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What I love about Blink-128 is that we write catchy melodies with dark lyrics.

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Mark Hoppus
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 15
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Songwriter
Ridgecrest
California
Mark Allan Hoppus
Markus Allan Hoppus
Jack Hoppus
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Blink
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Dark
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Love
Catchy
Melodies

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