# Best Bits: Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge on the 80’s songs that changed his life

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Podcast: [Take 5](https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-5-961880)
Published: 2026-07-15T19:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/take-5/best-bits-tom-delonge-2012/106870656
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## Resource

This is one of the best bits from Take 5. Founding member of Blink-182, Angels and Airwaves, and UFO enthusiast, Tom DeLonge hung out with Zan Rowe back in 2012, while in the country to play Soundwave Festival. You don't create a career like that without loving music, so Zan dived into the music that changed his life. Listen to the full episode here : https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/take-5/tom-delonge-take-5/9035742 SONGS The Cure - ‘Friday I’m In Love’ The Police - ‘Every Breath You Take’

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