In his new memoir “Fahrenheit-182,” Mark Hoppus recalled performing alongside The Cure frontman Robert Smith at Wembley Arena in 2004. Smith had joined Blink-182 onstage to play the song ”All of This,” which the band had released in collaboration with the singer in 2003.
According to Hoppus’ book, Smith allegedly attempted to “make out” with him after the performance.
Discussing the incident in a recent interview with Us Weekly, Hoppus clarified that the two have been “totally cool” since, but admits he didn’t warn him that the story would be included in his book.
“I should have called him or given some kind of warning or something, but I don’t know — how do you have that conversation? ‘Hey, remember when you tried to make out with me?’ Because we’ve never addressed it,” Hoppus told the outlet.
“I’ve seen him several times since, and it’s been totally cool and nobody’s talked about it.”
Speaking about that night, the musician explained that the incident took place at an after-party where “everyone was drinking” and “having fun”.
“My wife and I are like, ‘Alright, we’re out. See you later,’ and then Robert tries to kiss me,” he said, noting that the only people to see it happen were the band’s drum tech and bass tech.
“He was my hero. I grew up listening to this guy’s music and it changed my life forever. Then he tries to kiss me at a party and I’m like, ‘I should have done that. Why not?’ It’s a much better story than he tried to kiss me and it was awkward. It would’ve been rad to be like, ‘Yeah, made out with my hero.’”
When asked by Us Weekly if it was a “never-meet-your-heroes moment,” Hoppus clarified:
“Nah, it wasn’t at all. I wasn’t bummed in the slightest. I was more, like, flabbergasted that nobody else saw it. To the point where I was just laying in bed, Skye had gone to sleep [and] finally I just picked up my phone and I called my drum tech. He answers the phone wide awake [at] 3:30 in the morning and he’s just laughing. I’m like, ‘So you saw that, right?’ And he goes, ‘Oh, yeah, the grown man trying to make out with you? I saw that.’”
As to why he thinks Smith tried to kiss him, Hoppus said:
“I think that he was just on one that night, feeling saucy and having a good time. He was inspired. It was such a fun show. It meant so much to us that he was on stage with us, that he sang a song on our album. Just all these dreams coming true at the same time, all coalescing at this one show in London, and then it ends in this weird thing and I just walk away, [like] what the f*** was that?”
