--- description: Tom DeLonge is no longer part of Blink-182—or at least that’s what reports going around the Internet Monday afternoon claimed. But, according to him, that’s... title: Tom DeLonge Isn't Leaving Blink-182 After All image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48655627a89e09a8/69877c080b72e345626dd5ad/454102842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tom DeLonge Isn't Leaving Blink-182 After All by [Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 27, 2015 2:52 AM CUT  Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 performs at the Reading Festival at Richfield Avenue in Reading, England, on Aug. 24, 2014 Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 performs at the Reading Festival at Richfield Avenue in Reading, England, on Aug. 24, 2014Chiaki Nozu—WireImage by [Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 27, 2015 2:52 AM CUT Tom DeLonge is no longer part of Blink-182—or at least that’s what reports going around the Internet Monday afternoon claimed. But, according to him, that’s not true. “I never quit the band,” DeLonge said in a statement emailed to EW by his representative. “Actually, I was on the phone discussing a possible Blink-182 event in New York City when I heard the ‘news,’” he said. “The ONLY truth here is that I have commitments that limit my availability this year. I love Blink-182 and I’m not leaving.” Reports that DeLonge left the band surfaced soon after [the Musink Festival lineup](http://musink.org/ "undefined") was announced. Blink-182 is headlining the festival with some help from Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba, a note that caused some to think Skiba’s presence meant DeLonge was done with the band. DeLonge also addressed the rumors [on his Instagram](http://instagram.com/p/yVMcdhru4p/?modal=true "undefined"), where he wrote a variation on the previously mentioned statement with some added commentary: “Are we dysfunctional – yes. But, Christ…. #Awkward #BabyBackRibs.” The rest of the trio haven’t said anything explicitly about the reports, but Mark Hoppus did tweet “blink-182 life. For life” Monday afternoon. [_This article originally appeared on EW.com_](http://music-mix.ew.com/2015/01/26/tom-delonge-blink-182-not-leaving/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3683537/tom-delonge-isnt-leaving-blink-182-after-all/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3683537/tom-delonge-isnt-leaving-blink-182-after-all/"},"headline":"Tom DeLonge Isn't Leaving Blink-182 After All","datePublished":"2015-01-27T02:52:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:53:44.490Z","description":"Tom DeLonge is no longer part of Blink-182—or at least that’s what reports going around the Internet Monday afternoon claimed. But, according to him, that’s...","url":"https://time.com/3683537/tom-delonge-isnt-leaving-blink-182-after-all/","keywords":["Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48655627a89e09a8/69877c080b72e345626dd5ad/454102842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48655627a89e09a8/69877c080b72e345626dd5ad/454102842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Reading Festival - Day 3","caption":"Reading Festival - Day 3","creditText":"Chiaki Nozu—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3683537/tom-delonge-isnt-leaving-blink-182-after-all/","name":"Tom DeLonge Isn't Leaving Blink-182 After All"}}]}] ```