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 says, 'Hey, check out this new band...'
Mark HoppusThe strongest human emotion is probably love. I think it's universal. I think that across language and country and time and everything else, probably love.
Mark HoppusThe 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
Mark HoppusEven 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.
Mark Hoppus