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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: Fish Guts
Marital Status: Married to Skye Hoppus
Height: 5'11''
Shoe Size: 12
Pet: a Beagle named Ahi
Spare Time: Fishing, plays video games, and he plays with his pet beagle, Ahi, out in his yard.
Old Band: Of All Things.
Favourite Movies: Caddy Shack, Mall Rats
Favourite Blink Song: Don't Leave Me
All Time Hero: Homer Simpson
Favourite TV Show: The Simpsons
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.
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