Tomas Matthew Delonge, JR or as fans know him better Tom Delonge is a very influential composer. He was born on December 13, 1975. His parents were Connie and Tomas SR. He has an older brother named Shon and a younger sister named Kari. He grew up in Poway, California. He originally wanted to become a firefighter and also went through the San Diego Cadet program. His parents divorced when he was 18, which influenced some of the songs he wrote. On May 26, 2001 Tom married his girlfriend of 6 years, Jennifer Jenkins. The band Jimmy Eat World played for them at the reception. He has two children, Ava Elizabeth, born in 2002, and Jonas Rocket, born in 2006. They currently reside in Del Mar, California. Tom suffered from a herniated disc which led to chronic pain and his eventual addiction to Vicodin. He stopped suddenly when he couldn't take any pills for a week. Tom was also diagnosed with skin cancer and although he was treated and cured, he still started a foundation to raise money for breast cancer research. He helped create a clothing line known as Atticus Clothing and a shoe company known as Macbeth Footwear. He sold his shares of Atticus and is now the sole owner of Macbeth. He is also the author of children's books. He has a couple of websites, one is a place where people can talk about alien sightings and abductions as Tom is a big believer in extraterrestrials, and the other is a place where fans can talk to bands and where musicians they can talk to each other. other.Tom attended Poway High School until his senior year when he was expelled for being drunk during a basketball game. Being expelled led to him attending Rancho Bernardo High School for the remainder of his senior year, where he met Anne Hoppus who felt Tom... middle of paper... a recurring theme in his music. On Enema of the State there's a song called "Aliens Exist", there's a video that he released for Love that's all shot on a spaceship and in space. He tends to get sidelined in interviews if aliens are mentioned. He has his own studio at home to record whenever he feels like it. It was this studio that led to the breakup of Blink 182. He wanted them to come to his house to record their new album and the other guys didn't agree and that's when they decided to take a break. Tom stated that he hated school and would only do the bare minimum to get a C because all he really liked was music and skateboarding. Works Cited “Blink 182”: Tales from Beneath Your Mom – The Official Biography – Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge, Travis Barker, Anne Hoppus.We Don't Need to Whisper Documentary – Video by Tom Delonge.