is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and film producer.

Amazing, Art, Change, Cool, Dad, Funny, Hope, Humor, Life, Money, Music, Positive, Space, Time

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There's a time in your life where you're not quite sure where you are. You think everything's perfect, but it's not perfect... Then one day you wake up and you can't quite picture yourself in the situation you're in. But the secret is, if you can picture yourself doing anything in life, you can do it.	Life, Time	101
They say Einstein died while he was still trying to figure out gravity. I think I'm going to die still trying to figure out some of the things about Blink.		102
In ten years I will become president of the United States Of America.		103
I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore.		104
I'm a little left of center, for sure, with Angels & Airwaves. But even when I get really weird, it's not that weird. It's not like some obscure Sonic Youth record or something. We don't take it quite that far. But what we do like are crescendos, and we do like when a song catches you off guard and it gives you the chills up and down your arms.		105
Geometric shapes hold an energy pattern, and scientists did some experiments which say certain geometric shapes can affect matter around them. It's simply because when a human looks at a shape, they instantly receive energy from their brain.		106
I don't listen to punk any more, unless it's right before I play. Not that I don't like it, it's nostalgic. But, it's for kids and it should be... it's not art, it's expression.	Art	107
It's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things.	Cool, Positive	108
You know, if a band on a label sold a few hundred thousand copies of their record these days, they wouldn't make any money. But if a band can pump out 10 million copies of a record for free, and 50,000 of those fans come to the band's website to watch pay-per-view videos or buy a t-shirt, that's roughly $10 million in revenue per year.	Money	109
Everyone I talk to says stuff like, 'Music sucks today,' and I'm going to try and change all that.	Change, Music	110
When you see opportunities in your life, you've got to analyze, 'Why was that choice given to me?'		111
Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable.	Funny, Humor	112
I'm a huge stadium rock fan, but I'm also a fan of everything from Massive Attack to Peter Gabriel, U2, the Police, Radiohead, and Coldplay.		113
I don't believe that I'm better than anybody, but I do believe that I'll try harder than most and I hope that people just join me for a little bit of a ride.	Hope	114
I've never been a jam-band sort of musician.		115
I always want to do different things. I'm always obsessed with trying to do different things.		116
So many artists today will talk about green this or organic that, but you know what? What we are eating, I think, is really doing a lot of bad to us. I'm not sure if I'm the guy to do it right now, because I have to clean up my house too, so to speak, but we've got to start addressing this. Too many people are getting sick today.		117
My dad has had a rare form of leukemia since I was in about 7th grade. But they've come up with some amazing drugs since then and he's doing really well today.	Amazing, Dad	118
You don't even wish for the success that I had, because you don't think it's attainable.		119
Angels and Airwaves is a complete, pure reflection of who I am. The philosophy, the spiritualism, the esotericism, the idea of hope and space and the themes about life and grandeur... that's all me.	Space	120
Like millions of others, I have been plagued by the devastating effects of cancer hitting not one, but multiple members of my family.		121
I used to get so jealous if my wife liked another band more than my own. Come to think of it, I still do.		122
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' is the best movie for a guy like me. A cerebral adventure. A moving story. A bunch of little green men.		123
I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.		124
I will eat anything Mexican - a sombrero, hacienda... anything. They've perfected the combo of bread items and the grill.		125
When we started Angels & Airwaves, we wanted to produce our art on different mediums, but the film was an ambitious one because we actually didn't go into it thinking we could make a big feature film.		126
Every day, I read books on philosophy and science fiction and human consciousness.		201
I write in a very melodic way, so that will never leave. I think my records will always tend to be approachable.		202
My company created a platform called Modlife, this prepackaged website that runs an artist's website.		203
The Angels shows are really intense. We play for a couple hours at a time. They're very theatrical and full of audience interaction and emotion. I've seen a lot of people crying and stuff. It's a little bit like church, but it's very secular.		204
I'm interested in a lot of different things, but first and foremost I'm into the idea of human consciousness, and Angels & Airwaves is a byproduct of that.		205
I'm a huge stadium rock fan, but I'm also a fan of everything from Massive Attack to Peter Gabriel, U2, the Police, Radiohead, and Coldplay. I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.		206
'Love' has that Kubrick tonality to it, but this is not a Stanley Kubrick movie - there will never be another. At the same time, 'Love' has a modern feel. For example: In one scene, these astronauts go through a wormhole sequence, and you feel like you're being slapped around inside your head by a sonic boom.		207
People are different when they're 30 than they are when they're 16.		208
I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol.'		209
Whether it's at their job, or their family, whatever - everyone feels that they're stuck in some kind of struggle. The idea is how to find your way out of it.		210
Records aren't selling anymore; people are burning music.		211
When I write in the studio, I tend to gravitate toward the ability to play really loud, aggressive, post-punk stuff, with big, heavy guitars and a big rock drum sound.		212
I think my records will always tend to be approachable.		213
Most bands, if something goes wrong, they cower and walk off stage and fire people.		214

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