Fall Out Boy : Q&A : i understand everyone changes.. but at the same...

Q: i understand everyone changes.. but at the same time, are we ever gonna get a taste of the boys we fell in love with? we miss old fall out boy, the kids that were exactly like us. the people that made us smile and dance and sing along obnoxiously. we miss the kids in chicago, the ones we related to, the ones we felt like we knew on a personal level. we miss you guys. and we miss being your friends, not just your fans.

Posted by: photoproofedkisses Sep 24, 2009

A: how do we be the old fall out boy exactly? this question always kind of confuses me. due to experiences and growing older we have become different people. yet at heart i think if anyone ever really liked us those parts of us are still the same. do you mean like play small shows? because we do that sometimes. play secret shows? we do that sometimes? meet kids outside of meet and greets? if you see me walking around at the blink tour ive done that? play old songs? we do when we have a long enough set. but if you mean have the same haircuts and write the same words- it just wont happen. and it makes me tend to think that some people never got what we wanted them to get out of this. not trying to sound harsh. just wanted to answer this question honestly.

Posted by: photoproofedkisses

Comments

“Who Really Knows”

Posted by Music1197 on Nov 18, 2009 5:47 AM (GMT-08:00)

They may be different personality and age wise, but they'll always be the same "Fall Out Boy." I have a nineteen-year-old cousin who still acts like he's seven years old sometimes; or is that just the idiot in him? I don't think they've really changed music and performance just their age and, maybe they've changed their maturity - does anyone really?

“I could be over-reaching but...”

Posted by Heaven on Nov 17, 2009 1:57 AM (GMT-08:00)

I think, for the most part, when people say they miss old Fall Out Boy they mean that they miss how in the beginning this felt like it was a family. Like there wasn't a great divide between performer and those being performed for. Maybe I mean that it was more intimate. Like you were part of something bigger than you, and that if you got one small part of it you were special to someone you'd never met before. The cousin of your cousin's cousin. Or something. But Fall Out Boy really hasn't changed. They've grown and matured. It's harder for them to be as intimate with us because there are alot of us now. Too many, maybe. The real people who have changed are the fans. We used to love every thing the band did just because they did it. We liked the mindfuckery and the fact that sometimes Pete could be a dick in the best possible way. But the fans act like they don't want the boys to be happy. Everything they do is some how offensive to the fans. They've changed, they've let the fame go to their heads. Maybe some of you should think about how much more hostile you've become towards the band since they became mainstream... And I'm really not trying to start something with anyone, this is just my opinion. What's that rule about stones and throwing?

“what he said”

Posted by TakeMyHeart on Nov 9, 2009 7:27 PM (GMT-08:00)

changing is a way of like, and you can't always hide that your changing... and for people like FOB... it shows in their music... i still love them, and always will

“I don't agree.”

Posted by SenselessMary on Nov 3, 2009 10:03 PM (GMT-08:00)

I just don't ...people change, true. But we're all still the same inside...just like you guys! <3

“I am FOB's friend!”

Posted by shaneonyou on Oct 14, 2009 7:49 PM (GMT-08:00)

FOB, with time (like anyone else) you've kind of matured, and so has your music. Not that your old music was immature or bad. I love all of your albums past and present and even though you've become considerably more famous and well-known since TTTYG, there's still this terrific, relatable quality about you that continues to satisfy old fans and to draw in new ones. The reason I became such a huge fan of your work is because you always felt like friends of mine rather than distant celebrities and that feeling has never changed. I' m still a fan because you're still my friends

“stay golden”

Posted by jmarie469 on Oct 13, 2009 2:28 PM (GMT-08:00)

Don't worry Peter, SOme of us get it... We always have and always will. <33

“,,,,”

Posted by youngxlove on Oct 12, 2009 5:51 PM (GMT-08:00)

i've loved fall out boy through thick and thin from the time i was in fifth grade, up until now in my senior year of high school. sometimes i do miss the old haircuts and lyrics because it was such a comforting feeling to me growing up. the new fall out boy is wonderful; i adore you boys for your bold and daring choices, not only in music, but also in lifestyles. i guess i just miss the intimacy of old fall out boy. the little band that none of my other friends cared to like. my secret heroes. i guess the future just freaks me out a bit. again, i would like to emphasize; fall out boy is still my favorite band, and i wouldn't give them up for anything in the world. their new music is just as good as their old music. i love fall out boy forever and ever.

“P.S.”

Posted by heycourtneyhello on Oct 11, 2009 10:23 PM (GMT-08:00)

I've wrestled with deleting my comment below. I really really really dont want to cause an Internet battle. Its just what was on my mind at the moment. I still stick to what I said, but i might have been a little harsh. Again, I just want to apologize for anything i might have said to offend any one. I was just really ticked at some of these comments.

