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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on Bass and Bringing It All Together

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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on Bass and Bringing It All Together

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when did you last cry?

On stage,which was embarrassing,because it was in front of a lot of people.

Who are your top three other bass players?

Peter Hook from New Order. Simon Gallup from the Cure. And the two bass players from ned’s Atomic Dustbin, who are the best, because they had two bass players. Bass players are just cool. bass players are the glue – we’re the one that brings it all together. We’re the bridge between the rhythm of the drums and the melody of the guitar and the vocal.

What do you think about the state of the US right now?

I think the whole world feels confused by what’s going on in the US right now. Every US citizen, the supporters, dissenters, resisters, are like: what the hell’s going on? You try to read to get to the actual facts, but everything is clickbait now. It’s all headlines that are meant to enrage you. We were sitting next to an English couple at breakfast the other morning and struck up a conversation and the first thing they asked is: “What do you guys think of Trump?” Being here in England, I haven’t really noticed anti-American sentiment or anything with our accents.

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