Mark Hoppus is looking back at his life — and the Blink-182 of it all — in a new book. On Monday, the rocker shared a silly infomercial-style video to announce that he’ll release his memoir, Fahrenheit-182, on April 8, 2025.
“This book has everything. A young man born in the California desert joins a punk rock band and goes on to conquer the world. It’s got skateboarding, it’s got punk rock clubs, it’s got Nineties music. But that’s not all!” he says in the funny announcement. “Pre-order now, and we’ll throw in at no extra cost to you, anxiety, depression, band breakups, loss of self, suicidal thoughts and ideation, and, of course, everyone’s favorite: cancer!”
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The musician is of course referring to his yearslong battle with large B-cell lymphoma, Blink-182’s numerous breakups and reunions over the years, and his open struggles with mental health.
“This shit gets dark, so order your copy today and make sure you don’t miss out on all the small things,” he says in the video, acting as a humorous salesman. “Oh, I forgot about that incredible antidote that I wrote in this book that was amazing.”
The upcoming book, co-penned with Dan Ozzi, will be released via Dey Street. Hoppus won’t be the first member of Blink-182 to write a book: Travis Barker released memoir Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums in 2016, while Tom DeLonge wrote a sci-fi novel called Trinity in June.
According to the book’s synopsis, the memoir will reveal “what happens when an angst-ridden kid who grew up in the desert experiences his parents’ bitter divorce, moves around the country, switches identities from dork to goth to skate punk, and eventually meets his best friend who just so happens to be his musical soulmate.”
From Rolling Stone US
