--- title: Blink-182: Mark Hoppus Has Different Views on Aliens description: Unlike Tom DeLonge, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus doesn't believe aliens have visited earth. canonical: https://time.com/4393882/blink-182-mark-hoppus-tom-delonge-aliens/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-05T21:18:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:03.905Z og:title: Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Has Conservative Views on Aliens og:description: Mark Hoppus doesn't buy that aliens have visited us og:url: https://time.com/4393882/blink-182-mark-hoppus-tom-delonge-aliens/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5740864df4efa79/69889abcbc6cfc3b6c3ddaea/gettyimages-544081896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: ABC's "Good Morning America" - 2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Has Conservative Views on Aliens twitter:description: Mark Hoppus doesn't buy that aliens have visited us twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5740864df4efa79/69889abcbc6cfc3b6c3ddaea/gettyimages-544081896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Blink-182's Mark Hoppus’ Views on Aliens Are Very Different From Tom DeLonge > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 5, 2016 9:18 PM UTC  Blink 182 performs live from Central Park in New York City as part of the Summer Concert Series Blink 182 performs live from Central Park in New York City as part of the Summer Concert Series Paula Lobo-ABC via Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 5, 2016 9:18 PM UTC [Blink-182’s](http://time.com/4310628/blink-182-new-single-bored-to-death/) new album is out, and the band is doing press to get people hyped about their new jam “Brohemian Rhapsody,” and to add to the canon that is their [beliefs about aliens](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heUCtu%5Ffq18). Ever since Blink-182’s former member Tom DeLonge sang the song “Aliens Exist,” on their 1999 album “Enema of the State,” DeLonge has been the most active speaker on the topic. Insider [Tom De Longe](http://time.com/3683537/tom-delonge-isnt-leaving-blink-182-after-all/?iid=sr-link2) gave [_PAPER_](http://www.papermag.com/blink-182-co-founder-tom-delonge-goes-deep-on-ufos-government-coverups-1427513207.html) as much illuminating information as he could without getting too real about just how close he is flying to the sun. During that interview last year, DeLonge reflected on a possible alien visit this one time when he was camping near Area 51\. The musician also noted that he’s well-read about people who have made contact with aliens, perhaps with more certitude than you think the situation warrants. However, the current members of Blink-182 are individuals who make observations and decisions and have their own beliefs. So in an interview with [VICE](http://www.vice.com/read/the-vice-interview-mark-hoppus-blink-182) Tuesday, the band’s co-founder Mark Hoppus admitted that we’re not alone, but he doesn’t think we’ve actually made contact. From the interview: “I don’t think that the moon landing was faked, I don’t believe in Big Foot or the Loch Ness Monster. I don’t think that aliens have visited us – I believe there’s life out there of some sort but I don’t think they’ve come here and hung out.” As for DeLonge who has said he has intel from [government sources](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-tom-delonges-ufo-obsession-blink-182-turmoil-20160427), he is currently working on [alien things](https://www.instagram.com/p/BHfcaTTg492/?taken-by=tomdelonge). \[[VICE](http://www.vice.com/read/the-vice-interview-mark-hoppus-blink-182)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4393882/blink-182-mark-hoppus-tom-delonge-aliens/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4393882/blink-182-mark-hoppus-tom-delonge-aliens/"},"headline":"Blink-182's Mark Hoppus’ Views on Aliens Are Very Different From Tom DeLonge","datePublished":"2016-07-05T21:18:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:03.905Z","description":"\"I don't think they've come here and hung out.\"","url":"https://time.com/4393882/blink-182-mark-hoppus-tom-delonge-aliens/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Music","aliens"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5740864df4efa79/69889abcbc6cfc3b6c3ddaea/gettyimages-544081896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5740864df4efa79/69889abcbc6cfc3b6c3ddaea/gettyimages-544081896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ABC's \"Good Morning America\" - 2016","caption":"ABC's \"Good Morning America\" - 2016","creditText":"Paula Lobo-ABC via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4393882/blink-182-mark-hoppus-tom-delonge-aliens/","name":"Blink-182's Mark Hoppus’ Views on Aliens Are Very Different From Tom DeLonge"}}]}] ```