Editing Scott Raynor (section)

==Life and career==
Raynor began playing drums at a young age, forming a group with friend Ryan Kennedy at age 11 to perform at a school competition – "a kind of 'show and tell' thing," Raynor later recalled. The duo were initially inspired by [[Metallica]], but found their material far too technical; they instead played "Twist of Cain" by [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]] and "London Dungeon" by the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]. Raynor's first legitimate performance consisted of a cover of "Vlad the Impaler" by [[Gwar]].<ref name="shooman9"/>

===Beginnings of music career===
Raynor attended [[Rancho Bernardo High School]] (RBHS).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=Blink-182 co-founder, TV writer, journalist and Navy physician to be inducted into Titan Hall of Fame |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/10/22/blink-182-co-founder-tv-writer-journalist-and-navy-physician-to-be-inducted-into-titan-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> RBHS often arranged Battle of the Bands competitions, and Raynor participated: his band, The Necropheliacs, played a cover of Metallica's "[[Creeping Death]]".<ref name=shooman9>Shooman, 2010. pp. 9-10</ref> While at the competition, new transfer student [[Tom DeLonge]], who had been expelled from [[Poway High School]] for attending a basketball game while drunk,<ref name="shooman9"/> performed an original song titled "Who's Gonna Shave Your Back Tonight?" to a packed auditorium.<ref name="ut">{{cite news|title=With a wink to a sound that's fast, fun, Blink set to run for the tundra|author=Mikel Toombs|work=[[San Diego Union Tribune]]|date=March 30, 1995}}</ref> Raynor was introduced to DeLonge at a party by Paul Scott, founding member of The Necropheliacs, shortly before he moved out of state.<ref name="shooman9"/> The two found they had plenty in common, and DeLonge was searching for a more permanent band to create music with. The two began writing songs at Raynor's parents' home – "a strange mix of [[Heavy metal music|metal]] and [[Descendents]]-style [[punk rock|punk]]" – and tried out a variety of bass players, according to Raynor.<ref name=p12>Hoppus, 2001. p. 12</ref> 

DeLonge later met [[Mark Hoppus]] in August 1992 through friend Kerry Key and his girlfriend, Anne Hoppus.<ref name="shooman9"/> "I thought they were hilarious when I met them. I mean, I didn't have a driver's license yet, so I gained a lot of agency through hanging with them and their group of friends," said Raynor.<ref name=shooman11>Shooman, 2010. p. 11</ref> The trio began to practice in Raynor's room (amid complaints from neighbors), which was soundproofed with empty egg cartons.<ref name="p12"/><ref name="shooman11"/>
[[File:Blink-182 at the Gorilla Pit in October 1993.jpg|thumb|Blink at the Gorilla Pit in 1993]]
The trio spent time together constantly, attending punk shows and movies and playing practical jokes.<ref name="shooman11"/> The trio first operated under a variety of names, including Duck Tape and Figure 8, until DeLonge rechristened the band "Blink".<ref name=p13shoo>Shooman, 2010. pp. 13–14</ref> Hoppus' girlfriend later led him to depart from the group for a time, but he returned when Raynor and DeLonge began recording a [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] on a [[Multitrack recording|four track recorder]] with friend and collaborator Cam Jones.<ref name=p13>Hoppus, 2001. pp. 13-15</ref><ref name=shooman13>Shooman, 2010. p. 13</ref> The band soon became part of a circuit that also included the likes of [[Ten Foot Pole]] and [[Unwritten Law]], and they found their way onto the bill as the opening band for local acts at [[Soma San Diego|SOMA]], a local all-ages venue which they longed to headline. "It's difficult to describe, in words, the nauseous mix of fear and excitement that would hit me when I first started seeing lines of people wanting to hear us play," said Raynor.<ref name=shooman18>Shooman, 2010. pp. 18-19</ref>
[[File:Early Blink-182 show at the Soul Kitchen.jpg|thumb|An early Blink-182 show at the Soul Kitchen in [[El Cajon]]|left]]
The three eventually were playing concerts at local venues such as SOMA, which alerted local independent record label [[Cargo Music]].<ref name=p29>Hoppus, 2001. p. 29</ref> Hoppus was the only member to sign the contract, as DeLonge was at work at the time and Raynor was still a [[Minor (law)|minor]].<ref name=p30>Hoppus, 2001. p. 30</ref> The ''[[Cheshire Cat (Blink-182 album)|Cheshire Cat]]'' sessions were to be the last performance with the band for Raynor, whose family had moved to [[Reno, Nevada]]. Raynor stayed with his sister for the summer of 1993 in order to rehearse for the recording of their debut album.<ref name=shooman24>Shooman, 2010. p. 24</ref> Raynor moved to Reno following the recording and was briefly replaced by school friend Mike Krull. The band saved money and began flying Raynor out to shows, but eventually Raynor would move back to San Diego to live with Hoppus and his family.<ref name=p28>Hoppus, 2001. p. 28</ref> His parents allowed him to drop out of full-time school to move back and play with the band, but he would continue to finish his diploma by bringing homework on tour.<ref name="shooman24"/><ref name="thrash">{{cite web|url=http://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Burnout/2013/Magazine_1996/November_1996/TH1196Nov1996p88-89_800t.jpg|title=Blink-182|last=Walker|first=Morgan|work=[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]]|publisher=High Speed Productions|pages=88|date=November 6, 1996|access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> "I think Mark and his sister Anne and I stayed up watching old TV shows until morning that whole summer," he recalled.<ref name=shooman24>Shooman, 2010. p. 24</ref>

