Facts...a few interesting bits about the lads

Tom DeLonge's Facts

Tom worked at a place called Gary's Chicken and Ribs in his home town Poway, California.

Does Tom has his lip-pierced? Many rumours say he does...others say it's fake.

Tom has 8 tattoos.

If you look in the background shot on the "All The Small Things" video, when the girls pour the candle wax on mark, you can see Tom making out with his girlfriend.

Tom got kicked out of school twice

Tom was elected homecoming king to piss off the school administrators.

Tom works out every day on tour.

Tom has a huge belief in aliens, maybe the song Aliens Exist will back that fact.

Tom Doesn't smoke.

His favorite CD of all time is Less Talk, More Rock by Propaghandi.

Tom appears in the movie Idle Hands as a fast food employee, who wears a sombrero. He only has one line.

The very first album he ever bought was a DI album.

Tom attended Poway High school in California.

His girlfriend, Jennifer got mad about the line from Dumpweed, "I need a girl that I can train..."

Favorite moves are: Karate Kid, Back To The Future Trilogy, Die hard Trilogy, Braveheart and Last Of The Mohicans.

Mark Hoppus Facts

Mark wrote "Going away to college" on valentines day after watching "Can't Hardly Wait."

Mark has his right nipple pierced.

Mark's hero of all time is none other than Homer J. Simpson. (Mark rules...I love The Simpsons!!)

Mark has 0.0 tattoos on his most of the time naked body.

Mark constantly calls his girlfriend on his cell phone when he has free time.

When Mark was little, he was home alone and he saw a story on the news about a killer on a motorcycle and he heard a motorcycle engine outside and cried and called his mommy.

Mark appeared on-stage nude, at MTV's Castaway Countdown, during the band's performance of What's My Age Again?

Mark hates playing any tour dates in Europe

Mark appeared on-stage nude, again, at KROQ's 1999 Weenie Roast.

Mark actually hates the taste of beer, no lie.

Mark thinks Disney Movies are great!

Mark attended Burroughs High School in Ridgecrest, California.

Mark wrote Dammit in just 5 minutes, about a break-up that never actually happened.

Owns a pet beagle, named Ahi.

Travis Barker facts

Former member of the Aquabats.

Travis' Stage name for the Aquabats was "Travis Baron von Tito."

Travis is really big collector of muscle cars.

Travis teaches the drums to younger kids

Travis also played in a band called Feeble.

Travis has 40 - 50 tattoos on his body, including a giant boom box on his stomach.

Travis loves leopard prints he has a cowboy hat to prove it.

He grew up in Fontana, California, which is located in San Bernadino county.

Tried taking up Tattoo drawing because he got bored in high school.

Started Playing the Drums when he was very little

He had the same drumset 'til he was about 15 years old.

Travis owns a store called "Famous Stars and Straps" in Ca.

Travis' name didn't show up on the credits for American Pie, instead, Scott Raynors name showed up.

Travis has a thing for Britney Spears

Travis got in a fight outside of Taco Bell and kicked the guys a*s, but unfortunately, he broke his pinky.

Whole Band Facts

Other names considered for Enema of the State were: Turn your head and cough, Viking Wizard Eyes and blink 182: Electric Boogaloo

Adam's song was written by Mark and is about how Mark was feeling lonely on tour 'cause Tom and Travis always had a girlfriend to come home to and Mark did not, but then happier days came along and he wasn't lonely.

The rabbit logo was drawn by a roadies brother.

If you take out the back slip with the big eye on Enema, look where it folds up on the left and in small white letter you can see VIKING WIZARD EYES, WIZARD FULL OF LIES (import CD's only!)

In the "Dammit" video, there is a movie poster for the movie "Farinelli", which is a movie about a singer who had his balls removed so he could sing higher.

The food fight in the "Josie" video really got out of hand and furniture was thrown.

Used to call themselves "Sexual Monkey" as a joke.

Appears in the movie, American Pie (even though Scott's name shows up instead of Travis's).

In the video for "What's My Age Again", they run naked in Los Angeles, Ca.

They often wear flesh coloured speedos instead of being butt naked (see group photos - there's a pic of them with Janine in the speedos) 

Their album, Dude Ranch, is certified gold in the USA, in Canada, and is certified platinum in Australia. "Enema of the State" is certified quad-platinum in the us.

Now, runs their own on-line retail skate shop called Loser Kids. The store has music, clothing, and boarding/skating items.