Emo Quote by Mark Hoppus

I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe…

— Nate Ruess

I think that breaking into the mainstream - it was just the right cycle of music for us in Blink-182. People were kind of…

— Mark Hoppus

For me personally, Blink-182 has been a big influence. Just seeing them way back in the day play little shows and start from a…

— Beau Bokan

We did some shows - Soulfly played for the Marines twice and it was great meeting those guys. A lot of them are heavy…

— Max Cavalera

I was really into Blink-182 and punk bands like NOFX and MXPX.

— Ryan Ross

When I was around 13 years old, I started playing in bands and became obsessed with Blink-182 and Newfound Glory. I didn't pay attention…

— Cassadee Pope

I grew up in a military family, so I liked being in an atmosphere where there was almost that feeling.

— Bart Starr

There was sort of a negative association with the military. Maybe growing up in the South or being in a family with members of…

— Stephen Colbert

The day Blink-182 announced their hiatus, I felt as if a part of me died.

— Alex Gaskarth

When I joined the band, I hadn't been introduced to a lot of these bands on the scene - no emo bands or punk…

— Chrissy Costanza

The lo-fi scene and the riot grrrl thing had a huge influence on me. As a teenager I went to see Bikini Kill and…

— Kieran Hebden

In America, we met this guy who'd been in the army. He'd been over in the Iraq war. He said that our CD helped…

— Mattew Nicholls