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
I think that breaking into the mainstream - it was just the right cycle of music for us in Blink-182. People were… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I think when people are jumping on top of each other's ideas, it elevates it a lot more than me going into… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I kinda like the duality of California and the dark side, the underbelly of California, and I think that's what this album… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
We really try not to spend too much time thinking about what we're supposed to be a punk band, or whatever. We… — 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… — 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
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
We worked very hard on that untitled record to do something different and that we were proud of and to try a… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
California to me as a concept or as an idea always seems like endless optimism and endless opportunity - when people think… — 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
The strongest human emotion is probably love. I think it's universal. I think that across language and country and time and everything… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I like the beaches in Orange County the best. I think Orange County has great beaches. Everything from Dana Point to Newport… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
I think that happiness is a great thing to strive for, but very difficult to maintain - people are always striving for… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
No matter what, I think people are trying to better themselves, or to better their situation, or to find something new and… — 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
Even though it was January, in Los Angeles it was beautiful and sunny and the blue skies were out and it was… — 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
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![“We never really set out to talk about California on the album ['California'], it was something that we noticed that was happening about three-quarters of the way through the recording process. We were looking at which songs we thought would make the record and we realised that there was this theme…” quote by Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6ff/mark-hoppus-3737_albums_we-never-really-set-out-to-talk-about-ca_1444994.jpg)
