Mark Hoppus Reveals The Green Day Song That Inspired The Opening Riff To blink-182’s What’s My Age Again?

Mark Hoppus has revealed that the iconic opening riff to blink-182’s classic single What’s My Age Again? came about after he was trying to learn how to play underrated Green Day gem J.A.R.(Jason Andrew Relva). Speaking to Less Than Jake’s Chris DeMakes on the vocalist/guitarist’s excellent Chris DeMakes A Podcast, Mark does a deep dive into the Enema Of The State single, explaining that its origins are rooted in J.A.R.– a lesser-known but absolutely ace Green Day song that was on the Angus soundtrack in 1995, and was later released on the Oakland trio’s greatest hits compilation International Superhits! in 2001. Read this: 10 lesser known Green Day songs that everyone needs to hear “I was just writing a funny song,” Mark tells Chris of how What&...

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