19 November 2008
<span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">The Tom and Dougie Show McFly's Dougie Poynter and Blink 182's Tom Delonge chat music. Macbeth and the meaning of life... Well,
Dougie : This may sound like a weird question, but do you realise how cool and how much a legend you are in some people's eyes ? For instance, I swear if it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't be where I
Dougie : I think the second album I had of yours was a live album. I borrowed it off a friends and that night I decided I wanted to be in a band... Tom : That is really cool, I can't believe it. I rem
Dougie : Your new album is so different to everything else you've done, will you continue to develop your sound ? Tom : That's the goal. The main aim of anything that we do is to evolue. I think the o
Dougie : I've always been obsessed with violence and feeling this is so clever wich song are you most proud of ? Tom : I think anything that's different from past songs makes me really proud. Violence
Dougie : Your album logo is awesome, did you drawing it yourself ? Tom : No, we'd worked on the logo - the smiley face - but the packaging was done by a guy who had done our videos. We get control ove
Dougie : What are some of your best memories of blink so far ? Tom : One of my favorite things we ever did was when I got to watch a satellite launch into space in Florida, that was cool. Then we got
Dougie : What is an average day for you ? Tom : There isn't an average day ! When I'm at home it's a mixture of hanging out with one of the companies that we own, like MacBeth shoes, working on some c
Dougie : Wich bands did you listen to while growing up ? Tom : I listened to a lot of different stuff, I grew up on Depeche Mode, New Order and Joy Division... kind of new wave stuff. Then in Junior H
Dougie : What music do you listen to new ? Tom : I have a blend od anything on my iPod. I've just started listenning to this band called the Secret Machines - I think they're American. They sound like
Dougie : Any advice for a young band ... Tom : The only advice I ever give to people is to do whatever it takes. Give it your all - sell all your possessions and challenge yourself to be the best and
Dougie : What is your favourite Blink lyric of all the time ? Tom : I don't know (pauses). Let me think... on our record, it's really simple but it says "Are you afraid of being alone, coz I am, I'm l
Dougie : Travis is such an awesome drummer, can he get any better ? Tom : I don't know. I honestly don't think it is humanly possible, he's pretty good (laughs). Dougie : Have you written any new son
Dougie : What is the meaning of like ? Tom : I think to make yourself happy and to make all those around you as happy as you can, now and not later. Dougie : Thanks man. Tom : Thanks Dougie.
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