Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has shared another update on his health, stating:
Read More “Mark Hoppus Shares Health Update”Today I’m grateful to not be going in for chemotherapy. It’s been three weeks since my last treatment. Normally I’d be going in today. “Normally.” Damn. Getting pumped full of poison every three weeks is my normal. On the 29th I get scanned and will know if it worked.
Tom Delonge did a video Zoom interview talking about the new Angels and Airwaves’ album, Blink-182, and more.
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Tom DeLonge has shared on Instagram that Mark Hoppus has completed his chemo treatment.
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TMZ is reporting that Travis Barker flew for the first time since 2008:
Travis Barker had a momentous day … flying for the first time since the deadly plane crash 13 years ago that killed 4 people and left him with third-degree burns on 65 percent of his body.
Matt Skiba talked with NME about Alkaline Trio and Blink-182:
While ‘Is This Thing Cursed?’ was written about “having such a disgraceful thing in The White House”, Skiba said that he was at least thankful that it felt like “Trump against the world, not Trump’s America. The whole world realised that by-and-large, most Americans were not pleased that that thing was president.”
He continued: “I’m not writing about the Biden Administration. He might be half-drunk and sleep through almost everything but at least he’s not stoking the flames of hatred and division. There’s always a girl to write about though.”
As for the sound of the new material, Skiba said: “Recently started to take inspiration from The Strokes.
“There’s a lot of really cool stuff on that latest record (2020’s ‘The New Abnormal’) and when I’m just tinkering around the guitar, I catch myself referencing it. There’s some mid-tempo songs that may or may not be on the new Trio record that were definitely inspired by The Strokes.”
And, regarding writing for Blink:
“In the beginning, I would come in with song ideas but we all soon realised they just sounded like Alkaline Trio songs,” he said. “It’s my songwriting, so of course it was going to sound like Trio. Occasionally, I’ll now come in with a guitar part or a bunch of lyrics but never a complete idea. Songs become Blink when it’s the three of us writing together.”
Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge sat down on Mark’s Apple Music show to talk about everything from their favorite Blink-182 album, to the band’s early days, and much more. It was a great conversation just to hear the two friends chat.
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Mark Hoppus sat down with Jason Sudeikis on the latest episode of his Apple Music radio show.
Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 played the bass on Twitch for the first time since his cancer diagnosis.
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Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has shared another update on his cancer treatment.
Read More “Mark Hoppus Says Treatment is Working” Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has opened up more on Twitch about his current cancer treatment.
Read More “Mark Hoppus Shares More on Cancer Treatment” Mark Hoppus has wished everyone a happy Fourth of July, and has a new fundraising page for Cedars-Sinai.
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Rolling Stone sat down with Travis Barker of Blink-182 to talk about, well, everything:
He’s hopeful — not for the first time in his career — that he can help serve as a bridge to a wider world of rock. “Some of Jaden’s fans are like, ‘Whoa, Jaden invented a genre of music!’ So funny, but however they’re introduced to it, I’m fine with it,” Barker says. “Because I think even Blink was that. You know, a lot of kids discover Blink and then go back and discover the Descendents and Bad Religion and the Buzzcocks. So if kids listen to MGK and Jxdn and then discover these other bands, I mess with that. That’s cool.”
And, Blink updates:
While Barker’s other work continues to pick up speed, he’s eager to carry on with Blink-182. The band, which last released an album in 2019, recorded several songs with outside musicians — Grimes, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Tracy — but he’s not sure just yet how they’ll come out. He’s in regular touch with Blink singer Mark Hoppus. (Hoppus revealed that he’s undergoing chemotherapy for cancer several weeks after Barker spoke with Rolling Stone.) “I just spent the day with Mark a week ago,” says Barker. “Yesterday he was like, ‘Dude, congratulations. I’m so happy for you.’”
As of late May, Barker’s plan was to spend time next year recording a full new Blink album sans collaborators, and then head out a world tour. “I think that’s going to happen more in 2022,” Barker says.”I have so many [other] things I’m obligated to do this year. I want to spend the right amount of time on the Blink album and make sure it’s one of the best pieces of work we’ve ever done…. It will be my priority. It will be the only thing I’m working o
What about a Tom DeLonge reunion?
Could a reunion happen? “Never say never,” Barker says. “I talk to Tom all the time. We send funny texts and stuff. The times of bad blood and the misunderstandings between us are so over with. It’s all love. We all three talk, and we’re all friends. So, yeah, I will never say never. I think if the time was right and it just made sense…”
Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 offered a health update during a recent Twitch event.
“On good days, I go do stuff,” he said. “I went on a walk outside today and it was the first time I’d left my house in like… five days pretty much. But this round of chemo I wasn’t totally stuck on the couch, miserable. I’ve actually watched movies and walked around and cleaned the house and hung out with my dogs. I didn’t just feel like a poisoned electrified zombie leaned up against an electric fence like I did the past couple of rounds.”
But his ability to interact with the world is limited, and Hoppus finds it frustrating. “I can’t go anywhere right now. I wanted to go to the Dodgers last night. I can’t. I want to go hang out with friends and go to a restaurant. I can’t,” he said. “My white blood cell count is way too low for me to go out, so I am stuck trying to get better. That’s alright, I’ll take it.”
Travis Barker tweeted that he may be open to flying again.
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