Fall Out Boy Confirms Breakup
LOS ANGELES — After months of speculation, Fall Out Boy has finally confirmed that they are no longer making sweet music together.
"I'm not in Fall Out Boy right now," the band's frontman, Patrick Stump, revealed in an interview Tuesday with Spin magazine. "But one way or another, the band will always be around. Steven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith. Whether we play again or not, I don't know. If we do, it will be for the right reasons. If we don't, it will also be for the right reasons."
Stump was responding after bassist Pete Wentz spoke about the band's breakup Monday night on Twitter.
"A hiatus is forever until you get lonely or old. I don't plan on either," wrote Wentz. "I can't imagine playing in FOB again."
Wentz responded further to the news Tuesday on his blog, writing: "i dont know the future of fall out boy. its embarrassing to say one thing and then have the future dictate another. as far as i know fall out boy is on break. (no one wants to say the 'h' word). as much as i dont have a solo project, i also cant predict that id ever play in fall out boy again. not due to personal relationships as much as a band we grew apart. in this statement id like to include there is the possibility that fob will play again with out me or i will be a part of it when everyone is on the same page. it is no ones fault and there is no animosity about the decision. i felt as fans you deserve to know. there is no singular reason for this. the side projects or bands are supported by all members of the band. i am the single biggest fan of fob and if this is our legacy than so be it. i am proud of it."
Stump, who is currently working on a solo album, doesn't seem overly concerned about getting the gang back together anytime soon.
"I'm really not worried about Fall Out Boy," he told Spin. "I'm so psyched about where I'm at right now."
Fall Out Boy, which also includes guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley, was last seen together during a lengthy U.S. tour in which they opened for Blink-182.
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