In Fall Out Boy, we were all playing with our pop punk influences, so that was always within that kind of framework.
Patrick StumpI write really scathing, angry stuff when I'm in a better mood, and then uplifting and happy stuff when I'm at the absolute bottom.
Patrick StumpSpeed is absolutely key to creativity. The more time it takes to create something, the less likely you are to create something.
Patrick StumpAll of the agreed-upon pariahs throughout pop-culture history put their identities into the thing we decry. And yet we derive our own identities from the act of hating. We connect on the things we are disappointed in. Some may argue that nothing in history gathers a crowd like complaining about Lady Gaga's meat dress.
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