Fall Out Boy Bio

Back in 2001, Joseph Trohman was just another 16 year old Chicago suburb high school student stuck in a low paying job with dreams. Joe, as he was called by friends and family, had a passion, a passion for music. Joe could play the guitar well and had a dream to start a band. With this dream in mind, Joe called up a friend from another local band, that Joe had toured with, Arma Angelus and asked him to play. Pete Wentz was most noticeably the second member of an unnamed band. Peter Wentz was a 21 year old college student with more passion for music then anything else. Pete comes from Wilmette, where his parents both lived up the suburban way of life. They lived in a townhouse where Pete's parents weren't one hundred percent ok with the idea of Pete wanting to peruse music. Pete as a child did things on his own terms, and he still was that way at 21. Pete had worked in numerous bands, but the one he was most well known in was Arma Angelus, a popular hardcore band in the Chicago music scene. Pete figured that Joe's band would be a side project, something that he could do in his spare time. Pete would soon realize that this band was something more then the garages and VFW halls. Joe and Pete then set their sights on a drummer. Joe had a job at the local Borders bookstore with another 16 year old music fanatic. Patrick Stumph and Joe talked frequently about their common interests in music, ranging from artists like David Bowie to Neurosis and especially Arma Angelus. Patrick was approached by Joe to join this band that he had been working on with Pete. Liking the idea of drumming in a band and working with Pete, Patrick signed on to the band as the drummer. In 2001, the band, which had remained unnamed, decided to play their first gig together in Chicago. It was at this show that the band got their well known name. Legend has it that the then front man of the band, Mike, asked the crowd what their name should be. After a couple of random names, a fan