| Peter Wentz | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III |
| Born | June 5, 1979 |
| Origin | Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Pop punk, alternative rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, |
| Years active | 2000 — present |
| Label(s) | Decaydance Records, Fueled by Ramen, Island Records |
| Associated acts | Fall Out Boy, Ashlee Simpson |
| Website | http://www.falloutboyrock.com/ |
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is the bassist, back-up vocalist, and primary lyricist of Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy, as well as an entrepreneur. Hard Rock Cafe was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Decaydance Records is the Vanity label of Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy) Fueled By Ramen is a record label formed by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in 1996 Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A lyricist is a Writer who specializes in Song Lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song(s Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome
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Pete Wentz was born Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III, in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. He is the son of Dale Wentz, a High School admissions counselor; and Pete Wentz II, a lawyer. He attended New Trier High School and North Shore Country Day School, where he was an all-state soccer player. New Trier High School (also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year High school with its major campus located North Shore Country Day School, is a small Private school founded in 1919 which is located in Winnetka Illinois. 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 more on music. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar DePaul University is a private institution of Higher education and Research in Chicago, Illinois, U Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems [1]
Wentz recalled in a Rolling Stone interview that his earliest musical memory was listening to The Foundations' song "Build Me Up Buttercup" in the back of his dad's car. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published The Foundations were a British soul band active from 1967 to 1970 " Build Me Up Buttercup " is the name of a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations with Colin Young [2]
Pete is the oldest of three children. He has a brother named Andrew, and a younger sister named Hillary. [3]
Wentz is of Native Hawaiian and German ancestry. "Kanaka" redirects here For the Tamil actress see Kanaka (actress. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as
Wentz was primarily involved in the Chicago hardcore punk scene and was in several bands in the late 1990s. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s These included First Born, Extinction, Arma Angelus (alongside Tim McIlrath, frontman of Rise Against), Yellow Road Priest, and Racetraitor. Arma Angelus was a Metalcore band from Chicago. The band broke up in 2002 Tim McIlrath (born November 3, 1979) is the Guitarist and lead Singer for the American Melodic hardcore band Rise Against Rise Against is an American Punk rock band from Chicago Illinois that was formed in 1999 Racetraitor (1995-1999 was a political Straight edge Metalcore band from Chicago Illinois who managed to get on the covers of both Maximum Rock N' Roll He and Arma Angelus' bassist Joe Trohman founded the pop-punk band Fall Out Boy after Trohman introduced Pete to a musical acquaintance, Patrick Stump. Joseph Mark Trohman was born September 1, 1984 and is the lead/rhythm guitarist of the Chicago -based band Fall Out Boy. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph on April 27, 1984 in Glenview Illinois) is an American Musician, Composer Andy Hurley agreed to drum part-time, but only joined the band full-time later. Andrew John Hurley (born May 31 1980 is an American musician and is the drummer of the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy. In 2004, Arma Angelus, the band in which Wentz was the vocalist/screamer, played its last show. [4]
In 2002, Fall Out Boy released an EP called Fall Out Boy/Project Rocket Split EP. Soon after, in 2003, the band released Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend on Uprising Records. Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend is the debut album of the Chicago based band Fall Out Boy. [5] This album would later be digitally remastered and reissued after the band's second, more successful full-album release Take This To Your Grave, on the independent label Fueled by Ramen Records. Take This to Your Grave is the debut release from Fall Out Boy on Fueled by Ramen (second full-length in total released on May 6, Fueled By Ramen is a record label formed by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in 1996 Later in 2003, Wentz and the rest of his bandmates signed with Island Records and in 2004 released an acoustic EP and DVD entitled, My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue through the new label. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue is a 2004 acoustic EP released by Punk rock / Alternative rock band Fall Out Boy
After Fall Out Boy released the My Heart EP, they released their third album, From Under the Cork Tree, in 2005. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify From Under the Cork Tree is the third full-length Album from Fall Out Boy and their major label debut on Island Records. Wentz wrote the lyrics to the first single, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" with his dad in Chicago; the song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100[6]). " Sugar We're Goin Down " is the first single released from Fall Out Boy 's album From Under the Cork Tree (2005 Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. February 6, 2007, was the release date for Fall Out Boy's fourth full-length album, Infinity On High. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Infinity on High is Fall Out Boy 's fourth Studio album. It is the follow up to their 2005 album From Under the Cork Tree
