blink-182 Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for the singles "What's My Age Again?," "All the Small Things" and "The Rock Show․"
• Their 1999 album "Enema of the State" was certified platinum five times by the RIAA
• Won the 2000 and 2001 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best New Act and Best Rock Act
• Won the 2001 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Band
• Formed in 1992 by Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Scott Raynor in Poway, Calif
• Drummer Travis Barker joined the band in 1998
• Blink-182 was originally to be called 'Blink'; the number 182 was later added to avoid a lawsuit with another band