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I haven't been this scared in a long time

Mark Hoppus allegedly wrote this song in about ten minutes after watching Can’t Hardly Wait while feeling home-sick on Valentine’s Day, 1999. He began to think about the pain of high school love and parting ways come graduation. Mark is the only Blink-182 member to go to college, as he wanted to be an English teacher. However, his college days didn’t last long because he found the classes to be tedious and useless. In a program for one of Blink’s tours around the time of Enema’s release, Tom left a brief annotation for each track. For “Going Away to College”: "'That’s a su… read more
Mark Hoppus allegedly wrote this song in about ten minutes after watching Can’t Hardly Wait while feeling home-sick on Valentine’s Day, 1999. He bega… read more
Mark Hoppus allegedly wrote this song in about ten minutes after watching Can’t Hardly Wait while feeling home-sick on Valentine’s Day, 1999. He began to think about the pain of high sch… read more

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Blink-182 is an American band formed in Poway, California, in 1992. Their current and best-known lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. After years of independent recording and touring, including stints on the Warped Tour, the group signed to MCA Records. Their biggest albums, Enema of the State (1999) and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001), saw international success. Songs like "All the Small Things", "Dammit", "I Miss You", and "What's My Age Again?" becam… read more
Blink-182 is an American band formed in Poway, California, in 1992. Their current and best-known lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, a… read more
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