15 Facts You Didn't Know About Blink-182

15. Mark Hoppus Left In The Early Days

Mark Hoppus was introduced to Tom DeLonge by his sister’s boyfriend. The two clicked instantly and were seemingly inseparable both as friends and as a band - rehearsing constantly until he was asked to stop.

Despite the closeness between the two frontmen, Hoppus actually left blink-182 in the early days, after his then-girfriend gave him an ultimatum: "It's me or the band".

It turned out that she was not a fan of how much time Mark was spending with his fellow bandmates instead of her, and made him choose between the two.

Hoppus may have initially given in and chosen this girl, but this didn't last for long, as when he heard that Blink were recording a demo, he slid straight back into the bands formation.

If we're talking technicalities, there's actually not a single member of blink-182 that has been a part of the band consistently since the very beginning, but scratching that, Mark Hoppus is the last remaining original member.

He's been there since the beginning, helped shape the sound of pop-punk and he'll be there 'til the end.