We got nominated for a Grammy, that was really crazy, and I was sitting there and Stevie Wonder was on stage and I remember thinking "Wow, I really need to take [singing] more seriously!"
Patrick StumpI was going to record a solo album when I was 15 on a four-track. I started working on it, but then Fall Out Boy happened. The band was awesome and took me in a totally different direction. I don't regret it at all, but the band delayed the record I had been planning.
Patrick StumpYoko Ono never deserved any of the hate she got. Paul McCartney and John Lennon weren't getting along.
Patrick StumpI always thought 'Stump' was kind of like, you dropped something on your foot. It's not the most exotic rock-star name.
Patrick StumpYou have total freedom. It's like, if you do a solo record, there are no restrictions and you can do whatever you want, good or bad. You can have these passing fancies where you go in to the studio one day and you want to do something like what you did on the way in. That's dangerous. You have to have some sort of focus.
Patrick Stump