Background Neighborhoods (Blink-182 album)

following barker s near-fatal plane crash, delonge mailed barker 2003 photo of trio aboard submarine in middle east, reminding him of were.

blink-182 announced on february 22, 2005 going on indefinite hiatus . decision, in reality break-up of group, stemmed internal band tension, had arisen in late 2004 during band s european tour. guitarist , vocalist tom delonge expressed desire take half-year respite touring in order spend more time family. bassist , vocalist mark hoppus , drummer travis barker dismayed decision, felt overly long break. following 2004 indian ocean earthquake, delonge agreed perform @ music relief s concert south asia, benefit show aid victims. further arguments ensued during rehearsals, rooted in band members increasing paranoia , bitterness toward 1 another. delonge felt priorities mad different, , breakdown in communication led heated exchanges, resulting in exit group. during hiatus, delonge formed space rock band angels & airwaves while barker , hoppus continued playing in +44. 2 events in late 2008 lead band s eventual reformation: death of longtime producer jerry finn (who suffered cerebral hemorrhage) , near-fatal plane crash involving barker , collaborator dj am.

immediately 2 incidents raised rumors of possible blink-182 reunion. hoppus alerted barker s accident phone call in middle of night , jumped on next flight burn center. delonge learned of crash via tv news @ airport while waiting board flight. landed , mailed letter , 2 photographs barker: photo of blink aboard submarine in middle east , of himself , 2 kids. 1 remember were? , other now, delonge said delonge commented that, no matter happened between himself , barker in past, none of matters when comes down getting hurt. hoppus first spoke on matter in blog post in november 2008, writing hadn t had in him post, adding these past 2 months have been hardest times can remember. revealed he, delonge, , barker had spoken in aftermath. barker quashed reunion rumors in december, noted had been getting along.

talk of reunion commenced weeks after trio began speaking again. after two-hour phone conversation between delonge , hoppus, arrangement made trio meet @ hoppus , barker s los angeles studio in october 2008. delonge first approach subject of reuniting. trio had, in hoppus s words, 2 gnarly heart-to-hearts, during 3 opened up. tom had kind of come out los angeles day, recalled hoppus, remember said, so, guys think? heads at? , said, think should continue ve been doing past 17 years. think should on road , in studio , love doing. eventually, band appeared first time on stage in 5 years presenters @ 51st grammy awards on february 8, 2009. band s official website updated statement: put simply, re back. mean, back. picking left off , some. in studio writing , recording new album. preparing tour world yet again. friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy.