Blink 182 question...?

Question

What is the real reason that they broke up? and if possible, can you try to add proof?

Answer 1

In mid-February 2005 the band cancelled a performance at Music for Relief's Concert for South Asia. Shortly thereafter, the band announced they were going on an "indefinite hiatus". The band members were vague on reasons for the split, causing rumors among fans that the hiatus was a permanent one.

Geffen Records released a Greatest Hits compilation on November 1 in the U.S. One previously unreleased track was included "Another Girl Another Planet" (a cover song originally by The Only Ones. The song was used as the theme song to Barker's new reality TV show, Meet the Barkers. Also included was the previously issued "I Miss You" B-side and Untitled album bonus track "Not Now". The album immediately reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Three weeks later Delonge announced his new band, Angels and Airwaves. He claimed it would be "the greatest rock'n'roll revolution of this generation" and "more emotional than Blink 182 and Box Car Racer put together." In his reason for why Blink 182 was on indefinite hiatus, Delonge suggested the mounting tension between himself and Hoppus, ultimately caused by DeLonge's desire for a break with his family and Hoppus' feelings of betrayal from the formation of Box Car Racer. He also announced his plans to create a film about the final days of blink-182 [2]. Angels and Airwaves released their debut album We Don't Need to Whisper on May 23rd, 2006, where it debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. The band went on tour in the summer of 2006, with Taking Back Sunday as co-headliner.

Hoppus and Barker's new project +44 surfaced on December 13, 2005 with the song, "No It Isn't". Incidentally, the song was leaked on the same day that Angels and Airwaves were slated to release their first song (and also Tom Delonge's 30th birthday), though the release of the latter was delayed. Mark was at first hesitant to admit any correlation between the song and breakup, claiming that the song's title was but has since admitted the song was about Tom and the breakup of the band.

In August 2006, Hoppus gave an extensive interview with b182.com. The interview focused on Blink-182 and the hitherto-unexplained events that had led to the band's split. Contrary to DeLonge's statements, Hoppus said that the band had been getting along at the time of their final album. Hoppus went on to say that DeLonge requested a half-year respite from touring to spend time with his family, despite a planned spring U.S. tour. Hoppus and Barker hesitantly conceded, leading to the cancellation of the upcoming tour. DeLonge said he would only record in his home studio in San Diego, and proposed sending Pro Tools files back and forth. Hoppus declined, saying Blink-182 was ceasing to be a band. DeLonge supposedly had the band's manager inform his bandmates that he had left the band. Hoppus stated that he and Barker eventually formed +44 at the end of the European leg, due to the fact that they did not want to wait for Delonge's break to be over to make music.

Regarding a possibility of reconciliation, DeLonge said that he would love to rebuild his relationship with Hoppus and Barker. Hoppus also could not say whether there was a possibility for the former bandmates to re-build their broken relationship, but as they are tight on their side projects, prospects of a reunion seem slim for now.

Answer 2

I personally like the old Blink 182. That's my opinion.

Answer 3

It was mostly Toms fault.