Pete Wentz: 'People Want To See Videos That Are Still Exciting'

It’s no secret that music videos have been put on MTV’s endangered list over the past decade. If you were able to experience the music channel’s heyday in the 1980s and early 1990s, then the fact that shows like “The Hills” and “My Super Sweet 16” are the main attraction likely leaves a foul taste in your mouth. If you’re hanging on to the hope that MTV might return to its golden days, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz might just be able to help.

As someone who grew up watching legendary videos like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Wentz (like many of us) wanted to see that kind of creativity back on the small screen. After brainstorming with MTV, he developed FNMTV Premieres (Fridays, 8 pm ET/PT), a new show that is dedicated to both music videos and live performances. To ensure that it’s keeping with the times, a big chunk of the show is dedicated to audience feedback, whether that means simply rating videos or actually uploading your own taped response. Wentz told Ultimate-Guitar that there were a few kinks that needed to be worked out after the June 13 debut show, but he hopes that FNMTV Premieres will finally give artists and record labels a reason to put time, money, and creativity back into music videos.

UG: It’s admirable that you’re attempting to revive interest in music videos with your new show FNMTV Premieres. Was the show your idea?

Pete: It’s not a particularly original idea, videos on TV. I think that’s been an idea that a lot of people have had and a lot of people that watch MTV have had. I guess I pushed for it really hard, but at the end of the day it was up to MTV to kind of decide if they were going to back it and go full force with it. They could have buried it and put it on the backburner. They didn’t have to put it on Friday nights, and the set is gigantic. They didn’t have to do all that, so I have to give credit where credit is due. Pretty much everyone – individually and collectively at MTV – is really shooting for this show. They’re really trying to do everything they can to make it work, so I have to give credit to them.

You had the premiere back on June 13 and it looked like the crowd was very much into it. Was it pretty much what you expected?

I didn’t know what to expect. I got pretty nervous, I guess. The crowd was a lot crazier than I expected! They go nuts! It’s like being at a concert. Getting people to quiet down and not yell is impossible. We’d have to be in a studio, and people are excited to see these performances and these videos. To try to tell people to be quiet or go over here, it’s impossible to do. It’s like lighting a fuse and trying to put it out. That was crazier than I expected.

A major part of the show is audience participation. Did that run smoothly the first time around?

It was my idea to have some type of feedback and have people rate the videos. That raises the bar. So if they’re going to bring their video to the show, they’ll bring the best video they possibly can. I think it goes along with any number of things, like people texting. That’s the nature of culture, having this instant gratification in this text message democracy.

The interesting thing is – and this is completely honest – I expected in the room that people text messaging would really make it a positive-type of feedback just because we had the star there and it was in the heat of the moment. Last week people didn’t really necessarily understand the criteria completely. There was a big mix of responses. There were okay, medium, bad and good responses on top of that.

This week we kind of described the criteria better and we had it online before they were able to submit their videos. So this time, of 400 people, 300 people voted and really voted based on how the video was. I think each week that will probably get better. On July 4, we go live and people all across the country will be able to vote. We’re not going to make or break anybody. For the most part, they’re already known or have been making cool videos before. So I think that it won’t be like that. At the same time, I think people on a video show want to see cool videos. If you put up a video next to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” or “Thriller,” people want to see videos that are still exciting.

"Getting people to quiet down and not yell is impossible."

There hasn’t been a whole lot of reason for artists to put much effort into actually making videos with MTV playing less and less of them. If FNMTV goes over well, do you think that we’ll see bands raising the bar in terms of the creativity in music videos?

I really hope so. I think even more so it’s for the people at labels. They’re like, “Well, it doesn’t matter what kind of video we put out. It’s just going to premiere on this website or whatever, or it will get played in the late-night hours on MTV2 or something.” More than that, I think people still have big ideas. You can do really cool things with not a whole lot of money. As an example, the Vampire Weekend video was shot just on one camera shot that was continuous for the whole video. It was kind of like Wes Anderson and I don’t think it was all that expensive. It’s inspiration for the bands and director as well.

