Despite a tumultuous lineup change in 2015, the trio remain a rock staple, and their new album tackles modern sounds and the plague of mass shootings.
singer-bassist Mark Hoppus is in the VIP lounge of the Forum in Inglewood, surrounded by generations of popular music. On the walls are vivid pictures of headliners from the past and present, from Led Zeppelin to Madonna, Neil Diamond to Guns N’ Roses, and Hoppus is contemplating how his pop-punk trio fits into that company.
“I used to drink before I walked on stage,” says Hoppus with a grin. “Now, an hour before we start, I take a couple of Advil.”Blink-182 arrived in the mid-’90s Blink also took note of real life, with Hoppus writing of suicide and loneliness on “Adam’s Song.” It was another hit single in 2000 but connected in a more profound way than the goofier tunes ever could.
From left, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, guitarist Matt Skiba and bassist Mark Hoppus perform at the Forum in Inglewood on Aug. 8, 2019. Blink canceled the next night’s El Paso show “in solidarity with the community,” the band announced via Twitter. “It was a phone call saying everything’s cool. No hard feelings. How’s your family? How’s life?” Hoppus said.To fill DeLonge’s position, Blink turned to the Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba, who first met the band through producer Jerry Finn.
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