Mark Hoppus Quotes

During the downtime on tour, I simply walk from room to room, staring into my computer.

I've learned some of the greatest life lessons from growing up in the skate and punk rock communities.

I firmly believe artists should be paid for what they create.

It really expresses a man in pain.

Even though it was January, in Los Angeles it was beautiful and sunny and the blue skies were out and it was hot everyday, so I think it was just a product of our environment. And California to me as a concept or as an idea always seems like endless optimism and endless opportunity - when people think of California they think of palm trees and blue skies and gorgeous sunsets and beaches and everything else. But 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.

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. And anyone that calls me a sell out is just jealous.

If we tried to write about politics, you'd realize that we're all a bunch of idiots.

I feel like being in a band, you get license to be a kid forever.

Music is life. Music defines peoples' experience on this planet. Name one time in your life that wasn't punctuated by the music you listened to at the time. When people are down, they listen to music that commiserates that emotion. When people are amped up, they listen to more upbeat, loud songs.

I did mostly good things, except light things on fire.

Too many bands practice in their garage, play a couple of shows locally, and expect opportunities to appear from the sky. Bands have to push, work, grind, and struggle to make it happen on their own.

I just want everyone out there to know that I'm super-awesome and a great guy and really cool to talk to and that I appreciate all the support.

Make yourself do something stupid so when you really do something stupid you won't feel so bad

Make yourself look really stupid so you don't feel bad doing something a little stupid.

Screw them. Yeah. But not literally. I'm not advocating promiscuity.

We really try not to spend too much time thinking about what we're supposed to be a punk band, or whatever. We do the exact same thing today that we been doing for years and years and years.

I think age is just a stupid number.

The naked thing was short-lived. It was only around for about six months because we thought it was shocking. Once people expected us to do it we kind of never did it again.

True happiness for me is playing a concert in Blink-182, and then hanging out with my friends and my wife and son, and going out for Mexican food.

Hard work, studying and perseverance will get you no where in life ... it's all about kissing ass

If something is wrong with you, hate someone else for it

Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad.

I like the beaches in Orange County the best. I think Orange County has great beaches. Everything from Dana Point to Newport to Laguna; all over the place.

Once you declare your loyalty to a team, every person who doesn't support that team, it's their job to ruin you, to tell you you're an idiot and to tell you that you made the wrong choice.

We reserve the right to make fun of every single person on planet Earth.

I live to play music, and hang out with my wife and kid, and hang out with my friends, and discover the world. Read books, watch movies, see art, see the world, meet new people.

When people are amped up, they listen to more upbeat, loud songs. A Frank Sinatra album sets a certain mood, just as a Clash record sets another.

The collectability of music is something lost in the age of MP3s and album downloads. Holding an album in your hands and having the full-sized artwork reconnects the artist and the listener.

Life's too short to sit through songs you don't love.

Everything in high school seems like the most important thing that's ever happened in your life. It's not. You'll get out of high school and you never see those people again. All the people who torment and press you won't make a difference in your life in the long haul.

You guys are lucky, cuz in Europe, like you can show boobs on TV and like in magazines and what not. We're Americans so the slightest, the slightest glimpse of a nipple will ...

I hate it when people try to act cool. I hope they all get gonorreah and die.

I don't have a girlfriend, I have a dog.

He [Patrick Stump] is been a friend of ours for a long time, and when we were talking about working with different producers and songwriters for the record, Patrick's name came up. We were excited to work with him - he's a very gifted lyricist and songwriter, and a really cool guy and it was a pleasure to work with him in the studio.

Music is in every country and every culture around the world. It's universal.

It feels humiliating to be in a band where you have to be apologizing for one person all the time,

We're really good friends and we hang out. It's like I get to hang out with my friends and get paid for it.

As a producer, I'm an objective observer, helping a band form their ideas into a cohesive album. It's a step back from the intimacy of creation.

California to me as a concept or as an idea always seems like endless optimism and endless opportunity - when people think of California they think of palm trees and blue skies and gorgeous sunsets and beaches and everything else.

A lot of guys like to fantasize about having sex with 2 girls at the same time ... I like to fantasize about having sex with the same girl twice, thank you.

I don't really have any secret shames. If I like an artist, I like them. Nothing to feel embarrassed about.

The fact that music can induce Goosebumps draw a tear inspire and connect is one of my favorite parts of being human

I don't want to spend a month and a half in a studio with music I don't like, and fortunately I don't have to.

It's so easy to put music out that it's difficult to sift through stuff that I don't like to find stuff I do like.

I dated the same girl all through high school.

Writing music and lyrics that mean something personal to me. It's an exciting, intense, cathartic, this-is-who-I-am experience.

The last few years I became a lot more into sports. Growing up, the sports I liked were independent sports, like skateboarding. I was really into skateboarding, and not necessarily team televised sports.

The thing you realize as you get older is that parents don't know what the Hell they're doing and neither will you when you get to be a parent.

Home for me is wherever my wife and kid are.

Being a producer is a very different experience than writing my own songs.

Getting to meet other artists that I admire is one of the best parts of my job. I don't know if I'd say 'star struck' as much as excited to hear other peoples' ideas.

All the really pretty girls get pregnant.

I miss the experience of walking into a record store and find old stuff without expecting to.

I feel like anyone can be a kid forever as long as you have that mindset and attitude towards the world.

I grew up the biggest fan of the Cure. Knew every lyric, had every album, B-side, single, poster, everything. Then cut to fifteen years later, and we're working on songs together. Ridiculous.

All I can hope to do is instill great morality in my son and trust him along the way. The music he listens to or how he chooses to wear his hair doesn't define his moral compass, and if he wants to listen to country music and wear a cowboy hat too, that's fine.

The Beatles never get old.

I think that happiness is a great thing to strive for, but very difficult to maintain - people are always striving for something different, and something better.

Why do scuba divers fall backwards off a boat? Because if they fell forwards they'd still be in the boat.

Play music that means something to you. Make it happen for yourself.

Now everything is available at the push of a button, and that thrill of the search is gone. With vinyl albums and special edition releases, I feel like that's coming back.