Blink 182

Blink 182 was formed in 1992 by Mark Hoppus (bass). Tom Delonge (guitar) - both shared the vocals - and Scott Raynor (drums). In the beginning the band was just called Blink, but they had to change their name because an Irish techno band also called Blink threatened to sue them. The guys decided to add the number 182 to the bands name. They say that it was chosen randomly but some people believe that it is the number of times Al Pacino says the word "fuck" in the movie "Scarface".

In 1995, Blink 182 released their first record Cheshire Cat, which contains the song "MM's". Because of its sucess, the band moved to Encinitas, California to record an album with MCA Records. Dude Ranch was released in 1997 and the songs "Josie" and "Dammit" were very famous in USA. A reason for their fame is the fun the lyrics that attract a lot of teenagers' fans. Travis Barker substituted for Scott at the drums. The new drummer helped to increase the quality of the band and the next record became a world success, Eneme of the State. In this album there are many famous hits, such as "What's my age again", "Adam's song" and "All the small things" - their most popular song. At this time, Blink 182 started to appear on MTV frequently and the number of fans rose up.

"Take off your pants and jacket", released in 2001 and "Blink 182", released in 2003, were the next albuns and were responsible for turning the band into one of the most famous band, with fans all round the world who in 2005 had bad news. A fight between their members put an end to the band. In that year "Greatest hits' was released as a tribute to their orphan fans.


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