The music business is one of a few places where everything you've heard about it seems entirely cliche, but it's true.
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 StumpI always thought 'Stump' was kind of like, you dropped something on your foot. It's not the most exotic rock-star name.
Patrick StumpMost producers get into it because they were just never handsome or charismatic or talented enough to be the star.
Patrick StumpThere are some bands for whom that works very well and it's no disrespect to them because I'm sure there's something honest and natural about it, but for us I feel like it would be dishonest and kinda disrespectful to that artwork to do that. To be like: "Okay, we're going to go back and only play these songs, even though we have an hour to an hour and a half set and we gotta play more songs, but we'll skimp you on your extra half hour." That's just silly to me.
Patrick Stump