Quotes from Tom DeLonge

Records aren't selling anymore; people are burning music.

The labels can't do anything for a band anymore - they're stuck and they have no money and they're just holding onto contracts that have existed from a time where there were resources.

Music is good when it makes you dance. Music is great when it makes you who you are

I have to make music. If I don't do it, I go crazy.

Everyone I talk to says stuff like, 'Music sucks today,' and I'm going to try and change all that.

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.

When there are no lyrics there are many parts of the imagination that can fill in the meanings of the music, so I strongly believe that it can be more powerful at times.

If you try to fix violence with violence, you do NOTHING but create violence.

Every day, I read books on philosophy and science fiction and human consciousness.

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.

It's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things.

We just write down a bunch of words, and pray to god they make sense. And if we don't, it doesn't matter, we're artists.

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.

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.

My company created a platform called Modlife, this prepackaged website that runs an artist's website.

When you see opportunities in your life, you've got to analyze, 'Why was that choice given to me?

I think that the needs in human life will change and grow and evolve. I do think that that the importance will always be grander than you would ever believe them to be.

Most bands, if something goes wrong, they cower and walk off stage and fire people.

I used to get so jealous if my wife liked another band more than my own. Come to think of it, I still do.

I used to drink a lot of beer, but I was just getting fat as can be. Now that we've had a little success, I can afford to drink wine.

I know how big Blink are and I know the legacy with it and everything, but Angels & Airwaves, to my heart and to the people who like it, this is the release of my life.

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.

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.

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.