UPDATE: Tom Is Claiming He Never Quit Blink 182

So you’re saying the band is putting out press releases saying he quit the band, saying Matt Skiba is replacing him, etc etc..and Tom is flat out denying it? Awkward city.

Mark Hoppus issued a statement that DeLonge decided to “indefinitely” leave the band. “We were all set to play this festival and record a new album and Tom kept putting it off without reason,” Hoppus and Barker said. “A week before we were scheduled to go in to the studio, we got an email from his manager explaining that he didn’t want to participate in any Blink-182 projects indefinitely, but would rather work on his other non-musical endeavors.”

So looks like Tom is back in! I mean realistically he’s probably not, he just didn’t want to look like an asshole, but what a twist on this story. Emotional roller coaster. One second they are broken up for good, the next second Tom is planning secret NYC shows. While Mark is giving his eulogy from the band, Tom is kicking the coffin open. I guess we’ll just take off our pants and see what happens next.