Tom DeLonge left Blink 182 for a pretty admirable reason… he wants to change the world.
The co-founder and bassist of everyone’s favorite pop punk band co-founded To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science and has recently left the band to make this his sole priority.
The description on the official website reads: “To The Stars Academy strives to be a powerful vehicle for change by creating a consortium among science, aerospace, a
Now, DeLonge has explained why the project is so important to him and why it means having to let go of Blink 182.
“The last show I played was in front of 100,000 people,” DeLonge said in an interview. “And then they wonder why I’m not doing that now and I’ll say because this is the one moment in my life where I’ll be able to look back as an old man and say, ‘Oh my god, I was a part of the team that changed the world.’”
He also explained: “I wanted to make a quick message to let you know that, from the heart, I left my band and all that I was known for because this is the moment in time where I can change the world for my kids and everybody else’s.”
He added: “I would love for you to consider doing that with us.”
