Mark Hoppus has certainly had his legs cemented in the industry for the last decade, more so than when Blink 182 started barely a decade before that. Hoppus’ blog and tweets are followed like a cult and now he’s getting the chance to take face time to his opinions and discussions with his upcoming show on FUSE, A Different Spin. Hoppus took time to talk about what this new project is all about, a few words on the current state of the industry and how we won’t be waiting too long for Blink’s next album.
Well first, give us a rundown of how this show all came about?
The end of last year, I got a call from Fuse and they were talking about this new music talk show they were putting together. I was really intrigued by the idea, because there’s not really anyone carrying the torch of music right now. I flew up to New York and I read for them. Then I got a call asking if I wanted to do the show, and I said “Yes. What do you want it to be like?” They said [anything I wanted it to be]. I said “What do you want the vibe of the show to be?” They said “Whatever you want it to be.” People here are so supportive. They’re passionate about music. They’re always talking about new bands and different bands and who we should have on the show. It’s a great environment to run a show in. I hope that works as a thesis statement.
[Laughs] You’re saying they gave you control of what you wanted it to be like. Did that put pressure on you or did you feel like Wonka in the candy shop being able to do what you wanted to do?
The second one. They were open to any and all ideas and the mood of the show and the vibe of the show. “What artists do you want to have come in?” or “Who do you want your co-host to be?” It’s been very collaborative between Fuse as a network and me as a host in a very positive way.
One of the things that I kept thinking reading the press release and how this is going to go down, well, I keep on ESPN during the day and watch PTI and Around the Horn, and with their general discussions, I’ve always wondered “Why don’t they do a show like this, but about music?” and it seems like this is what that show is going to be.
Yeah, there’s going to be a good portion of that. We’ll have me, Amy [Schumer] the co-host and we’ll bring in two other panelists – either a comedian or sometimes someone from the music industry or someone in a band or radio DJ. [It's going to be] someone with a strong passion for music and we’ll talk about what’s going on in the news and going on currently. We’ll have interviews, as well as live performances. We had a guy go out and cover the “Air Guitar Championships.” It’s hilarious. Super rad.
What do you want to hit on with these panel discussions? Would you like to talk about more of the industry or what’s going on with band’s creatively, or a...
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