In Fall Out Boy, we were all playing with our pop punk influences, so that was always within that kind of framework.
Patrick StumpSteven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith.
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 StumpOne of the things that always was Fall Out Boy was trying new things and kind of pushing ourselves in different directions.
Patrick StumpI was talking to my grandpa last Thanksgiving. He pulled me aside and was like, "This Thanksgiving is the 150th for the Vaughn family in Chicago." I was like, "Cool, whatever," but I think when you have a culture like that, you should have a real appreciation for it. My family's been there forever and I don't want to leave.
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