T H E S C O T T S T O R Y
Why
did Scott (former drummer) quit the band?
Scott Raynor was the drummer
of the band since its debut in 1994. He followed the band into
the creation of Buddha, Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch. After this
last album, Scott Raynor left the
band and was replaced by Travis Barker, former member of "The
Aquabats". Lots of rumors have
been circling around the net on the "why" and "how"
scott left the band, and the silence of the singers
(Mark And Tom) on this subject contributes in their growth. Two
of these are highly
probable. The first
(and most known) is that Scott got simply kicked out of the band
by the rest
of the group. The second
would be that he left in order to continue his studies.
An interview of Scott (see Scott's Biography), confirms the second
theory. Here's an e-mail I've received:
Subject:
"Why scott left the band
I was watching an interview
with the band about the selection of Travis Barker as the new
drummer for
Blink 182. I had seen before on an early version of Blink's website
that it was none of our business.
But
in the interview Tom stated that Scott Raynor (former drummer)
got a call before a show
that he got
accepted to a college he had been trying really hard to get into.
They were on tour and
he had to leave
immediatly evidently and they were happy for him but they needed
a drummer for
the show. They were
on tour with the Aquabats and Travis was a great drummer so they
got out the
sheet music and he
learned the set in 45 minutes. I believe why they gave the explanation
"none
of your business" is because
Scott and the boys agreed that he was going to college and would
not return to play for blink and
to just continue without him instead of waiting. So they signed
Travis
as their new drummer. "
Stefan
The
ongoing rumors
Apparenty,
rumours will never vanish. The latest would be that Scott Raynor
is now working in an association
and he surfs on the internet often in order to chat with blink
fans. He seems to take a lot of
time to answer to the same question over and over again: Why did
you left the band? - His answer seems
reasonable though: He was drunk most of the time when on tour,
Mark and Tom couldn't stand
that so they kicked him out of the band. - Knowing that Tom hates
the "taste of beer" and that the
"man overboard's" lyrics are rumoured to deal with Scott's
alcoholism too, maybe that's true...
Also
see:
 Scott's
Biography
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