Mark Hoppus
The pop-punk and alternative rock scene that took shape in the United States during the 1990s gave rise to a generation of bands that blurred the line between punk energy and mainstream radio appeal. Mark Hoppus, born on March 15, 1972, in Ridgecrest, California, came up through that moment and helped define one corner of it.
Hoppus attended Sherman E. Burroughs High School and Annandale High School before studying at California State University San Marcos. He works across rock and alternative rock, taking on roles as a bass guitarist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. His most sustained work has been with Blink-182, a rock band he co-founded and has served as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Within that band, he holds a particular distinction: he's the only member to appear on every Blink-182 album. That kind of continuity puts him at the center of the band's recorded output across its entire run, regardless of lineup changes or hiatuses.
As a songwriter and composer, Hoppus contributes to the band's material in English, working within the rock and alternative rock genres that have defined Blink-182's catalog. His roles as both a performer and a record producer mean his involvement extends beyond the stage. The Library of Congress catalogs him under the authorized label "Hoppus, Mark," a recognition that places his name within a formal archival record — a concrete marker of his standing as a documented figure in American music.
Quotes by Mark Hoppus
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The thing you realize as you get older is that parents don't know what the Hell they're doing and neither will you when you get to be a parent.
The thing you realize as you get older is that parents don’t know what the Hell they’re doing and neither will you when you get to be a parent.
Ideally, each week, I’d like to have rad, intelligent, creative, funny guests with different takes on the world of music. I will ask them all what their favorite blink-182 song is, and what they like best about me as a person.
From a very early age, my wife and I told our son that there are times and places for everything. I told him, look, when you’re in class, you have to be quiet and listen to your teacher, but when you go out to the playground, you can scream and be silly.
I grew up the biggest fan of the Cure. Knew every lyric, had every album, B-side, single, poster, everything. Then cut to fifteen years later, and we’re working on songs together. Ridiculous.
I just want everyone out there to know that I’m super-awesome and a great guy and really cool to talk to and that I appreciate all the support.
The strongest human emotion is probably love. I think it’s universal. I think that across language and country and time and everything else, probably love.
Make yourself do something stupid so when you really do something stupid you won’t feel so bad.
Once you declare your loyalty to a team, every person who doesn’t support that team, it’s their job to ruin you, to tell you you’re an idiot and to tell you that you made the wrong choice.