I found myself thoroughly in love with Fahrenheit-182 and listened to the eAudiobook very quickly. I was surprised by how much I liked this book, given that I’m resoundingly not a blink-182 fan*! I did work in the music industry in the late nineties/early aughts and had met Mark Hoppus’s bandmates a few times (Box Car Racer opened for my friends’ band), but never met Hoppus himself. His tales of being a child of divorce, MTV’s TRL, raucous and depressing tours, and more were utterly compelling. Hoppus was transparent about his depression, OCD, and cancer. As a narrator, it took a few minutes to get used to Hoppus’s staccato, monotone delivery, but overall I think it lent a greater sense of authenticity to his nearly unbelievable life. I’m feeling this!

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*For some reason, I do love the self-titled blink album. Maybe that has something to do with a certain Mr. Robert Smith or the gothy “I Miss You.”