24 Mark Hoppus Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mark Hoppus

American Musician

Born: Mar 15, 1972

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I never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that in there, but for me I think punk rock was always about questioning things and making decisions for yourself, which is a great message to pass on to your kids. Mark Hoppus

Great Me Yourself Rebellion Thought Punk Think Kids Punk Rock About Absolute Never Message Pass Rock Always Making Making Decisions Sake Lot Questioning Which Decisions Act Your Things

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

Promiscuity Advocating Yeah Literally Screw Them

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. Mark Hoppus

If at first you don't succeed, pay someone else to do it for you. Mark Hoppus

You First Pay Else Someone Succeed If At First

Thank God I never got in a fight. All of the jock dudes hated me, but all of their girlfriends thought I was nice so they wouldn't touch me. It was infuriating to them. Mark Hoppus

God Me Fight Thank God Thought Nice Jock Hated Girlfriends Touch Dating Never Got Dudes Thank Infuriating Them

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

Politics You Tried About Write Idiots Bunch Realize

Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project. Mark Hoppus

Me Band Project Something Ideas Interest Really Producing Productive Bring

I dated the same girl all through high school. Mark Hoppus

School Girl High High School Dated Through Same

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. Mark Hoppus

People Thought Naked Once Months Kind About Only Never Because Around Shocking Expected Did Six Short-Lived Again Us Thing

I don't think of them as teenage songs. The things that happen to you in high school are the same things that happen your entire life. You can fall in love at 60; you can get rejected at 80. Mark Hoppus

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. Mark Hoppus

Life You People School Long Important Everything Press Those Out Torment High See High School Haul Seems Long Haul Never Like Most Most Important Thing Make Make A Difference Important Thing Get Difference The Most Important Happened Again Your Who Ever Thing

I lived in small town out in the desert and my friend used to steal his mom's car in the middle of the night. He'd drive over to my house, I'd sneak out and we'd go out to the desert and just burn things down. Mark Hoppus

Mom Car Drive Down Out My Friend Small Steal He Small Town Over Town House Go His Friend Sneak Just Middle Burn Used Desert Lived Things Night

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

Walk Computer Tour Simply Room Downtime Staring

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

Believe Firmly Artists Create Should Paid

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. Mark Hoppus

Music Half Spend Month Studio Like Want Fortunately

I believe that artists should be paid for their creativity. There's no other industry where people can come in and take what you create for free and give it away for free and that's acceptable. Mark Hoppus

You Creativity People Free Believe Other Give Take Come Industry Acceptable Artists Where Create Should Paid Away

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. Mark Hoppus

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