I lived in small town out in the desert and my friend used to steal his mom's car in the middle of the night. He'd drive over to my house, I'd sneak out and we'd go out to the desert and just burn things down. Mark Hoppus More Quotes by Mark Hoppus More Quotes From Mark Hoppus 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. Mark Hoppus sunset beach thinking 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 california dream people I kinda like the duality of California and the dark side, the underbelly of California. Mark Hoppus california dark sides I liked seventeen-year-old me, I was happy when I was seventeen. I was this troubled goth kid that wore eyeliner and make-up to school and listened to punk-rock music and I loved my friends and I started to make music - I like seventeen-year-old me. Mark Hoppus rocks kids school We 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 california song thinking Every single day that you walk outside your house is something new and different and exciting. Mark Hoppus something-new different house I like that about human nature, that people are always striving to do better, and find something new. Mark Hoppus strive human-nature people No matter what, I think people are trying to better themselves, or to better their situation, or to find something new and exciting. Mark Hoppus trying people thinking I think that happiness is a great thing to strive for, but very difficult to maintain - people are always striving for something different, and something better. Mark Hoppus different people thinking I kinda like the duality of California and the dark side, the underbelly of California, and I think that's what this album ['California']feels like - there's endless hope and optimism but there's also a darker side. Mark Hoppus california dark thinking 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 Hoppus names talking long I don't have a problem being on 'MTV,' and I don't have a problem being on the radio. I actually like it. So there. And anyone that calls me a sell out is just jealous. Mark Hoppus mtv jealous radio Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project. Mark Hoppus projects band ideas It totally ruins my voice. I quit smoking, drinking, and doing ecstasy. Mark Hoppus marijuana voice drinking I've learned some of the greatest life lessons from growing up in the skate and punk rock communities. Mark Hoppus life-lesson rocks growing-up It's so easy to put music out that it's difficult to sift through stuff that I don't like to find stuff I do like. Mark Hoppus difficult easy stuff 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. Mark Hoppus months half want Writing music and lyrics that mean something personal to me. It's an exciting, intense, cathartic, this-is-who-I-am experience. Mark Hoppus who-i-am writing mean As a producer, I'm an objective observer, helping a band form their ideas into a cohesive album. It's a step back from the intimacy of creation. Mark Hoppus albums band ideas I really enjoy helping a band form their sounds and ideas from initial spark to completed album. Being a producer is different in that, at the end of the day, it is not my art. It's THEIR art, THEIR ideas, THEIR message. Mark Hoppus the-end-of-the-day ideas art