"The summer I lived with Mark and his family was probably the greatest summer of my life so far," said Raynor in 2001. "I left home at 17, came to San Diego, we bought a van, finished our first video… I had all kinds of dreams in my head and they were all coming true."<ref name=p28>Hoppus, 2001. p. 28</ref>

===Mainstream success and dismissal from Blink-182===
[[File:Blink-182 at the Whiskey in Los Angeles, 10-7-1996.jpg|thumb|Blink-182 at [[the Whiskey]] in 1996]]
By March 1996, the trio began to accumulate a genuine buzz among major labels, resulting in a bidding war between [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[MCA Records|MCA]], and [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]].<ref name="shooman37"/> MCA's persistence and sincerity won the band over, as well as their promise of complete artistic freedom.<ref name=p64>Hoppus, 2001. p. 64</ref> The band began recording their sophomore effort ''[[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]'' that winter. The record hit stores the following summer and the band headed out on the [[Warped Tour]], which Raynor described as "one of the most unequivocally positive experiences of my time with the band."<ref name=shooman37>Shooman, 2010. pp. 37-38</ref> When lead single "[[Dammit]]" began rotation at Los Angeles-based [[KROQ]], other stations took notice and the single was added to rock radio playlists across the country.<ref name=p74>Hoppus, 2001. p. 74</ref> Desperate for a break due to extended touring, the overworked band began to argue and tensions formed, centering largely around Raynor.<ref name=p81>Hoppus, 2001. p. 81</ref>
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Raynor had planned from the earliest days of the band to one day attend college, as he said in a partially [[tongue-in-cheek]] remark in a 1994 interview: "I don't want to be 30 and still in a punk-rock band. That seems kind of scary to me."<ref name="shooman50"/> Shortly after the band released ''Dude Ranch'', Raynor began to think outside of the situation, viewing the major label experience as nothing like he had hoped.<ref name=shooman50>Shooman, 2010. p. 50</ref> He had only been half invested in the band since signing to MCA, as he felt it offered less creative freedom, especially in comparison to Epitaph, which had been pursuing the band and was Raynor's first choice.<ref name=shooman56>Shooman, 2010. p. 56</ref> "I mean, I was intellectually invested, I recognized it as a smart move financially. But it's like that song says, '[[I Left My Heart in San Francisco]]'; I left my heart in the office at Epitaph. After that compromise I found it difficult to make further ones, and I felt like I was asked to make a lot. Eventually, there was not enough of my heart in the band to justify my sticking around. I backed away, I was dead weight."<ref name="shooman56"/>

