Tom's Singing Influence in "I Miss You"

[Thibaut182]

I don't know if this has ever been discussed before but thought it would probably be super interesting for a thread! 

Obviously the way how Tom says "The voice inside my head" in the chorus has become iconic.

But the way how Tom pronounces the word "Time" in the chorus always fascinated me and I knew why straight away from the first listen. Here's why : 

In the song "Muffled" by Ten Foot Pole on Rev (1994) , Scott Radinsky (lead singer) pronounces "Time" in a very distinct way similar to Tom:

"Think of all the times you made me wait"
"The times the wasted times"

And in the song "Old Man" from the same record, he again pronounces the word "Time" exactly like in "Muffled"  but this time during the chorus:

"I know at first i seemed too busy
But now i'll make the time"

Did Tom get inspired or influenced by Scott Radinsky's voice for the song "I Miss You" ?

Or is this a super total and random coincidence that I discovered haha

What do you think ? ? 

I know that Ten Foot Pole toured a lot with Blink back in the day and there's footage evidence of Tom skateboarding with an old school Ten Foot Pole hoodie

[Champ182]

I know they were fans/friends of Ten Foot Pole, I'm sure they were a big influence, but I think the pronunciation is mostly just an exaggerated California thing that Tom and Scott Radinsky both have.

[Just Good Chats]

i never listened to ten foot pole but those 2 songs r real great makes sense that it would have inspired tom if it did

[Just Good Chats]

16 hours ago, Drunk said:

 

lol thats 2 many timeS, they shouldt ban themselves from ever using the word time again at this point