I am genuinely into soul, R&B and hip hop - all these genres that get slapped under the 'soul' genre. That spoke to me more than it did to my punk-rock friends. And punk spoke more to me than it did to my soul friends. I basically didn't fit comfortably in either world. Patrick Stump basicallycomfortablyfit share on social
I think when you're 17 and you're angry, you're angry about very short-term things. And there's nothing wrong about writing that record. It's a very real record to write; it's the realest record I could write when I was 17. The problem is, when you're 28, it's not the same thing; it can be a put-on. Patrick Stump angryproblemput share on social
Steven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith. Patrick Stump aerosmithanymoregravestone Change image and share on social
In Fall Out Boy, we were all playing with our pop punk influences, so that was always within that kind of framework. Patrick Stump boyfallframework Change image and share on social
Drums were my first instrument, my first love. I need rhythm, something that moves. Patrick Stump druminstrumentlove Change image and share on social
One of the things that always was Fall Out Boy was trying new things and kind of pushing ourselves in different directions. Patrick Stump boydirectionfall Change image and share on social
I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can. Patrick Stump avoidgoogle Change image and share on social
The music business is one of a few places where everything you've heard about it seems entirely cliche, but it's true. Patrick Stump businessclichehave Change image and share on social
Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting. Patrick Stump leanlyricallypersonally Change image and share on social
I used to work in a record store. I'm kind of a record nerd. Patrick Stump kindnerdrecord Change image and share on social