Can you recall some of the first videos that had a big effect on you in your early years?

Yeah. The whole “November Rain” series with Guns N’ Roses. Obviously, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin’,” that was a great video. I think the early White Stripes’ videos were really interesting, really great. Michael Jackson put out great videos all the way from “Thriller” to “Leave Me Alone,” when he called out everything that everybody was saying about him. I think that blink-182 had a lot of great videos. The video for Green Day’s “Basket Case” was great. There’s been a ton of iconic videos in the last 20 years. Everybody points out a-ha – that was a great video!

What were some of the bands or musicians that inspired you to pick up the bass by their music alone?

Probably Duff from Guns N’ Roses. I think I was interested in the bass because my friend was already playing the guitar. Green Day and bands like that, I guess. Originally growing up, I was first into them. Then I got into Jimmy Buffett and Michael Jackson, Guns N’ Roses and Metallica. There was death metal like Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, and bands like that.

Did you ever see yourself eventually playing in a band like Deicide?

Yeah, I was in a bunch of bands that were kind of bad versions of them! I guess we were pretty good, though!

I saw that in April of 2007 you released the Signature Squier Precision Bass.

Yeah! I gave one to Lil Wayne last week on the show. He’s been playing a lot of guitar lately, so I decided to give him one.

What was it about the Squier that delivered the specific sound you needed for Fall Out Boy?

I was really into the JP-90, which was cool. I like it because it was really light and the neck was really fat. The only thing different about it was the wiring. I didn’t really like the pickups, so I switched out the pickups and put in the Seymour Duncan ones. The thing about the Squier is that it sounds great. I’ve played it on our records and on a couple songs now.

A lot of times people have to put a price tag on sound. I think that the great thing is that if you can get a good sound and it can be a bass where people can grow into, it’s an important thing. The thing I want to do is inspire younger people who are like, “Maybe I should try this out.” I was interested in Mark Hoppus’ bass growing up.

Sometimes people will switch their guitar or switch their amp, and then they use a process that’s kind of impossible to figure out. They use very specific creative ingredients to get their sound, and we didn’t try to do that. We wanted to give people the key to the castle to be able to kind of do it.

"We're not going to make or break anybody."

Do you tend to tweak things in the setup a little bit for each song to create a different sound?

It’s pretty consistent. I like a metallic, overdriven bass that is kind of heavy. So on Take This To Your Grave and From Under The Cork Tree, there is a pretty specific sound with the guitars for the most part. This was a little more rhythmic and played with the bass drum. It was more with the rhythm section now. We’ll change the distortion or the sound of the song in general. There will be times when there will be fingerpicked ones. For the most part it’s a pick and a heavier sound. On the songs that are more acoustic-sounding, there are times when I played with felt picks. I actually had the ones that Tom Petty’s bass player used, and it gives it a different sound. On the bass itself, there is only one knob for the volume and it’s always turned up.

You’re probably quite busy with FNMTV Premieres, but is Fall Out Boy currently at work on a new album?

Yeah. At the end of the day, Fall Out Boy is the most important aspect of my life and career. I realize that the only reason anybody gives me any attention for anything else is because of Fall Out Boy. That’s the thing that is most precious to me and that’s the thing that will always top everything else. If it’s a TV show or a magazine or whatever, Fall Out Boy is the most important part of that.

I keep reading in interviews that there will be a folk element to the new record. Is that true?

I don’t know really where that came from, if it was more of a lyrical element to the record. I don’t know. I feel like anytime before your record comes out, if you say anything it becomes the thing that is saturated everywhere. So I think someone at some point said, “Oh, there’s going to be a folk element.” It’s going to still be a Fall Out Boy record. It will be different, but it won’t be that different.