“Reminder.”

Posted by heycourtneyhello on Oct 11, 2009 8:19 PM (GMT-08:00)

To be quite honest. I think this is all bullshit. I was one of those kids who came on here everyday, from the start of fob till about a year ago. In the midst of all that something pulled me away. Today I had a sudden urge to come here, I dont know why, and I regret that I did, because I didnt reconize this site at all. They HAVE changed. Thats obvious, and not my point. My point is, we've lost the boys that sang perceptions and lullibies to us, we've lost the twinnies, we've lost the major concept of what their music was. Dont get me wrong, I still blast fob all the time, but its not the songs all of you all seem to know. Its the songs that made them. Its the songs that held them down till everyone came around. Its the songs on TTTYG and FUCT. I commend them for getting on with their lives, but for those of you that say they've changed for the better, and for the times, and all that shit: I want to let you know that THAT isnt fob to the fans/friends that were with them since the day they started. I want to ask you why its wrong that we dont dig the music thats coming out now from them? Sorry wrong wording. Why we dont like it as much? You answer me that and I'll say, cus its not the real FOB that we knew. Theres two kinds of fans right now. Previous and going... and Currently showing. Theres a difference. If you took this in the wrong way, dont bother your time bad mouthing me and telling me im wrong, and daddadaa. Im stating my opinion, which is something that ive always done on here, and I dont want the unneccessary bashing to draw away from your current fads and obsessions. A lot of you wont understand. But a lot of you will. Im just rambling for those that care. Bottom line. I miss them. I wish them the best. Nothing will replace those first albums, nothing will compare. k. thanks. bye.

“(y)”

Posted by rocker2906 on Oct 10, 2009 10:01 PM (GMT-08:00)

totally agree with "ilovehim" xD

“w00t?”

Posted by skinke on Oct 9, 2009 6:26 AM (GMT-08:00)

i dont understand? whats the difference of old fob and the new fob?

“....”

Posted by ilovehim on Oct 6, 2009 11:03 PM (GMT-08:00)

every one needs chance right now seriously look at old pete and the new pete he just had a beautiful baby boy and is married he has matured over the years hes not that silly kid any more if you love the band and are a true fan you will love them no matter what

“"Old" Fall Out Boy”

Posted by PatrickStumpsMe6 on Oct 5, 2009 8:28 PM (GMT-08:00)

I hate it when people say that. Don't you remember the The Take Over, The Break's Over video? They're not gonna be kids forever, EVERYONE CHANGES. Love them for who they are and the music they make. I don't get that question either. Do you want them to grow younger? We're still in their hearts. That has never changed.

“They NEVER changed(;”

Posted by xXPunkxBratXx on Oct 3, 2009 11:28 PM (GMT-08:00)

If you ask me, they havent changed. To me there the same old fall out boy that we TRUE FANS know and love(: I know that i will always lovee fall out boy, and that is a promise[:

“-.-”

Posted by rockgirl on Oct 3, 2009 9:39 PM (GMT-08:00)

if you´re a REAL fan you´ll just stick to changes

“Love u, no matter what.”

Posted by lovetorock on Oct 3, 2009 11:05 AM (GMT-08:00)

Everybody changes. U just have to get over it. And fans are fans exactly because they love u the way u are.

“"old" fob”

Posted by diorxhomie12 on Oct 2, 2009 8:42 PM (GMT-08:00)

this is a great question that i've been asking myself for awhile. the old fob was very..loose and careless and they were just great. and i've sulked about the changes. but everyone grows up. even the awesome dudes that are my life. and eh its alright. like i said, it happens to everyone you know? im still proud of the boys yung fob <3

“I agree with”

Posted by FoBisRaddd on Sep 29, 2009 11:06 PM (GMT-08:00)

icrossmy7s! i been a fob fan for awhile now and most ever band makes changes with their music its experiencing new things and growing to want to try other things, and when you grow up your not going to be thinking the same things. But the same time you cant please everyone so I give them props for making music and still playing shows and being the nicest funniest people ever just being themselves whether people like it or not. Thanks pete for answering honestly.

“-”

Posted by ponywhore on Sep 29, 2009 11:56 AM (GMT-08:00)

fall out boy doesn't really CHANGE they got better ! I'm not long a fan , but i think that i can say this .

“It's all good =]”

Posted by Anna768 on Sep 29, 2009 1:19 AM (GMT-08:00)

I think Fall Out Boy are Fall Out Boy...their sound/lyrics have changed a bit throughout the years, but they're still the same great band! People have said they love the 'old' FOB and hate their newer stuff, I love it all. =]