Mark Hoppus first rose to musical prominence in the ’90s as the bassist/vocalist of pop-punk jokesters blink-182. Although the California native wrote angsty songs such as “Dammit” and sang on the goofy romantic tale “The Rock Show,” he also was the somber voice of “Adam’s Song,” which addresses teen suicide. Born in 1972, Hoppus taught himself to play bass by listening to favorite bands such as The Cure and The Descendents, and he joined blink-182 after a short-lived stint in college. Once the band became a success, Hoppus branched out and started dabbling in extracurricular activities; namely, he formed the synth-heavy side project +44 with bandmate Travis Barker and produced Motion City Soundtrack’s 2005 album Commit This to Memory. His schedule has remained busy even as blink-182 continue to tour and record. Among other things, he formed the group Simple Creatures with All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth; they released their debut EP, Strange Love, in 2019.