Interview by Amy Kelly
Ultimate-Guitar.Com © 2008

Comments

[Pingis_Or_Death]

It’s going to still be a Fall Out Boy record. It will be different, but it won’t be that different.

Well of course, they still want to sell millions of records don't they? And I don't think they'll be doing that if they put out a folk record. That's why they're going to stay to their radio-friendly pop-punk roots for ever.

[zerodeck]

Did you ever see yourself eventually playing in a band like Deicide?

Yeah, I was in a bunch of bands that were kind of bad versions of them! I guess we were pretty good, though!

this is a joke right?
I actually got a little respect for him and the whole FNMTV thing, but this can't be true...

[Regression]

zerodeck wrote:

Did you ever see yourself eventually playing in a band like Deicide?

Yeah, I was in a bunch of bands that were kind of bad versions of them! I guess we were pretty good, though!


this is a joke right?
I actually got a little respect for him and the whole FNMTV thing, but this can't be true...

He did play in some heavy-ish bands before Fall Out Boy. Off the top of my head, he did vocals for Arma Angelus, and the Rise Against frontman guy was in the band to I think.

[Muse=Rock]

themightygooch wrote:

How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.

+1

[TTwoo]

I gave up on MTV a long time ago.

[musefanatic]

themightygooch wrote:

How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.

He inspired me to play bass so I could be shitloads better than him...

[Fi-Fi]

Muse=Rock wrote:

themightygooch wrote:

How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.


+1

+2

[Noverion]

Wow, interesting to see that he used to do some death metal!
I dont really like the guy, but people take the whole thing way too damn far, hes just a musician trying to make money right? Trying to make a living

[Retro Rocker]

If I want to watch a video that's exciting I'll sit down with some Star Wars.

[jimmyhotpants]

why won't they just give up??

[adslam3]

i gave up on mtv a loooong time ago, but if he got them to actually play music and instead of bad reality tv, then he might gain a few possible respect points

[Era_ForThe_Deaf]

I did catch part of that FNMTV thing when it aired (only because it was something to watch in HD) and while i have a tiny bit of respect for him because of it, don't be expecting any really good music on there, just the same stuff that's on the radio. And I love how he says "FOB is the most important thing in my life" although he just got married and has a kid on the way.

Checked!

[AwesomeDrummer]

meh. just leave it.

[RenegadeDave]

I want to watch music videos that don't feature the "music" of Fall Out Boy.

[samerika]

nah the FNMTV is still a good idea i think.

[FunkasPuck]

tl:dr, but no pete, people want to hear MUSIC that is still exciting. barring 14 year old girls, most actual MUSIC fans couldnt give an ha'penny jizz about the ****ing videos...

[the1]

I don't see why people shit on him and FOB so much. There really are worse bands out there... The thing is a good idea.

[ethan is hot]

MTV is a piece of shit i cant remember the list time i saw a music video and not a shitty as "reality" show. the only show they ever put on there that was good was jackass other than that MTV sucks

[Bellz06!]

to be honest i wanna see videos that have something to do with the music and the song.. it dont make sense to me if someone has like a hate song and they are sat snogging someone all the way through it or something.

[Bellz06!]

ethan is hot wrote:

MTV is a piece of shit i cant remember the list time i saw a music video and not a shitty as "reality" show. the only show they ever put on there that was good was jackass other than that MTV sucks

+1

[Cheesepuff]

Pete's in it for the money and fame, and he's doing a damn good job of it while making some catchy tunes at the same time. You gotta respect that.

[metal4ever6328]

Im sick of seeing this guys face...EVERYWERE!!!

[__Ronnie__]

I HATE Pete Wentz, but I have to give him credit for this. Now, I just hope they don't play shit music videos.

[JRowe3388]

Say what you want about FOB, but I'll give this to them. Their music videos are pretty entertaining.

[JordantheAxe]

People go to far with their hate for him. I have respect for them but I don't like their music. They're good for what they are: a pop punk band.

