Hit US band Fall Out Boy have reportedly split up after band member Pete Wentz hinted so on Twitter.
The rock band has been together since 2001 and it consists of vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump, guitarist Joe Trohman, bassist Pete Wentz and drummer Andy Hurley.
Fall Out Boy’s bassist, Pete Wentz, recently wrote on his Twitter page: “cant imagine playing in fob again. something would have to change in my head or my heart – not my wallet. itd have to be real.”
He later added: “Not gonna speak to anything publicly about the band internally. my brothers 2 the grave. thnx 4 being there from day 1.”
Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz has sparked internet rumours after posting pictures of his bloodied and bruised face online.
The musician looked as if he had been beaten up in the snapshots, which he shared on his blog.
Pete, 30, penned a multiple-choice quiz for fans to guess what happened to him.
He wrote: “My face was badly bludgeoned because….”
Included in the list of reasons were: Latenight game of “face jousting” gone horribly right; I was wasted. You should see the other guy; Forgot to thaw turkey before deep-frying; Realised my sex appeal was getting in the way of my art, like Brad Pitt and Matt Damon; Watched ‘Fight Club’ in like, super hi-def dude; Bathroom door; Lease up on old face… you decide.”
He then took to his Twitter page and said: “Weirdness is happening in my life right now.”
An hour later, he wrote: “Holy f, I look like Frankenstein.”
Pete has been snapped in recent days in New York Christmas shopping with 13-month-old baby son Bronx.
Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump has been arrested on a traffic warrant for driving without a licence.
The rocker was arrested in Hollywood in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A warrant had been issued for his arrest for the driving offence by a Beverly Hills court.
Stump was released on $15,000 bail at about 4.30am.
It is not the first time Stump has been in trouble with the law.
Cops threatened to arrest him and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz last December for trying to play an impromptu gig in a New York park without a licence.
Fall Out Boy star Pete Wentz has denied rumours the band are about to split, but admitted they have “no future album plans right now”.
Pete, 30, caused concern with his fans when he was asked on Twitter recently if a new Fall About Boy album is in the works.
He said: “I’m not sure. This may be the swan song. But we might have another in us. We’ll see.”
However, Pete confirmed to MTV News that the band aren’t planning to split any time soon.
He said: “No, we’re not calling it quits, but [we've got] no future album plans right now.”
He added: “We can’t quit, we’re waiting to get fired.”
But Pete admitted that he doesn’t know what will happen in the future and he isn’t sure what the band will be doing next.
He said: “I think it’s all in context. There aren’t any new Fall Out Boy songs currently because we don’t write music just for the sake of it. At the same time, tomorrow maybe we will.
“We will stop doing Fall Out Boy when it stops being fun. Currently, we’re about to go out on what we think will be a really fun tour [with Blink-182].
“All I meant in the [Twitter] statement is that if [Fall Out Boy's single] What a Catch, Donnie was the last statement we made, I would feel content.”
The musician from Fall Out Boy who will be playing a couple of festivals this summer in the UK is considering taking his 4-month old son Mowgli with him on tour. Pete Wentz said: “Would I take my baby to a festival? We’ll see. I wouldn’t mind him seeing the headliners Radiohead at all.” A four month old baby is getting to go to a music festival? Is Pete Wentz out of his freaking mind? What?s that little guy going to understand from all the noise and bustle around him? This is not what people should be doing to expose their children to music. Hopefully Pete Wentz will realize this before he starts touring or little Mowgli might have a very rotten summer.
You might want to sit down for this because I have some ridiculous news. 50 Cent is due to join Fall Out Boy on their ?Believers Never Die Part Deux? tour. Since when did they become buddies? I actually fell out of my seat laughing when I found out about this one. Regardless, the rapper has been announced to be performing at the April 14th date of Fall Out Boy?s tour in Dallas, Texas. 50 has also signed on to open for the band for four other shows, bringing the total number of shows to five. I still can?t get over how strange this pairing is.
