Tom DeLonge

“It's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things.”

“When you see opportunities in your life, you've got to analyze, 'Why was that choice given to me?'”

“I will eat anything Mexican - a sombrero, hacienda... anything. They've perfected the combo of bread items and the grill.”

“Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable.”

“I don't listen to punk any more, unless it's right before I play. Not that I don't like it, it's nostalgic. But, it's for kids and it should be... it's not art, it's expression.”

“I don't believe that I'm better than anybody, but I do believe that I'll try harder than most and I hope that people just join me for a little bit of a ride.”

“I've never been a jam-band sort of musician.”

“I'm a huge stadium rock fan, but I'm also a fan of everything from Massive Attack to Peter Gabriel, U2, the Police, Radiohead, and Coldplay. I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.”

“When we started Angels & Airwaves, we wanted to produce our art on different mediums, but the film was an ambitious one because we actually didn't go into it thinking we could make a big feature film.”

“'Love' has that Kubrick tonality to it, but this is not a Stanley Kubrick movie - there will never be another. At the same time, 'Love' has a modern feel. For example: In one scene, these astronauts go through a wormhole sequence, and you feel like you're being slapped around inside your head by a sonic boom.”

“You don't even wish for the success that I had, because you don't think it's attainable.”

“Every day, I read books on philosophy and science fiction and human consciousness.”

“So many artists today will talk about green this or organic that, but you know what? What we are eating, I think, is really doing a lot of bad to us. I'm not sure if I'm the guy to do it right now, because I have to clean up my house too, so to speak, but we've got to start addressing this. Too many people are getting sick today.”

“'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' is the best movie for a guy like me. A cerebral adventure. A moving story. A bunch of little green men.”

“Everyone I talk to says stuff like, 'Music sucks today,' and I'm going to try and change all that.”

“I always want to do different things. I'm always obsessed with trying to do different things.”

“Angels and Airwaves is a complete, pure reflection of who I am. The philosophy, the spiritualism, the esotericism, the idea of hope and space and the themes about life and grandeur... that's all me.”

“I grew up skateboarding, but I don't even do that anymore.”

“My company created a platform called Modlife, this prepackaged website that runs an artist's website.”

“I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.”