Fahrenheit-182
A Memoir
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4.8 • 149 Ratings
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Publisher Description
***The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!***
A smart, funny, and refreshing memoir from Mark Hoppus, the vocalist, bassist, and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182.
This is the story of an angst-filled kid from the desert, navigating the chaos of his parents' bitter divorce and searching for his place in the world. Each move across the country was a chance to reinvent himself, switching identities from dork to goth to skate punk, and eventually meeting his best friend who just so happens to be his musical soulmate.
With sharp humor and raw honesty, Fahrenheit-182 takes readers through Mark's formative years as a latchkey kid in the 1980s, hooked on punk rock, skateboards, and MTV. Along the way, Mark reflects on his lifelong battle with anxiety, his celebrated career with blink-182, and his public fight with cancer, in a voice that’s both relatable and unmistakably his own.
Threaded with sharp humor and heartfelt grit, Fahrenheit-182 is more than just a memoir for blink-182 fans. It’s a funny, smart, and deeply human story for anyone who’s struggled, reinvented themselves, wanted to quit but kept going.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
Amazing … really really good book
Nostalgia 90s SoCal Punk to the max!
After reading Sell Out and loving it, I was excited to see Dan Ozzi was tasked with putting this together. In 1996 at the age of 16 I drove my 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme from my Hometown of Tustin CA to “The Barn” at UC Riverside to see Blink. Pre Travis, pre 182. This book brought me back to all those times I saw them play.
Must read for any blink-182 fan
This book was everything I had hoped for and more. Listening to blink since Dude Ranch, they are my favorite band. Several times throughout reading this book I laughed out loud. Mark’s humor is exactly what you expect and want. The raw and vulnerable side is emotional and moving. Thank you Mark.