Fahrenheit-182
A Memoir
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4.7 • 69 Ratings
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- $14.99
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
Appreciated marks honesty
I knew most of what was written here from reading internet stories, but hearing it in Mark's words was refreshing. It has a personal touch that feels like a conversation between friends where one friend does all the talking and its most Weener and fart jokes
Meh, lacks substance
I was quite looking forward to this book. Having finished it, it feels quite phoned-in. Most of the stories and what is told is already widely available online and widely known. I was hoping to get more insight into the creative process, perhaps get some comments from Mark on some of the songs and the process behind them besides the main singles. Some parts feel rushed. For example, why talk about Modlife yet ignore talking about how the Untitled album writing process was streamed/casted? The Skiba period feels rushed and there was no mention of its creative process besides trying to justify hiring writers. I feel this book could have been written by someone with access to Wikipedia, Reddit and a couple of Blink fan sites.
Amazing
Amazing … really really good book