--- title: "10 Band Quotes By Mark Hoppus" description: "10 Band quotes by Mark Hoppus. Plus more from Mark Hoppus and more Band sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/mark-hoppus-3737_apologizing_it-feels-humiliating-to-be-in-a-band-whe_3049925.jpg" --- > [It feels humiliating to be in a band where you have to be apologizing for one person all the time,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/it-feels-humiliating-to-be-in-a-band-where-you-have-to-be-apologizing/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/mark-hoppus-3737_apologizing_it-feels-humiliating-to-be-in-a-band-whe_3049925.jpg) > [Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/ideas-are-really-what-interest-me-in-producing-a-band-if-i-can-bring/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/mark-hoppus-3737_band_ideas-are-really-what-interest-me-in-pro_39102.jpg) > [I feel like being in a band, you get license to be a kid forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-feel-like-being-in-a-band-you-get-license-to-be-a-kid-forever/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/mark-hoppus-3737_band_i-feel-like-being-in-a-band-you-get-lice_611066.jpg) > [I really enjoy helping a band form their sounds and ideas from initial spark to completed album. Being a producer is different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-really-enjoy-helping-a-band-form-their-sounds-and-ideas-from/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/mark-hoppus-3737_albums_i-really-enjoy-helping-a-band-form-their_948732.jpg) > [We really try not to spend too much time thinking about what we're supposed to be a punk band, or whatever. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/we-really-try-not-to-spend-too-much-time-thinking-about-what-we-re/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/mark-hoppus-3737_band_we-really-try-not-to-spend-too-much-time_1783781.jpg) > [It's hard to cover for someone who's disrespectful and ungrateful...To say, 'I didn't quit the band' is just not true. It's disingenuous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/it-s-hard-to-cover-for-someone-who-s-disrespectful-and-ungrateful-to/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/mark-hoppus-3737_band_it-s-hard-to-cover-for-someone-who-s-dis_2650113.jpg) > [The process of introducing people to new music is amazing. It's a gift. One of the best parts of any day is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/the-process-of-introducing-people-to-new-music-is-amazing-it-s-a-gift/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/mark-hoppus-3737_band_the-process-of-introducing-people-to-new_136853.jpg) > [As a producer, I'm an objective observer, helping a band form their ideas into a cohesive album. It's a step back from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/as-a-producer-i-m-an-objective-observer-helping-a-band-form-their/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/mark-hoppus-3737_albums_as-a-producer-i-m-an-objective-observer_940250.jpg) > [Too many bands practice in their garage, play a couple of shows locally, and expect opportunities to appear from the sky. Bands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/too-many-bands-practice-in-their-garage-play-a-couple-of-shows/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/mark-hoppus-3737_band_too-many-bands-practice-in-their-garage_2338338.jpg) > [We worked very hard on that untitled record to do something different and that we were proud of and to try a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/we-worked-very-hard-on-that-untitled-record-to-do-something-different/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/mark-hoppus-3737_different_we-worked-very-hard-on-that-untitled-rec_919070.jpg) ## Other authors on Band ## More by Mark Hoppus > [Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/ideas-are-really-what-interest-me-in-producing-a-band-if-i-can-bring/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [All the really pretty girls get pregnant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/all-the-really-pretty-girls-get-pregnant/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/there-s-also-this-weirdness-to-california-this-darkness-it-s-a-place/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [I would probably say, 'Don't worry so much about stuff as you grow up.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-would-probably-say-don-t-worry-so-much-about-stuff-as-you-grow-up/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/the-process-of-introducing-people-to-new-music-is-amazing-it-s-a-gift/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [I still feel like we're the underdogs, but I feel like people respect us now. People might not like our band or love our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-still-feel-like-we-re-the-underdogs-but-i-feel-like-people-respect/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [I don't have a problem being on 'MTV,' and I don't have a problem being on the radio. I actually like it. So there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-don-t-have-a-problem-being-on-mtv-and-i-don-t-have-a-problem-being/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [Make yourself do something stupid so when you really do something stupid you won't feel so bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/make-yourself-do-something-stupid-so-when-you-really-do-something/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [It really expresses a man in pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/it-really-expresses-a-man-in-pain/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [I feel like anyone can be a kid forever as long as you have that mindset and attitude towards the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-feel-like-anyone-can-be-a-kid-forever-as-long-as-you-have-that/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [I dated the same girl all through high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-dated-the-same-girl-all-through-high-school/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [Now everything is available at the push of a button, and that thrill of the search is gone. With vinyl albums and special edition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/now-everything-is-available-at-the-push-of-a-button-and-that-thrill/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [I think age is just a stupid number.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-think-age-is-just-a-stupid-number/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [“Oh my God, is it really the womens'? Sorry...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/oh-my-god-is-it-really-the-womens-sorry/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) > [When I was growing up skateboarding, a bunch of friends and I went to this thrift store and as we were leaving I jumped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/when-i-was-growing-up-skateboarding-a-bunch-of-friends-and-i-went-to/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/mark-hoppus/#itemlist", "name": "10 Band Quotes By Mark Hoppus", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It feels humiliating to be in a band where you have to be apologizing for one person all the time,", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Hoppus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/it-feels-humiliating-to-be-in-a-band-where-you-have-to-be-apologizing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/mark-hoppus-3737_apologizing_it-feels-humiliating-to-be-in-a-band-whe_3049925.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/mark-hoppus-3737_apologizing_it-feels-humiliating-to-be-in-a-band-whe_3049925.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/mark-hoppus-3737_apologizing_it-feels-humiliating-to-be-in-a-band-whe_3049925.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It feels humiliating to be in a band where you have to be apologizing for one person all the time,” — Mark Hoppus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Hoppus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/ideas-are-really-what-interest-me-in-producing-a-band-if-i-can-bring/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/mark-hoppus-3737_band_ideas-are-really-what-interest-me-in-pro_39102.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/mark-hoppus-3737_band_ideas-are-really-what-interest-me-in-pro_39102.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/mark-hoppus-3737_band_ideas-are-really-what-interest-me-in-pro_39102.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project.” — Mark Hoppus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like being in a band, you get license to be a kid forever.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Hoppus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-feel-like-being-in-a-band-you-get-license-to-be-a-kid-forever/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/mark-hoppus-3737_band_i-feel-like-being-in-a-band-you-get-lice_611066.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/mark-hoppus-3737_band_i-feel-like-being-in-a-band-you-get-lice_611066.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/mark-hoppus-3737_band_i-feel-like-being-in-a-band-you-get-lice_611066.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel like being in a band, you get license to be a kid forever.” — Mark Hoppus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really enjoy helping a band form their sounds and ideas from initial spark to completed album. 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