Full Name: Mark Allen Hoppus
Date Of Birth:March 15, 1972
Place of Birth: Carmel Mountain Ranch, California
What he Does In Blink 182: Vocals, Bass
Nickname (according to EOTS): FIsh Guts
Maritial Status:Married to Skye Hoppus
Height: 5'11''
Shoe Size: 12
Pet: a Beagle nammed Ahi
Spare Time:goes fishing, plays Nintendo 64, Playstation, and
Sega, and he plays with his pet beagle,Ahi, out in his yard.
Old Band: Of All Things.
Favorite Movies: Caddy Shack, Mall Rats
Favorite Blink Song: Don't Leave Me
All Time Hero:Homer Simpson
Favorite TV Show: The Simpson
Top 10 Bands:
1. A.F.I.
2. New Found Glory
3. Jimmy Eat World
4. Midtown
5. Orange Fish
6. Alkaline Trio
7. Rival Schools
8. Saves the Day
9. Thievery Corporation
10. RX Bandits
Top 9 Albums
1. Saves the Day, Stay What You Are
2. A.F.I., Art of Drowning
3. Jimmy Eat World, Bleed American
4. Alkaline Trio, From Here to Infirmary
5. Rival Schools, United by Fate
6. Fenix TX, Lechuza
7. Jay-Z, The Blueprint
8. Orange Fish, Stay Fishy
9. No Motiv, Diagram for Healing
How he Met Tom: Mark's sister, Anne, was dating Tom's best friend. She knew Tom was trying to form a band so she introduced him to Mark.
In Concert:When in concert, Mark plays his own Fender Custom Shop Precision bass and
Jazz bass, both are split into two Ampeg
SVT-4 amps powering three Ampeg 810E
cabinets. He uses a Shure wireless
system and makes a fair number of
mistakes. He also uses Ernie Ball Hybrid
Slinky bass strings, and Jim Dunlop
Tortex .60mm picks, and pick holder on
his mic. He uses Ernie Ball straps and
Seymour Duncan quarter pound pickups
for all his basses.
