The Inspiration Behind These Famous Songs Show That A Great Idea Can Come From Anywhere

Adam’s Song

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Written by Blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus, “Adam’s Song” voiced Hoppus’ loneliness that he felt while coming off tour with the band. The song was also inspired by a teenage suicide Hoppus had read about, where the boy was lonely and wrote a letter to his family before killing himself.

“I never thought I’d die alone, another six months I’ll be unknown…” describes the hollow lonely feeling Hoppus felt after a whirlwind tour, with no one to come home to, as he was single at the time while his bandmates always had someone greeting him at airports.