"This book has everything," Hoppus proudly says in the faux informercial. "The young man, born in the California desert, joins a punk rock band and goes on to conquer the world! It's got skateboarding! It's got punk rock clubs! It's got '90s music! But that's not all! Pre-order now and we'll throw in with no extra cost to you: Anxiety! Depression! Band breakups! Loss of self! Suicidal thoughts and ideation! And of course everyone's favorite: cancer! This shit gets dark."
Ozzi explained in a recent Substack post, "The book is Mark's memoir of growing up the child of divorced parents in the California desert, starting the most popular punk band in the world, and surviving cancer. But it also doubles as the definitive history of blink, seeing as how Mark is, as he once put it to me, the only person on earth who has been to all of their shows."
"This was an absolute dream project. Probably the most fun I've ever had putting words together," he continued. "I was actually very sad when we finished because I didn't want it to end. Mark really dug deep and put it all out there and it shows. I am very proud and honored to have been on the team. The book is very funny in a way that you might expect."
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