For years, Blink-182 fans around the world have debated the proper pronunciation of the band’s name. Even members of the group have chimed in, giving their opinions before, but the debate rages on. Now, drummer Travis Barker and frequent collaborator, Machine Gun Kelly, have once again stirred up the debate, this time doing so on ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden.’
‘The Late Late Show’ previously joined in on the Blink-182 debate back in 2018, when a writer for the show tweeted, “The British call Blink-182 ‘Blink One Eight Two’ and I’m not saying that’s WHY they lost the Revolutionary War, but…” Last week, with Barker and Machine Gun Kelly on the show, host James Corden decided to ask Barker directly.
“I think when we’re over there [in the UK], we’re okay with people saying, ‘blink one eight two’, and in the States, it’s always been ‘blink one eighty-two,’ so I guess it’s just where we’re at, like, when we’re in Europe and the UK they’re saying, ‘blink one eight two,’” said Barker. Corden chimed in that the proper pronunciation should be “one hundred and eighty-two.” It seems this question may never be answered.
Via NME