Tom DeLonge (Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr.) Quotes

When we started Angels Airwaves, we wanted to produce our art on different mediums, but the film was an ambitious one because we actually didn't go into it thinking we could make a big feature film.

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  Tom DeLonge Angels & Airwaves
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