United Kingdom, May 11 -- Mark Hoppus thought he was "supposed to die" after receiving his cancer diagnosis.

The Blink-182 star was diagnosed with cancer in 2021 - but having been so fortunate in his life up until that stage, Mark felt like he "deserved" to die.

The 53-year-old bassist explained to The Independent: "I hadn't told anybody because I thought people would find out I was sick and they'd laugh or they'd think I deserved it.

"I thought I deserved it. I'd been so blessed. Our band get to do things no bands ever get to do. I have an awesome wife and an incredible kid. Of course, the other shoe is going to drop."

After hearing the diagnosis, Mark thought: "OK this is my time. I've been lucky for so long and now I'm supposed to ...