Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the pop punk band Blink-182. Born in Ridgecrest, California, Hoppus spent his childhood moving back and forth between his mother and father's houses, as they divorced when he was in third grade. He became interested in skateboarding and punk rock in junior high, and received a bass guitar from his father at the age of fifteen. After...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth15 March 1972
CityRidgecrest, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The naked thing was short-lived. It was only around for about six months because we thought it was shocking. Once people expected us to do it we kind of never did it again.
When people are amped up, they listen to more upbeat, loud songs. A Frank Sinatra album sets a certain mood, just as a Clash record sets another.
Maybe people would be surprised to know that I listen to old Neil Diamond albums from time to time. The man rocks. I defy anyone to prove me wrong.
There's also this weirdness to California, this darkness, it's a place where people come to follow their dreams and sometimes don't make it.
I think that happiness is a great thing to strive for, but very difficult to maintain - people are always striving for something different, and something better.
No matter what, I think people are trying to better themselves, or to better their situation, or to find something new and exciting.
I like that about human nature, that people are always striving to do better, and find something new.
I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.
The process of introducing people to new music is amazing. It's a gift. One of the best parts of any day is when someone says, 'Hey, check out this new band...'
Music is life. Music defines peoples' experience on this planet. Name one time in your life that wasn't punctuated by the music you listened to at the time. When people are down, they listen to music that commiserates that emotion. When people are amped up, they listen to more upbeat, loud songs.
It usually happens spur of the moment, like when I broke up My Chemical Romance, it was just that day that I decided it was time for them to be done. And people were very upset about it so I have to choose my next victims carefully.
I hate it when people try to act cool. I hope they all get gonorreah and die.
We're really good friends and we hang out. It's like I get to hang out with my friends and get paid for it.
If we tried to write about politics, you'd realize that we're all a bunch of idiots.