--- title: "5 Blink Quotes By Mark Hoppus" description: "5 Blink quotes by Mark Hoppus. Plus more from Mark Hoppus and more Blink sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a7/mark-hoppus-3737_blink_once-i-was-in-the-blink-182-going-to-ira_810453.jpg" --- > [Once I was in the Blink-182, going to Iraq was really touching. It was kind of emo for me, going and meeting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/once-i-was-in-the-blink-182-going-to-iraq-was-really-touching-it-was/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a7/mark-hoppus-3737_blink_once-i-was-in-the-blink-182-going-to-ira_810453.jpg) > [Ideally, each week, I'd like to have rad, intelligent, creative, funny guests with different takes on the world of music. I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/ideally-each-week-i-d-like-to-have-rad-intelligent-creative-funny/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/mark-hoppus-3737_asks_ideally-each-week-i-d-like-to-have-rad-i_820490.jpg) > [I think people take Blink-128 more seriously now than they did before. And it's largely our fault because we called our records…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/i-think-people-take-blink-128-more-seriously-now-than-they-did-before/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/mark-hoppus-3737_blink_i-think-people-take-blink-128-more-serio_1806990.jpg) > [There was a great push and pull of what Blink-128 should sound like all the time. Travis Barker comes from a different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/there-was-a-great-push-and-pull-of-what-blink-128-should-sound-like/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/mark-hoppus-3737_blink_there-was-a-great-push-and-pull-of-what_2767871.jpg) > [True happiness for me is playing a concert in Blink-182, and then hanging out with my friends and my wife and son,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hoppus/true-happiness-for-me-is-playing-a-concert-in-blink-182-and-then/) [Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hoppus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/mark-hoppus-3737_blink_true-happiness-for-me-is-playing-a-conce_2820023.jpg) ## Other authors on Blink ## 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/blink/mark-hoppus/#itemlist", "name": "5 Blink Quotes By Mark Hoppus", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once I was in the Blink-182, going to Iraq was really touching. It was kind of emo for me, going and meeting soldiers who were, like, 19 and hadn't even met their kids... Or dealing with depression. 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