Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus once had a very close encounter with one of his musical heroes.
In his forthcoming memoir, “Fahrenheit-182,” the pop-punk bassist recounts how goth rock legend Robert Smith of The Cure once tried to kiss him after a concert they played together.
Hoppus dished about the time the “Just Like Heaven” crooner put the moves on him while promoting his book in an interview with Us Weekly, which came out on Wednesday.
According to the “First Date” singer, Smith was feeling a little flirty after joining Blink onstage at England’s Wembley Arena in 2004.
“It was just like this thing at a party after the show [in] a room full of people. Everyone was drinking, everyone was having fun,” he recalled. “My wife and I are like, ‘Alright, we’re out. See you later,’ and then Robert tries to kiss me.”
While the afterparty was packed, Hoppus said only Blink’s drum and bass techs clocked the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s unexpected move.
Asked what inspired the “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me” crooner to shoot his shot, Hoppus figured Smith was “just on one that night, feeling saucy and having a good time.”
“He was inspired. It was such a fun show,” he told Us Weekly, adding how special it was to have Smith in London to perform “All Of This,” a collaboration off Blink’s self-titled 2003 record.
“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 fuck was that?”
While Us Weekly wondered if the “Boys Don’t Cry” singer’s gamble made for a “classic never-meet-your-heroes moment,” Hoppus said quite the opposite.
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Admitting he was more “flabbergasted” that nobody witnessed the incident, the “Dammit” singer said he regrets not smooching Smith, just for the story alone.
“I’m like, ’I should have done that. Why not?” he told the magazine. “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.’”
Blink fans can enjoy more wild moments from Hoppus’ life in “Fahrenheit-182,” which is out now through Dey Street Books.