Wentz has been helping Panic at the Disco, the band he signed to his Decaydance Records label in 2005, with their second album, Pretty. Odd., which came out on March, 2008. Panic at the Disco (formerly known as Panic! at the Disco) is a Rock band that originated in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. Decaydance Records is the Vanity label of Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy) Pretty Odd is the second studio album by Panic at the Disco, released on the record label Fueled by Ramen. [7]
Wentz 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. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (ISBN 0-9603574-4-0 is a 2005 book written by Pete Wentz the bassist and lyricist of the Illinois Pop punk [8] The title is a reference to a track on The Smiths' album The Queen Is Dead. The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by the English rock band The Smiths. He has another book titled, "Rainy Day Kids," which was scheduled to be released February 14, 2006, but has been postponed. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German [9] In addition, Wentz is currently co-writing another book with William Beckett of The Academy Is.... William Eugene Beckett Jr is the lead singer of the band The Academy Is The Academy Is is a band based in Hoffman Estates Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Wentz's company, Clandestine Industries, distributes books and clothing and other merchandise. On August 2, 2007, fashion company DKNY joined a partnership with Clandestine Industries. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. DKNY ( D onna K aran N ew Y ork is the Label of Fashion designer Donna Karan. [10] Wentz himself has served as a model on the DKNY/Clandestine promo website. [11]
Additionally, he owns his own imprint of Fueled by Ramen, Decaydance Records, which has signed several bands, including: Panic at the Disco. Fueled By Ramen is a record label formed by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in 1996 Decaydance Records is the Vanity label of Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy) Panic at the Disco (formerly known as Panic! at the Disco) is a Rock band that originated in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. And other models at Buzznet, Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, October Fall, Lifetime, and The Cab. Buzznetcom is a photo journal and video-sharing social media network Gym Class Heroes are an American band from Geneva New York. The group formed when Travis "Schleprok" McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley Cobra Starship is a band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta. October Fall was a Pop-punk / Piano-rock band from Chicago Illinois. Lifetime is an influential American Melodic hardcore band from New Jersey. Wentz's tattoo on his pelvis, the Bartskull, is the logo for Decaydance Records, Clandestine Industries, and Bartskull Films. Decaydance Records is the Vanity label of Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy) Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American Musician and Songwriter, most famous for his work with the
He also has a film production company called Bartskull Films, which put out the DVD Release the Bats, which stars Wentz, his fellow bandmates, and several of his personal friends. Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American Musician and Songwriter, most famous for his work with the The sequel is currently in the works.
In April 2007, Pete came out with his own signature Squier Precision Bass. Squier is a second-line brand of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument It has a black body with a red shell pickguard and special graphics that include Wentz’s own red design on the body, plus a black bat/diamond fingerboard inlay at the 12th fret. It also features Wentz’s signature on the back of the headstock. [12]
Wentz opened a nightclub in New York with his bandmates as well as members of Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., and Cobra Starship; the bands' managers are also involved in the enterprise. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Gym Class Heroes are an American band from Geneva New York. The group formed when Travis "Schleprok" McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley The Academy Is is a band based in Hoffman Estates Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Cobra Starship is a band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta. Called Angels & Kings, the club occupies the former space that housed the Orchid Lounge, on 11th Street near Avenue A. Angels & Kings is a Nightclub in New York City, New York, located at 500 East 11th Street Notable guests, such as Tommy Hilfiger, arrived for the grand opening on Monday, April 30. Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951 in Elmira New York) is a American Fashion designer and founder of the brand Tommy Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule [13]
Pete was in a multi-episode arc of the show One Tree Hill, appearing first at Tric (the local all-ages club in Tree Hill) with the entire band. One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network. The band first appeared in an episode "An Attempt to Tip the Scales", where they played their single "Dance, Dance" and went on to appear on Peyton and Ellie's (also One Tree Hill's album) tribute album, "Friends with Benefit" to support breast cancer awareness. Pete made his first solo cameo in the episode "When It Isn't Like It Should Be" as the romantic interest of Peyton Sawyer, a senior at Tree Hill, who had booked the band to play at Tric. The band continued to influence the One Tree Hill musical soundtrack, but the show no longer had a role for Pete specifically, except in name and reference only.
