I was born in Poway, California. My parents are Connie and Thomas Delonge SR. I have an older brother (Shon) and a younger sister (Kari). I attended Poway High School. A friend gave me a guitar for my 15th birthday. When I was away at camp one year, a kid got me into liking punk-rock. Blink-182 started in 1992 and became huge in 1998, in between the years of "Dude Ranch" and "Enema of the State". I am the guitarist and vocalist of the band. I met my wife, Jen, at a party at least a half of a decade ago and we had their first baby on July 15, 2002. We named Ava Elizabeth. Ava was born at 5:30 A.M. at California Scripps Hospital in LA and she weighed 7 pounds. I also have a new baby boy named Rocket