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Tom DeLonge says
Hello and welcome to a conversation with your truluy! |
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charlotte39
asks What is your
favourit song off your new album ? |
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Tom DeLonge says
Valkyrie Missle. It makes me feel a little bit like i'm
flying. |
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Tom DeLonge says
I'm nervous that this band is going to be pretty large
and might demand a lot of time but i'm excited for the
message.
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Abyssal
asks Are you nervous
or scared about AVA? |
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Chat Host says
sorry..that was for the last question |
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jess_kungfu
asks are you guys
plannin on doin more canadian dates in the near future??
ill be the first one in line if u come to ottawa!! |
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Tom DeLonge says
yes! we'll be coming back very soon, within the next few
months. |
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ToxicStar182
asks Hey Tom, I just
got the We Don't need To Whisper album yesterday and
I've been listening to it non-stop. What inspired you to
write such a great album? |
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Tom DeLonge says
it was the break-up of my last band and the desire to
make myself feel good at a time when i wasn't feeling
very good.
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Tom DeLonge says
and i sure did succeed! |
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Proximity
asks Do you think you
will ever work with Mark and Travis again? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I'll never say never but i'm really happy doing what i'm
doing now. It wil be hard to take me away from AVA.
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Macbeth_Freak
asks What AVA song
are you anticipating to be the biggest hit? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I think the song "a little's enough" will reach a lot of
people. |
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Tom DeLonge says
I think it's a song that has an amazing optomistic view
on life and i think the world wants to feel optommistic
again.
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lukeheather12
asks what was the
most used piece of equipment in the studio when
recording We Don't Need To Whisper? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I used an echo pedal probably more than i used anything
else. |
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MeaganHasMadDanceSkills
asks Do you
think you surprised everyone with your new album? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I really do. I think ppl aren't expecting anything like
this, especially from me. |
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Tom DeLonge says
I think people are not expecting a rock and roll band to
make them feel they way this album will make them feel.
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OhhLove219
asks How long have
you been working on the AVA album? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I have been working on the record for about a year and a
half. |
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junaid
asks what does the
cover of the album symbolize? |
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Tom DeLonge says
it's meant to resemble the infinite potential of a human
being. |
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GirlHitsBoy
asks Your lyrics are
so much different from your older stuff, do you feel
that you are more spiritual now? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I think I am alot more spiritual now. I think that
everybody can be alot more spiritual now. I think ppl
can feel anythign they want in life. If you choose to do
it in a positive manner you can connect to a lot of
people. |
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Roni_9
asks How did you come
up with the name "Angels and Airwaves" for the band |
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Tom DeLonge says
It was kind of my intentions of the band mixed with the
platform which we intended to use. |
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blinkfreak718
asks When you came up
with the name for the band, did you want the initials to
be your daughter's name or was it after that you came up
with it? |
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Tom DeLonge says
It wasn't until we chose the name of the band that we
figured out that taking three A's and inverting the
middle A we would get my daughter's name. Doing that we
realized that we would get a really cool logo.
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mccpee
asks When is the
movie going to come out? Fall or 2007? |
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Tom DeLonge says
hopefully sometime next year and you can expect it to be
a better representation of the music than the album is.
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Esmee01
asks What bands are
you into at the moment?
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Tom DeLonge says
Alot of The Cure, old U2, and Peter Gabriel.
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DanielleInTulsa
asks What inspired
you to write the song "It Hurts"? What is it about? |
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Tom DeLonge says
It Hurts is a metaphor for the guilt and misplaced
feeling of playing with a new band. Feeling really good
and perfect but feeling sad and having it feel wrong at
the same time. |
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youngandhostile_x182
asks What are
your future plans for your band Angels and Airwaves? How
many albums do you plan to release? |
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Tom DeLonge says
The plan is for absolute world domination and as many
albums as possible to keep that title. |
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boogieb23
asks Which guitarist
was the most influential to you while growing up? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I would say..Steven Egerton from The Descendant and The
Edge from U2. |
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Esmee01
asks What do you
think, when you read a bad review of the album? |
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Tom DeLonge says
If I read a bad review then I will be pretty sure that
the person has really bad taste in music..hahahah |
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myabrooke
asks What was your
most embarrassing moment? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I was playing in Australia and these girls on the side
of the stage weren't paying attention so i stopped the
song and told them to come over and watch what they've
been missing and I started the song and i fell flat on
my face right after i told them that> Mark was standing
over me talking. |
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blinkydink
asks whats it been
like touring with Taking Back Sunday? |
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Tom DeLonge says
We haven't toured with them yet but we will soon. We
toured with them and Blink and it was awesome.
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TomIsLife
asks Tom, know that i
am completely serious…this week I have wanted to end my
life, a couple of times…nothing seemed worth it…being 17
is really hard for me. then your cd came out and I
listened to it like you said, in the dark all the way
through, this cd has changed my life… how does it feel
when fans tell you that they have found hope in your
songs? Cause I have. Thank you, u will never truly know
what you have done for me. |
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Tom DeLonge says
It feels amazing because that' sexactly what i intended
to do and i truly wish people knew what it feels like to
play this music. |
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2stars2theright
asks What's the
craziest thing you have ever done? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I would have to say that leaving my last band and
starting this one was the craziest thing i've ever done.
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tania_d182
asks Whats the best
thing about being in AVA that you didnt have when you
were in Blink 182? |
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Tom DeLonge says
control over when i'm home with my family. my daughter
is 3 and a half and i get to spend more time with my
family when i need to. |
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marcelholland
asks tom: did you
ever really regret anything? i so hope this question
gets through |
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Tom DeLonge says
no, i don't. I'm really learning how to live my life
with no regrets. |
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SayItIWillListen
asks tom, what has
been the best moment of your career? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I think pulling up in a limousine seeing three tour
buses parked next to a jet. That was during a tour a few
year ago.
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Tom DeLonge says
That's when I felt like a rock star.
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Esmee01
asks Is there a
celebrity/musician you would love to meet, that you yet
haven't met? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I want to play with Bono but i would be too nervous! |
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Chrishau
asks I bought your
album, Best in the world. What inspiried you to write
the war. Was it your brother in the war? |
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Tom DeLonge says
The war represented a conflict in every person's life
and the idea of having faith and the ability to overcome
anything if you have faith and believe in it. |
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brandnewbutused
asks what was the
first cd you ever bought with your own money? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I think it was the album DI an old LA punk band.
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Chrishau
asks How did you pick
your band memebers? and why them? |
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Tom DeLonge says
Well I knew David from Boxcar racer and David knew Ryan
from The Distillers and they really seemed to cherish
and understan what this band was about and that was the
main reason why i chose them. absolutley.
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atticus0125
asks Where is your
favorite place to play? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I really feel like anywhere in the world right now
because this band is so powerful emotionally that it
really doesn't matter where we play. |
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Xhix5X
asks Tom Your A Huge
inspiration to my band i just wanted to know how you and
blink got your first shows? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I called up a bunch of high school and said that we were
promoting anti-drug use in high school and they let us
play during lunch...i lied basically but i got some
shows and we sounded really bad! |
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Dimi_DeLonge
asks What gave you
the inspiration to be a musician? |
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Tom DeLonge says
When i picked up a guitar for the first time it felt
like the most amazing thing i've ever held. besides my
own body..hahah |
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pamela24
asks what do you like
best about being on the road? |
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Tom DeLonge says
I like meeting our fans and seeing that our music is
touching fans and seeing the world and seeing how
everybody is so alike across it. |
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Tom DeLonge says
Thank you so much for coming. I love all of my fans and
i can't wait to see you all at the next angels and
airwaves show. thank you! |
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