Thanks to (Ernie) for posting this on our forums!
Thanks to (Ernie) for posting this on our forums!
Mark and Tom are taking part in a google plus chat, and they want your questions. So get thinking and head over to youtube.com/atgoogletalks and ask and vote for questions. You have until 5pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, October 4th to ask so get to it!
Earlier today Mark took part in a live video webchat on Justin.tv. You can watch recordings of the chats and read some highlights after the break.
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But did it not feel a bit… weird?
Mark sheds light on tension in the band, his friendship with Tom and more:
“Oh no! What we would do is we would exchange ideas, we’d record the outlines, the skeletons of songs, and then Tom [DeLonge, guitarist/singer] would take ideas to his studio in San Diego and Travis [Barker, drummer] and I would take ideas to our studio in Los Angeles and we would work on them, then we’d meet up, either later that week, or in a couple of weeks, depending. Then we’d listen to each other’s ideas, make comments and go from there.”
“That’s the tension we need in Blink. I think it is the way forward for us. It’s the way we can all work together and explore all of our ideas. In the past, when we’ve all been in the same room, you’re recording your parts while the other guys are sitting around waiting and this way enables each of us to explore every single idea we might have, in our own time, in our own comfort space. One of us will have an idea and then the other one will suggest something different and want to change it. That tension is what makes Blink sound like Blink.”
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Yes, ‘Neighborhoods’ has leaked. No, you won’t find it here. Be sure to pre-order the record. It’s only right to support the band we all love so much.
Mark posted the following comments on his Google+ profile: Yes, it’s (‘Hearts All Gone’) a different mix. No, it wasn’t us. from what i can determine, it looks like it leaked in russia first. i fell asleep at 4am, and for no reason woke up at 7, with a weird premonition. i checked my twitter and there it was.”