The tension came to a head in February 1998 as the band embarked on [[SnoCore Tour|SnoCore]], described as "a winter version of the Warped Tour." Sharing the stage with [[Primus (band)|Primus]], the band was enjoying more success than ever before, but the drama between the musicians had grown substantially.<ref name=p83>Hoppus, 2001. p. 83</ref> Relations reached a low point when the band engaged in a fight on a [[Nebraska]] date after SnoCore's conclusion.<ref name=shooman47>Shooman, 2010. p. 47</ref> Shortly after the conclusion of SnoCore was a short mini-tour along the western coast, most notably Southern California, the band's favorite place to play. The tour ended with the band headlining a sold-out show at the [[Hollywood Palladium|Palladium]] in Hollywood, where the band had dreamed of performing for years.<ref name=p84>Hoppus, 2001. p. 84</ref>

Raynor suffered a "tragic loss" during the West Coast mini-tour and flew home, forcing the band to find a fill-in drummer: [[Travis Barker]] of the [[ska punk]] support band [[The Aquabats]].<ref name=shooman51>Shooman, 2010. p. 51</ref> Barker learned the drum tracks for the band's set in only 45 minutes prior to his first show.<ref name=shooman52>Shooman, 2010. p. 52</ref><ref name="p85"/> Raynor returned for the band's Hollywood Palladium performance, and the band became increasingly uneasy and arguments grew worse.<ref name=p85>Hoppus, 2001. p. 85</ref> To offset personal issues, Raynor began to drink heavily and it began to affect the band's performances.<ref name="shooman56">Shooman, 2010. p. 56</ref> Following a largely successful Australian tour in the spring, Hoppus and DeLonge presented an ultimatum: quit drinking or go to an in-patient rehab. Raynor agreed to both and informed the band of his decision after taking the weekend to mull options.<ref name="shooman56"/> According to Raynor, he was fired through a phone call despite his agreement to rehab.<ref name="ap2004">{{cite web |author=Tate |first=Jason |date=2004-04-16 |title=Scott Raynor (ex-Blink182) |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=32568 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629034017/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=32568 |archive-date=2012-06-29 |access-date=2012-07-28 |work=AbsolutePunk}}</ref> Despite this, he felt no malice toward his former bandmates and conceded they were "right" to fire him. The band minimized the impact of the situation in future interviews and remained vague regarding his departure.<ref name="shooman56" /> The band later worked Raynor's departure into a song, "[[Man Overboard (Blink-182 song)|Man Overboard]]", which makes reference to his alcohol abuse.<ref name="shooman80" /> 

According to Hoppus, who wrote about Raynor’s departure in his memoir [[Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir|''Fahrenheit-182'']], Raynor had chosen to quit the band after being given the ultimatum. Hoppus stated, "the relationship with [Raynor] ended on the worst note possible, I feel like there’s a lot unsaid with Scott, and I would love to have that kind of closure at some point in my life. I don’t know when that is and it’s not something that I can force." Hoppus also revealed that Raynor called him a year after he left the band and, "ran through a laundry list of grievances, both real and imagined, cursed me and Tom, called us hypocrites." The phone call was the last time Hoppus spoke to Raynor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2025-04-07 |title=10 Things We Learned From Mark Hoppus' New Memoir 'Fahrenheit-182' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mark-hoppus-fahrenheit-182-book-things-we-learned-1235305595/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Later work===
Raynor has kept a low profile since exiting Blink-182; he has taken part in few interviews, aside from a 2004 [[AbsolutePunk]] piece<ref name="ap2004"/> and portions for Joe Shooman's unauthorized 2010 biography of the band, ''Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return''.
 
