Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001.
The members originally played in local underground hardcore bands before forming Fall Out Boy. With Pete Wentz as the band's primary lyricist and Patrick Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy broke out of the underground music scene and reached mainstream success with their major label debut.
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Members:
Patrick Stump -
lead vocals (2001-present), guitars (2003-present), piano (2007-present)
Pete Wentz -
bass guitar, backing vocals (2001-present)
Joe Trohman -
guitars, backing vocals (2001-present)
Andy Hurley -
drums, percussion, backing vocals (2003-present)
Name Origin:
During their first performance, they introduced themselves as Forget Me Not. Wentz and Stump argued over band names; the former favored verbose, tongue-in-cheek names, while the latter wanted to reference Tom Waits in name.[10
After creating a short list of names that included "Fall Out Boy", a fictional character from The Simpsons and Bongo Comics, friends voted on the name. The band's second performance, at a southern Illinois university with the Killing Tree, began with Wentz introducing the band under a name Stump recalled as "very long".
According to Stump, an audience member yelled out, "Fck that, no, you're Fall Out Boy!", and the band were credited later in the show under that name by Killing Tree frontman Tim McIlrath. As the group looked up to McIlrath, and Trohman and Stump were "die-hard" Simpsons fans, the name stuck.
From: Wilmette, Illinois, United States
Genre(s):
Pop punk
Active From: 2001-2009, 2013-present
Associated Acts:
Arma Angelus,
Project Rocket,
Racetraitor,
Black Cards,
The Damned Things,
Enabler,
With Knives
Quotes:
What other bands besides Rush do you look up to?
Pete: Green Day, Lifetime, Joy Division, Cure...
Patrick: Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits...
Pete: In some ways, but I learned a lot from hardcore. A lot of our ideals come from it. (regarding hardcore music the band use to play)
Andy: I love hardcore. I miss playing it. And the idealism isn't really there in pop-punk. Whereas in hardcore, it's more about something. But hopefully we bring that along into Fall Out Boy. (regarding hardcore music the band use to play)
Would you rather tour with the band of your dreams, or have a threesome with the Tatu girls?
Andy: Band of my dreams.
Patrick: Band of my dreams.
Pete: Well, what if the band of my dreams IS the Tatu girls? (laughs)