Editing Buddha (album) (section)

==Recording and production==
''Buddha'' was financed by Pat Secor, Hoppus' boss at [[Wherehouse Music]] in [[San Diego]]. Secor wanted to start his own record label and offered to help pay for costs. "He was like, hey, I'll front you the money, and we'll split the profits until you pay me back," recalled Hoppus in 2001.<ref name=p24-25>Hoppus, 2001. p. 24-25</ref> The two had met when Secor transferred from a north San Diego location. The two became friends quickly, despite Secor's seniority of post.<ref name=shooman14>Shooman, 2010. p. 14-16</ref> "At that point they'd played around enough to get their chops up so I took all the money I had in savings and we went into the studio for two days," said Secor.<ref name="shooman14" />

The recording sessions at Doubletime Studios in [[Santee, California]] took place in January 1994, and were scheduled around work and school commitments. Hoppus was sick at the time of recording.<ref name="shooman17" /> Despite this, the band carried on and the demo was complete within two days. "''Buddha'' was cut live then we added the vocals. Two days and they were done – including the mix. It's quite standard for a young punk band to do that," said engineer Jeff Forrest.<ref name=shooman17>Shooman, 2010. p. 17</ref> Despite this, the liner notes for the cassette claim it was recorded in twelve hours,<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes | title=Buddha | year=1994 | work=[[Blink-182|Blink]] | type=liner notes | publisher=Filter Records | location=[[United States|US]] | id=none}}</ref> while the later remaster of ''Buddha'' contend it was recorded "over three rainy nights."<ref name="p24-25" /><ref name="linernotesRE" /> The trio were "super stoked" about a sound effects tape they found at the studio, and took time out to add in applause and laughter tracks because they deemed it humorous.<ref name="p24-25" />

Hoppus and DeLonge took the songwriting for their first legitimate release very seriously. The two strove for perfection writing songs that they felt would be relatable.<ref name="p24-25" /> Blink also recorded joke tracks, as they felt that, in addition to the serious songs, "it was almost as important to make people laugh." DeLonge recalled that the band spent more time at the end of production on ''Buddha'' trying to perfect the joke songs rather than their serious tracks.<ref name="p24-25" /> The band's main influence on ''Buddha'', according to DeLonge, was the [[Descendents]]. "I was trying to emulate that band. Really punchy guitars, fast, simple and formulaic nursery rhyme love songs," he said in 2012.<ref name=totalguitar>{{cite journal| date =October 12, 2012| title =Tom DeLonge talks guitar tones, growing up and Blink| journal =[[Total Guitar]]| publisher =[[Future Publishing]] | location =[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[United Kingdom]]| issn =1355-5049 | url =http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422 | access-date =October 13, 2012}}</ref>