On February 6, 2008, it was reported that Wentz was the leading candidate for writer Diablo Cody's follow-up film to Juno. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Brook Busey (born June 14 1978 better known by the Pen name Diablo Cody, is an American Academy Award & BAFTA -winning Screenwriter The movie is said to be about an emo-band, with Wentz playing the role of the frontman of the band. Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song The other two candidates are said to be Joel Madden of Good Charlotte and One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray. Joel Reuben Madden (born Joel Ryan Reuben Combs on March 11, 1979) is an American singer and the Lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf Maryland that formed in 1996 Chad Michael Murray (born August 24 1981) is an American Actor, former male fashion model, and Teen idol. [14]
On February 24, 2008, Wentz appeared in comedian Jimmy Kimmel's video "I'm F*cking Ben Affleck" as a chorus member (along with many other celebrities). Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American Television host and Comedian. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of The video was in response to one made by Kimmel's girlfriend, Sarah Silverman, "I'm F*cking Matt Damon". Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1 1970 is an Emmy -winning American Comedian, Writer, Singer, Guitarist, and Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist.
In February 2005, Wentz attempted suicide by taking an overdose of the anxiety medication Ativan, and as a result, spent a week in hospital. The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities Anxiety is a physiological and psychological state characterized by Cognitive, Somatic, Emotional and Behavioral components Lorazepam (also known by its brand name Ativan or Temesta) is a Benzodiazepine drug with short to medium duration of action Commenting on the event to a magazine, 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. | ” |
The suicide attempt was soon put into song form, "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)" and was released on their album, From Under The Cork Tree. From Under the Cork Tree is the third full-length Album from Fall Out Boy and their major label debut on Island Records. After this event, Wentz moved back in with his parents. A parent is a Father or Mother; one who sires or gives [15]
Wentz later spoke of his suicide attempt to the support site Halfofus. com and cites Jeff Buckley's version of the Leonard Cohen classic "Hallelujah" as a song that saved his life. Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter [16]
In March 2006, nude photos of Wentz were posted on the Internet to the LiveJournal celebrity gossip community Oh No They Didn't. LiveJournal (often abbreviated LJ) is a Virtual community where Internet users can keep a Blog, Journal or Diary. The LiveJournal poster reported that she received the photos third-hand, and that Wentz originally sent the pictures to a woman with whom he allegedly had romantic interests. After the pictures spread 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. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of The Danger Hiptop, also sold as the T-Mobile Sidekick, is a GPRS / EDGE Mobile phone with wireless Internet capabilities and all functionality "[17] The video for the single "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" contains a scene that references to the incident.
In a Rolling Stone photo shoot, Wentz and singer/actress Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (then ashlee Simpson) took a picture together for the opening of Wentz' bar, Angels & Kings, and were labeled as a couple. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Eventually the two began to acknowledge the relationship. On February 28, 2008, it was revealed that Wentz gave Simpson a promise ring. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ashlee Simpson announced that she is not pregnant and that the promise ring simply means that Pete hasn't asked her dad yet. [18] On April 9, 2008, Simpson confirmed on an episode of TRL that she and Wentz were engaged. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) [19] On April 14, 2008, rumors surfaced that the couple are expecting a baby but soon after these rumors appeared, Pete emailed MTV News to say that these rumors resulted from a "witch hunt" and that Simpson was not pregnant. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Wentz soon married Simpson in Encino, CA on May 17, 2008 at Simpson's parents residence, and Joe Simpson, Wentz's father in law, officiated at the ceremony. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Simpson took Wentz's surname, and is now professionally known as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. [20]
On May 29, 2008, a blog on Pete's official site, friendsorenemies. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common com, confirmed that wife Simpson-Wentz is expecting their child, due in the fall. [21]
Wentz has maitained a personal and professional relationship with John Mayer, despite Mayer's status as Jessica Simpson's ex-boyfriend, a relationship that sparked its own media frenzy. John Clayton Mayer (; born October 16 1977 is an American musician Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s
In a Blender interview in March 2007, Wentz alluded to being bisexual, stating that he has kissed males before and that "anybody above the waist is totally fair game. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation "[22] In the May 2007 issue of The Advocate, Wentz opened up about his sexuality, stating that he is sexually attracted to males, but he hasn't had sexual relations with other men because "I'm not a fan of penises". The Advocate ( is a US -based LGBT -related biweekly Newsmagazine. [23]
He explained later in an NPR story in November 2007, saying, "I would never come out and say I'm gay, because I'm not gay. There's part of me that kind of wishes I was gay, and I think that comes from anybody constantly wishing they were in the minority and constantly wants to be fighting everybody off. "[24]