Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California) is an American musician, producer, and was one of the three founding members of the pop-punk band Blink-182 and the pop-punk/alternative band +44. He plays bass guitar and sings vocals At the age of 15, Mark got his first bass guitar as a gift from his dad and earned money for a set of amplifiers by helping him paint his garage. Mark never took bass lessons, instead he taught himself by playing to bands such as the Descendents, The Cure, and Bad Religion. Mark played by himself and sang in the band Pier 69, primarily covering songs by The Cure. He also played in a band called The Attic Children in 1988, during this time he lived in Washington D.C. He later moved to San Diego, where his sister Anne introduced him to Tom Delonge. Mark married Skye Everly in 2001. She gave birth to their son, Jack Hoppus, in 2002. The three currently reside in Los Angeles, California
