I don't think of them as teenage songs. The things that happen to you in high school are the same things that… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Ideally, each week, I'd like to have rad, intelligent, creative, funny guests with different takes on the world of music. I will… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
When people are amped up, they listen to more upbeat, loud songs. A Frank Sinatra album sets a certain mood, just as… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Every one of those old songs like "What's My Age Again?" and "All the Small Things" is like a tattoo or a… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
We never really set out to talk about California on the album ['California'], it was something that we noticed that was happening… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Being a producer is a very different experience than writing my own songs. — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I think people take Blink-128 more seriously now than they did before. And it's largely our fault because we called our records… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Music is life. Music defines peoples' experience on this planet. Name one time in your life that wasn't punctuated by the music… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I don't think any of us felt like, "Oh, we need to put joke songs on the record." If we found something… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
'Built This Pool' was an idea that I had for a song starting several years ago, and as we were in between… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
There was a great push and pull of what Blink-128 should sound like all the time. Travis Barker comes from a different… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Writing music and lyrics that mean something personal to me. It's an exciting, intense, cathartic, this-is-who-I-am experience. — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I grew up the biggest fan of the Cure. Knew every lyric, had every album, B-side, single, poster, everything. Then cut to… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project. — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
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. — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I would probably say, 'Don't worry so much about stuff as you grow up.' — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
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.… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Make yourself do something stupid so when you really do something stupid you won't feel so bad — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I feel like anyone can be a kid forever as long as you have that mindset and attitude towards the world. — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Now everything is available at the push of a button, and that thrill of the search is gone. With vinyl albums and special edition… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
