Mark Hoppus Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

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

“I don't stream or buy CDs... pretty much everything I buy, I do it on iTunes.”

“I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.”

“From a very early age, my wife and I told our son that there are times and places for everything. I told him, look, when you're in class, you have to be quiet and listen to your teacher, but when you go out to the playground, you can scream and be silly.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Mom's dad was in the army, stormed the beach at Normandy, fought through the French hedgerows, the Battle of the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge, and liberated concentration camps at the end of the war.”

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

“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.”