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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...
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