We just kind of did our own thing and got made fun of by the popular kids. It was kind of like a badge of honor to be an outcast.
Meaning of the quote
Being different and not following the crowd can sometimes make you the target of teasing or criticism from the popular kids. But instead of letting it bother you, you can wear it as a badge of honor, knowing that you have the courage to be your own unique self.
About Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus is an American musician and record producer best known as the co-lead vocalist, co-founder, and bassist for the rock band Blink-182. He has had a successful career in the music industry, including producing records for other bands, co-owning companies, and hosting a podcast and a TV show.
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We just kind of did our own thing and got made fun of by the popular kids. It was kind of like a badge of honor to be an outcast.
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It totally ruins my voice. I quit smoking, drinking, and doing ecstasy.
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We’re really good friends and we hang out. It’s like I get to hang out with my friends and get paid for it.
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Parents don’t understand kids and kids don’t understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad.
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The naked thing was short-lived. It was only around for about six months because we thought it was shocking. Once people expected us to do it we kind of never did it again.
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I lived in small town out in the desert and my friend used to steal his mom’s car in the middle of the night. He’d drive over to my house, I’d sneak out and we’d go out to the desert and just burn things down.
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I don’t think of them as teenage songs. The things that happen to you in high school are the same things that happen your entire life. You can fall in love at 60; you can get rejected at 80.
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My parents were pretty lenient with me. But, they gave me morality while I was growing up. They taught me the difference between right and wrong.
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Everything in high school seems like the most important thing that’s ever happened in your life. It’s not. You’ll get out of high school and you never see those people again. All the people who torment and press you won’t make a difference in your life in the long haul.
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Thank God I never got in a fight. All of the jock dudes hated me, but all of their girlfriends thought I was nice so they wouldn’t touch me. It was infuriating to them.
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I dated the same girl all through high school.
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I did mostly good things, except light things on fire.
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The thing you realize as you get older is that parents don’t know what the Hell they’re doing and neither will you when you get to be a parent.
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All the really pretty girls get pregnant.
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Screw them. Yeah. But not literally. I’m not advocating promiscuity.
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