Stupid Fall Out Boy Trivia:
The lead singer of the band looks like a fat nerd, and one would assume that he's the queer that wrote all of their gay songs.
But he's not; it's actually the guitarist that writes the songs. Kinda odd that some Chicago jock is so emo, but it's true.
At some point, the band blew up. The lead singer lost something like a hundred pounds, and blew nearly all of his money on a solo album. I guess he thought that if he looked better, he would have some great solo career. It sold about two copies, he lost his investment, and had to come crawling back to the band.
Patrick Stump circa 2005:
after dieting:
today:
According to him, he blew so much money on his solo album, he had to sleep on a friend's floor in New York, even while doing shows:
Fall Out Boy's frontman wagers his personal fortune on a new solo project, and he'll sleep on the floor if he has to. Patrick Stump says he made enough money as the singer for pop-punk chart-toppers Fall Out Boy to retire, modestly...to a suburb. But his band's hiatus afforded him the chance to…
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