The bass player from Fall Out Boy has had an increasing paranoia of the fact that someone is out to get him. Here?s what Pete Wentz said about his fears: “I refuse to answer my front door because I’m convinced someone is going to murder me. I used to think that some day I’d end up murdering a close friend or relative. Now it’s reversed and I’m convinced it’s going to happen to me. That’s the way I’m going out, I’m completely sure of it. So I refuse to answer the front door ? it greatly minimizes that risk.” Most certainly nobody would ever succeed in murdering Pete Wentz as long as he doesn?t even open his front door. It?s purely logical? just like if I want to reduce the risk of dying in a nuclear war, I?ll just walk around in a led suit all day.
1. Lil’ Wayne, ?Tha Carter III?
2. Girl Talk, ?Feed The Animals?
3. TV On The Radio, ?Dear Science?
4. Metallica, ?Death Magnetic?
5. Hot Chip, ?Made In The Dark?
6. Robyn, ?Robyn?
7. Of Montreal, ?Skeletal Lamping?
8. Randy Newman, ?Harps & Angels?
9. Vampire Weekend, ?Vampire Weekend?
10. Fall Out Boy, ?Folie A Deux?
11. Death Cab For Cutie, ?Narrow Stairs?
12. My Morning Jacket, ?Evil Urges?
13. Al Green, ?Lay It Down?
14. Jenny Lewis, ?Acid Tongue?
15. Bon Iver, ?For Emma, Forever Ago?
16. Be Your Own Pet, ?Get Awkward?
17. Conor Oberst, ?Conor Oberst?
18. Ponytail, ?Ice Cream Spiritual?
19. Katy Perry, ?One Of The Boys?
20. Wale, ?Mixtape About Nothing?
21. Erykah Badu, ?New Amerykah Part I: Fourth World War?
22. Coldplay, ?Viva La Vida?
23. The Cool Kids, ?Bake Sale?
24. The Roots, ?Rising Down?
25. Santogold, ?Santogold?
26. Usher, ?Here I Stand?
27. Mariah Carey, ?E=MC2?
28. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, ?Real Emotional Trash?
29. Raphael Saadiq, ?The Way I See It?
30. Young Jeezy, ?The Recession?
31. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, ?Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!?
32. Taylor Swift, ?Fearless?
33. Hayes Carll, ?Trouble In Mind?
Fall Out Boy was on track to set the world record for the shortest amount of time to play all of the world?s seven continents last Wednesday but all of that was for nothing. The band and their crew made it all the way to Chile and were waiting in their hotel rooms for the go signal from organizers to proceed to the last continent on their list ? Antarctica. All they needed to grab the record was to perform in Antarctica by last Thursday when weather conditions in the icy continent wouldn?t cooperate and prevented them from traveling. That?s too bad. They were so close too.
Pete Wentz and the rest of his band Fall Out Boy attended People magazine?s Grammy nominations party at Avalon Hollywood in Hollywood on Thursday night. And he was not a happy camper.
It appears that Pete is one very sore loser especially since he and the band attended the party and even had to perform at the party yet they had no Grammy nominations to show for it. And Pete had no problem letting the audience know his displeasure. He pitched a fit, threw his mic stand in the air and flung his bass against the speakers. Was that a fit or just part of the show?
As a beat kicks in that would not be out of place on a Scissor Sisters album, you may find yourself doing a double take and checking the name of the band once more, but then a muscular pop-rock chorus kicks in that is more familiar to Fall Out Boy fans.However, more is the important word here and the fact that it is not the same. There’s an organic power to the chorus here that is reminiscent of bands like the Strokes and the Vines leaving “Sugar, We’re Going Down” behind. It is a direction that holds promise for the boys from Wilmette even if they don’t sound completely comfortable and at peace in the new skin.
Lyrically, “Arms Race” is classic Fall Out Boy. Kicking off with the potent lines “I have the lyrics / I am an arms dealer / Fitting you with weapons in the form of words,” the song will have fans picking apart meanings for months to come. There is a touch of the sinister entertainment emcee about the song which seems to indicate a touch of influence from the band’s proteges Panic! At the Disco.
The best thing about this new single is the band is far from resting on their extensive laurels. They are willing to experiment, and we are happy to go along for the ride.
