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Tom DeLonge clarifies Blink-182 split rumours

It was reported this afternoon that guitarist Tom DeLonge has decided to quit Blink-182 in order to work on his non-musical projects

Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker supposedly released a statement on the shocking news and confirmed that Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba will stand in for DeLonge at the upcoming Musink Festival. It read:

“We were all set to play this festival and record a new album and Tom kept putting it off without reason. A week before we were scheduled to go in to the studio we got an email from his manager explaining that he didn’t want to participate in any Blink-182 projects indefinitely, but would rather work on his other non-musical endeavours. No hard feelings, but the show must go on for our fans.”

Now, DeLonge has posted an official message to the band's devoted fans via his Instagram page, which explains: "To all the fans, I never quit the band. I actually was on a phone call about a blink 182 event for New York City at the time all these weird press releases started coming in... Apparently those releases were 'sanctioned' from the band. Are we dysfunctional- yes. But, Christ..... #Awkward #BabyBackRibs."

The aforementioned Musink Tattoo & Music Festival is due to be held from March 20-22 in Los Angeles. 

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