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.
Mark HoppusAntarctica is otherworldly, like nothing I've ever seen before. Stark, cold, beautiful desolation.
Mark HoppusTrue 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.
Mark HoppusI don't really have any secret shames. If I like an artist, I like them. Nothing to feel embarrassed about.
Mark HoppusWe 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 coming through. I think it's just a product of being in California for as long as I have.
Mark Hoppus