Blink Quote by Tom DeLonge

Green Day was more of the influence than Blink.

— Deryck Whibley

I think that breaking into the mainstream - it was just the right cycle of music for us in Blink-182. People were kind of…

— Mark Hoppus

Touring with Blink helped introduce people to Alkaline Trio who otherwise wouldn't have ever heard of us.

— Matt Skiba

I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe…

— Nate Ruess

I was really into Blink-182 and punk bands like NOFX and MXPX.

— Ryan Ross

There was a moment, a few weeks after I signed, that it actually hit me. I was signed to a major label.

— Hozier

Blink was pretty good, but they only had three members and Travis is arguably the most recognizable one now. And I wonder if my…

— Jesse Rutherford

If we play to first time Blink 182 listeners, it's good they are listening to us and not the Backstreet Boys. Old Fans or…

— Travis Barker

Signing to a major label was an experiment for us. It was a challenge: working in a big studio with a producer was a…

— Lee Ranaldo

It breaks my heart to see these young, really talented bands getting chewed up into the system. I remember a time if you'd signed…

— Mike Peters

When I was 21, I was in a pretty serious band, and we almost got signed - went to New York, showcased, all that…

— Mark Foster

When I was signed, that was before the punk thing even happened.

— Kate Bush