From today in bookstore the autobiography of Mark Hoppus of Blink-182
The world of punk, skateboard and MTV, tormented childhood, music and planetary success and then anxiety disorders, the fight against cancer, rebirth are part of the world of Mark Hoppus. In an autobiographical memoir written with the heart and with sharp irony, the founder and bassist of the Blink-182 It is told with sincerity, in an intimate and honest story, which manages to make people laugh and move and which at the same time is the voice of a generation.
“Fahrenheit – 182“Tell the story of an absolutely normal boy who finds himself Rockstar. The boy tossed among his parents’ houses after their stormy divorce becomes a teenager who rebels against music and skateboard, then a student who gives up the university, meets his soul mate and in a garage he founded a band destined to enter history.
Between the late nineties and the first two thousand, the blink-182s go to play in anonymous places to fill the stadiums, sell over fifty million records, make the pop-punk mainstream and become the idols of an entire generation.
But not everything is free of charge and then the dark side of success brings with it anxiety, contrasts with the companions of band – and life – and depression. Mark Hoppus tells with humor and a disarming sincerity what’s behind the limelight: the follies of the tours, the breaks of the blink-182, the love story with his wife, the birth of the son and the recent, very hard, fight against cancer.
Beyond being a good husband and a good father, everything I would like to be remembered for is that I am Mark of Blink-182.
Mark Hoppus, founding member of Blink-182, +44 and Simple Creatures, has gone through three decades of alternative music scene in constant evolution. In 2023 the latest album of the Blink-182, “One More Time …”, made its debut first in the standings in the United States, and the tour that was followed made out sold in arenas, stadiums and in festivals around the world. Mark lives in Los Angeles with his wife Skye and their son Jack.
