His new book,Sekret Machines Book 1: Chasing Shadows,co-written with A.J.
The 704-page tome, he says, will be followed by more books and a docu-series.
This is not just a book, DeLonge tells EW over the phone.
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This is not just Tom talking about UFOs again, laughing about it with his fans.
They see it as a global security issue.
Howd you get interested in this topic?
The easiest answer is that is back in junior high.
I wondered if there were any books on UFOs.
I just wanted to read about unidentified aerial phenomenon.
Its been such a pronounced interest; did it influence the way you approached music?
Not only on the planet but within our own government and in the U.S. What is the secret?
Its not one.Sekret Machinesis the project that is going to contain historical fiction and non fiction.
Books, novels whatever, in a way thats akin to Batman.
When you find out why youll be glad they did everything they did.
People will walk away losing their cynicism they have for these elements of the government.
I think that its a heroic story and its an important topic that were still dealing with today.
When you say this topic, do you mean space travel and UFOs?
The way they described it to me is a life form.
Were very close to announcing theres life on Mars.
To this day its the single biggest issue as far as national security goes.
When you say, What is the secret?
Its a real thing.
Did your further involvement lead to you wanting to leave Blink-182?
Im a guy thats always been interested in a lot of different things.
I never willfully left Blink-82.
To the Stars was created somewhere along those first few years.
But I never had the idea to start a company and leave the band.
That was never my intention.
Are you in touch with Blink about theirnew music?
Im a pretty busy guy these days but I hope that theyre doing great and I love those guys.
I wish the best for them.
What do you think of that comment?
I think that every band member has different things that they like and that they bring to the table.
Travis always loved hip-hop.
The magic of Blink-182 was the push and pull we had with each other.
It was representative of something we each couldnt do on our own.
That was a really great thing.
I think it would have been very bad for the band to sound like anything other than Blink-182.
What is fiction vs non-fiction in this book?
People are supposed to go along for the ride.
I dont need people to wonder what is fiction or not in this first book.
I need them to absorb the story and follow along.
It will be very clear as long as they follow in a chronological order.
