{"id":484412,"date":"2019-04-08T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/news\/read\/alex-gaskarth-on-working-with-mark-hoppus-im-not-fanboying-out-in-front-of"},"modified":"2019-04-08T07:06:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T13:06:00","slug":"alex-gaskarth-on-working-with-mark-hoppus-im-not-fanboying-out-in-front-of-him-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/alex-gaskarth-on-working-with-mark-hoppus-im-not-fanboying-out-in-front-of-him-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Gaskarth On Working With Mark Hoppus: \u201cI\u2019m Not Fanboying Out In Front Of Him Anymore\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"excerpt\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Simple Creatures is truly an equal partnership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/assets\/uploads\/Simple_Creatures_Mac_Praed_(69_of_76).jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Simple Creatures<\/strong>&nbsp;talk the beginning of their band and their debut EP &#8216;Strange Love&#8217; inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.rocksound.tv\/collections\/the-maine\">current issue of Rock Sound<\/a> &#8211; and Alex addresses what it&#8217;s like working with the frontman of the band he grew up on.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing how his relationship with Mark Hoppus works, Alex Gaskarth shared <em>\u201cI did come up on blink and Mark was very much an inspiration to me, but we\u2019ve had the honeymoon period as it were, become good friends&#8230; I\u2019m not fanboying out in front of him anymore, like I used to seven years ago! I don\u2019t think the creative process would be as honest if I was sitting there going, \u2018Yeah, whatever you think man, I love you!\u2019 We both keep each other in check, and push each other to do better.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAlex grew up playing in blink-182 cover bands, that\u2019s how All Time Low started off, so I didn\u2019t know whether he\u2019d be more deferential to me,<\/em>\u201d added Mark. \u201cB<em>ut he\u2019s not at all, he\u2019ll totally stand up for what he thinks is right. It\u2019s a really natural back and forth dynamic. You know, I got into music in the first place because I didn\u2019t grow up playing sports, didn\u2019t like the competitive nature of it. I loved the punk rock community because it was always about helping out other bands. If you were lucky enough to make it, you brought your friends up with you. I see music as this big, open playground where people can be creative with each other.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is just a taster &#8211; check out our full interview with Simple Creatures&#8217; Alex Gaskath and Mark Hoppus inside The Maine&#8217;s issue of Rock Sound! It&#8217;s available now from <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.rocksound.tv\/collections\/the-maine\">SHOP.ROCKSOUND.TV<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/assets\/uploads\/001_rocksound_MAY19_NEWSSTAND.jpg\"><\/a>\\<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/news\/read\/alex-gaskarth-on-working-with-mark-hoppus-im-not-fanboying-out-in-front-of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rock Sound News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple Creatures is truly an equal partnership. Simple Creatures&nbsp;talk the beginning of their band and their debut EP &#8216;Strange Love&#8217; inside the current issue of Rock Sound &#8211; and Alex addresses what it&#8217;s like working with the frontman of the band he grew up on. 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