I think that you can say you love somebody like in a relationship, but I also think that to feel love for somebody else or for another human is more about a living being to a living being, a totally different thing. I don't know if people will ever totally understand what that word means until we die.
Tom DeLongeI think that people feel they know what love means, it's probably one of the most used words in the world but has the most completely different definitions from one person to another.
Tom DeLongeWhen we realize how little we mean to the universe, we realize how important we are to each other
Tom DeLongeI was kicked out of middle school a few times. This guy who was kind of a d*** and a bully got hit by a car. I jumped up and went, YEAH Apparently that wasnt cool with some people cause I got kicked out.
Tom DeLongeI 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.
Tom DeLongeAll the selling out talk is really overrated, the funny thing is it hardly ever comes from bands, it comes from some kid who thinks they're so punk because they have a purple mohawk
Tom DeLongeI've masturbated like 5 times in the last 24 hours... it hurts... it's going to fall off.
Tom DeLongeIt's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things.
Tom DeLongeI will eat anything Mexican - a sombrero, hacienda... anything. Theyve perfected the combo of bread items and the grill.
Tom DeLongeThere's a time in your life where you're not quite sure where you are. You think everything's perfect, but it's not perfect... Then one day you wake up and you can't quite picture yourself in the situation you're in. But the secret is, if you can picture yourself doing anything in life, you can do it.
Tom DeLongeMy whole life has been completely about being underestimated. I remember when Blink signed to a major label, and we had a debut party for the signing. No one came to party, only the guy that signed us. And I remember sitting there, like, "S**t, no one likes this."
Tom DeLongeI 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.
Tom DeLongeThe 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.
Tom DeLongeLike millions of others, I have been plagued by the devastating effects of cancer hitting not one, but multiple members of my family.
Tom DeLongeThe compass represents spirituality, no end and no beginning....the ruler represents 'tangible evidence' ... a measurable event... both coming together shall represent a Human Being...the intersection of life and consciousness.
Tom DeLongeThe first song I sent over was Up All Night. People say that sounds like Angels on a Blink record. Well, no - that's just me!
Tom DeLongeI don't get boy bands these days. Thye don't write their own songs and everything is choreographed from their dance moves to how they have sex with each other after the show.
Tom DeLongeYou should follow your passions, you know? And you should make sure you do something you love. That's all I've learned, is that if you're doing something you love you'll work harder at it and make it happen, I can promise you that.
Tom DeLongeI have to be able to stick to very dedicated times to work on things, do exactly as I say I'm going to do, show up when I say I'm going to show up and focus that's the only way I've been able to pull off everything last year but I'm hoping I'll never have to do that again, it's a hell of a lot of work that's for sure.
Tom DeLongeI think there are a lot of different things that dreams do for the individual and they're fascinating because it's not totally known what they do, but we have some science that is opening the door to a new world as we speak.
Tom DeLongeMy company created a platform called Modlife, this prepackaged website that runs an artist's website.
Tom DeLongeI 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.
Tom DeLongeDreams are things that could potentially be treating you as a pupil to teach you things so when you wake up, you'll be able to handle certain elements from those dreams in a better way.
Tom DeLongeI've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.
Tom DeLongeYou’ve got to not only love yourself for who you are with all your mistakes, but you’ve got to love the world for what it can bring you if you have the right attitude
Tom DeLongePlaying music in the wake of the Blink thing was like finding love in the middle of a war zone.
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