A new documentary called The Other F Word, which focusses on fathers in the punk rock world, has been getting screened throughout the United States. blink-182’s Mark Hoppus was featured in the movie and recently did an interview discussing the perks of being a “punk rock dad.” Check out the full interview here and a snippet of it below by clicking “Read More”.

How did you get involved in The Other F Word?
I was asked a few years ago if I wanted to be a part of it.  I don’t know how exactly it came about, but I knew it was based on the book that Jim Lindberg had written called Punk Rock Dad.  It seemed in the past few years, men that are in bands that have children are proud of that fact, and I used to talk with Dave Smalley from Down By Law, about doing a band that was all dad’s that were punk rockers, so I definitely wanted to be a part of it from the first time I heard about it.

How did the punk lifestyle change for you when you became a dad?
It really focuses your world view into a very small area.  You really want this life to be something good, and you want to be a good person and you want to be a good role model.  Growing up punk rock you just wanted to say “Fuck you!” to the world and make a lot of noise.  Then when you have a kid, you want to say “fuck off!” and make a lot of noise in a much better, positive way… It’s interesting to see how different people are as parents, even though we all come out of the punk rock scene.

It’s refreshing to see that everyone’s different.
I think that being a punk rock dad is awesome.  I think that being a father and coming out of the punk rock scene, which isn’t necessarily just about “Fuck everything”, I think the ethos that I took away from punk rock was question things, don’t just take everything at face value. Find your own way in life, and I think that if you have a good foundation – this is what I look at for my son.