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Background information Birth name Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III Also known as Pete Wentz Born June 5, 1979 Origin Wilmette, Illinois Genre(s) Pop-Punk, Emo Years active 2000–present Label(s) Decaydance Records, Fueled by Ramen, Island Records Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979 in Wilmette, Illinois) is the Bassist, back-up vocalist, and primary lyricist of Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy.
Wentz grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of, Chicago, Illinois. He attended North Shore Country Day School where he was an all-state soccer player. After graduating from high school in 1997 he attended DePaul University, where he studied Political Science, dropping out one semester shy of graduation to focus on music.
Wentz was primarily involved in the Chicago Hardcore Punk scene and was in several bands in the late 1990s, including xfirstbornx, Arma Angelus (with Tim McIlrath, frontman of Rise Against), 7 Angels of the Apocalypse / Culture of Violence, Extinction, Forever Ended Today, Yellow Road Priest, and Project Rocket.[citation needed] In 2001, he co-founded the Pop-Punk/Emo band Fall Out Boy with Joe Trohman, Patrick Stump, and Andy Hurley.[1]
Contents [hide] 1 Enterprises 2 Selected events 3 Trivia 4 Notes 5 External links
[edit] Enterprises Pete has written a book entitled The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, which is a story based on nightmares he had as a child.[2] The title was taken from a track off of the Smiths' critically-acclaimed record The Queen is Dead. He has another book titled "Rainy Day Kids", which was scheduled to be released February 14, 2006, but has been postponed.[3] In addition, Wentz is currently co-writing another book with William Beckett of The Academy Is....
Wentz has a company called Clandestine Industries, which distributes books and, more notably, clothing, among other things. Additionally, he owns his own imprint of Fueled By Ramen, Decaydance Records, which has signed several bands, including: Panic! At The Disco, October Fall, Gym Class Heroes, The Hush Sound, Cobra Starship, and Lifetime. He also has a film production company called Bartskull Films, which has released the DVD Release the Bats which stars Pete, his fellow bandmates, and a few of his personal friends and *****.
[edit] Selected events In February 2005, in what appeared to be a suicide attempt, Wentz took an overdose of the anxiety medication Ativan, and as a result, spent a week in the hospital. Commenting on the event to Rolling Stone, he said "I was isolating myself further and further, and the more I isolated myself, the more isolated I'd feel. I wasn't sleeping. I just wanted my head to shut off, like, I just wanted to completely stop thinking about anything at all." After this event, Pete Wentz moved back in with his parents.
In March of 2006, nude photos of Pete Wentz were posted and spread quickly across the Internet. Wentz posted a response on Fall Out Boy's website and blog asserting that the pictures were stolen from his T-Mobile Sidekick, and that after "feeling badly about this for about 24 hours, I am now ready to get back to laughing."[4]
[edit] Trivia Wentz makes a cameo appearence in Cobra Starship's Snakes on a Plane music video. [edit] Notes ^ John Norris. MTV News Raw: Fall Out Boy MTV.com. June 5, 2006. Podcast accessed on 2006-07-18, 2006 ^ Amazon.com Product page (accessed April 12, 2006) ^ Nguyen, Jeanette (2005).. "Fall Out Boy: Pete Wentz". themusicegdge.com (accessed April 12, 2006) ^ Montgomery, James (2006). "Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Comments On ... You Know, Those Photos" VH1.com (accessed May 6, 2006) [edit] External links Peter Wentz on The Internet Movie Database Official Fall Out Boy Website Clandestine Industries Fueled By Ramen Bartskull Films VWT Decaydance Records Friends Or Enemies Fall Out Boy Patrick Stump · Peter Wentz · Joe Trohman · Andy Hurley Discography Albums: Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend · Take This to Your Grave · From Under the Cork Tree EPs: Split EP · My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue Singles: Dead On Arrival · Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy · Saturday · Sugar, We're Goin Down Dance, Dance · A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"
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