In his immediate years after leaving the group, Raynor kept himself busy with various musical projects, including a band called The Axidentals. Raynor played guitar for the group, which recorded an extended play and a full-length that was left unreleased when [[Vagrant Records]] showed interest in signing the band.<ref name=shooman80>Shooman, 2010. pp. 80-81</ref> By the time the deal went through, Raynor was having disputes with the group and quit; the band later released their debut album as ''Death on Wednesday'' through Vagrant in 2000. Raynor later went on to perform with the group Grimby from 2000 to 2001,<ref name="Quihuiz 2023 u107">{{cite web | last=Quihuiz | first=Ariana | title=The Members of Blink-182: Where Are They Now? | website=Peoplemag | date=April 18, 2023 | url=https://people.com/music/blink-182-members-where-are-they-now/ | access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref> which recorded an extended play at Doubletime Studios. Recorded live over the course of a day, Raynor has described it as dark comedy, "a [[Black Sabbath]], [[Ramones]], and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] milkshake."<ref name="shooman114"/> Raynor fulfilled a long-held ambition to work with [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] producer [[Jack Endino]] on an extended play recorded with The Spazms in 2004. "The language of the whole record really speaks for me. It's deskilled, nihilistic, and posits, by default not intention, a Franco-feminism", he said.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

In the 2000s, he began contributing to a charity called [[StandUp for Kids]], an outreach organization that helped street and homeless youth. He also taught music to teens in trouble with the law under the ''Street of Dreams'' program.<ref name="shooman80"/> In 2003, a rumor circulated on the Internet that Raynor had been shot dead; he addressed the hoax via a letter he e-mailed to the sites in question, that instead directed the attention to the StandUp for Kids organization.<ref name=shooman114>Shooman, 2010. pp. 114-115</ref> He continued to play music; in 2017, Raynor joined the Los Angeles post-punk band The Wraith,<ref name="Quihuiz 2023 u107"/> with whom he released the extended play ''Shadow Flag''. He left the band some time after, but re-joined in 2019.<ref name="Kerrang! 2019 w179">{{cite web | title=The Wraith: What It's Like Being An LA Punk Band In 2019 | website=Kerrang! | date=November 25, 2019 | url=https://www.kerrang.com/what-its-like-being-an-la-punk-band-in-2019 | access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref> Raynor appears in the music video for the song "Wing of Night", although he didn't take part in the writing process.<ref name="YouTube 2024 d837">{{cite web | title=WING OF NIGHT (OFFICIAL VIDEO) | website=YouTube | date=March 6, 2024 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9lfLmTCwBw | access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref> In January 2020, Raynor left The Wraith again; the band continued with a new drummer.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 January 2020 |title=We're excited to announce Anatolii Lövochkin, formerly of Russian punk legends @purgen_official , as our new drummer. Anatolii is already adding incredible energy and musicality, so touring and writing with him will be a blast! His Wraith debut will be at the "Phantoms" book launch in DTLA on Feb. 22. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B73_CkfDFlH/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Instagram}}</ref>

As of 2023, Raynor had joined the [[San Diego Police Department]] and lives in San Diego.<ref name="Spencer 2023 c621">{{cite web | last=Spencer | first=Anthony | title=What Happened To Blink 182's Original Drummer Scott Raynor? | website=TheThings | date=June 6, 2023 | url=https://www.thethings.com/what-happened-to-blink-182s-original-drummer-scott-raynor/ | access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Prado |first=Ronnie |date=2023-10-23 |title=Indestructible: A review of Blink-182’s new studio album “One More Time” |url=https://dailycampus.com/2023/10/23/indestructible-a-review-of-blink-182s-new-studio-album-one-more-time/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=The Daily Campus |language=en}}</ref>