Tragic Details About Blink-182

The boys of Blink-182 have endured more than their fair share of brutal trials and tribulations. From lawsuits to firings and crashed planes, this is the tragic real-life story of one of modern rock's most influential bands.

Blink-182 didn't intend to kick off that weird turn-of-the-century trend that attached meaningless words to equally meaningless numbers. After briefly trying on and discarding other names like Duck Tape and Figure 8, they were simply called "Blink." That moniker stuck for a while through early club appearances throughout Southern California and some mini tours in the San Diego area. In fact, 1994's Buddha, the band's first notable release, bore the name Blink on it.

It wasn't until 1995's Cheshire Cat that the group had to make a name change. As it turned out, an Irish band also called Blink had caught wind of the San Diego punk outfit and threatened to sue. Unwilling to go to legal war over something so silly, Blink's label, Cargo Music, demanded that the band change their name, or they'd change it for them. So someone then slapped a meaningless "182" to the end of the name, and the rest is history.

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Behind the name | 0:00
Firing the drummer | 1:03
Hurt feelings | 2:13
Indefinite hiatus | 3:22
Reunited by tragedy | 4:23
Lingering tension | 5:31
Failing to meet expectations | 6:41
Waning interest | 7:30
DeLonge leaves the band | 8:31
Soldiering on | 9:47

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