by John Gentile
According to Radio.com, Tom Delonge has left Blink-182. Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio is scheduled to take his spot at the band's upcoming Musink Music show. In a statement, the band said:
“We were all set to play this festival and record a new album and Tom kept putting it off without reason. A week before we were scheduled to go in to the studio we got an email from his manager explaining that he didn’t want to participate in any Blink-182 projects indefinitely, but would rather work on his other non-musical endeavors.â€
Update: 4:35pm est: Tom Delonge is now claiming that he did not quit the band, though it is unclear if he is technically still "in" the band. On several social media sites, Delonge stated, "To all the fans, I never quit the band. I actually was on a phone call about a blink 182 event for New York City at the time all these weird press releases started coming in… Apparently those releases were ‘sanctioned’ from the band. Are we dysfunctional- yes. But, Christ….. #Awkward #BabyBackRibsâ€