[jammyninja]

I can't see how levelheaded people who read this interview can slag Pete off. He wants to give kids a decent sounding bass without having to go through some trial of fire amp tweaking and setting up, and whether he achieves it or not at least he has good intentions.

[Xeus]

I think im gonna speak for a lot of people on UG that i dont particularly like the music of Fall Out Boy but i think hes doing a good thing here. Even if MTV does die at least hes trying to get bands out there

[God'sFlesh]

Sure this might make more music on MTV but there will still only be gay mainstream shit like Fall Out Boy on the channel.

[GeekInThePink]

*facepalm*

[trencher]

they're making tons of money. i just wish that they use that moolah to improve.

[TheZookeeper]

Too many people on UG talk out of their arses.

Why are they asking how he can inspire anyone to pick up a bass 'when he can barely play the damn instrument'?
Two words... Kurt Cobain.

Again!

[stradivari310]

GeekInThePink wrote:

*facepalm*

I got a warning last time I did that on a FOB article.. just so you know XD

On a more constructive note, I think Pete has finally had a good idea for once in his life. Maybe he actually does deserve more respect..
But seriously, FOB is one of the better pop-punk bands around, especially since they bend their genre just enough to stay interesting. And almost all of their videos are creative and entertaining.

[Neon D-von]

^ Lolz good point...He gained some respect from me after reading the interview, I'll say that... Somebody mentioned Timmy C. and Flea earlier, those are like my two favorite bassists but they aren't punk (admittedly thought I think Pete is a fairly crap bassist). If this dude can put out a decent instrument to get people started though, more power to him...and if he could stop wearing make-up, that'd be great too...

[Powerpro]

It's sad that the first and only term that comes to mind when MtV is ever mentioned is PATHETIC.

[mikko_9119]

I hope this MTV thing works out...

At the end of the day, Fall Out Boy is the most important aspect of my life

Wait... isn't he married?

[slayer_rule_\m/]

was mtv actually good before i was born or during my childhood when i didnt know what mtv was?

[VintageZen]

mikko_9119 wrote:

I hope this MTV thing works out...
At the end of the day, Fall Out Boy is the most important aspect of my lifeWait... isn't he married?

yeah to pathetic Ashlee Simpson

[mikko_9119]

slayer_rule_\m/ wrote:

was mtv actually good before i was born or during my childhood when i didnt know what mtv was?

it was very good... had great music. Now it's just alot of pop and rap. There are still some good gems or whatever on there... but nowhere nears as good as it was back in the day.

[tomathy]

themightygooch wrote:



How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.

dont forget les claypool

or victor wooten

[rattlehead924]

Regression wrote:

He did play in some heavy-ish bands before Fall Out Boy. Off the top of my head, he did vocals for Arma Angelus, and the Rise Against frontman guy was in the band to I think.

yah Tim played bass for them, Pete did some screaming in Fall Out BOy's old material

[whiteraven119]

I don't understand how you people can be such jerks about this guy. So you don't like Fall Out Boy's music, that's good for you. You don't have to go and smear Pete Wentz's name every single chance you get.

There's a slight chance he's actually going to READ a few of these comments and you people who are bashing him probably realize this. I'm willing to bet he's going to just sit there and laugh to himself at the people who think it's "cool" to say he and Fall Out Boy are failures.

If he does see this particular comment, I hope he realizes that there are still people who don't jump on the "I-Hate-Pete-Wentz" bandwagon, who realize that he could actually be a pretty cool guy in person, despite what the entire internet would say.

[weemansyndrome]

stradivari310 wrote:

GeekInThePink wrote:

*facepalm*
I got a warning last time I did that on a FOB article.. just so you know XD

On a more constructive note, I think Pete has finally had a good idea for once in his life. Maybe he actually does deserve more respect..
But seriously, FOB is one of the better pop-punk bands around, especially since they bend their genre just enough to stay interesting. And almost all of their videos are creative and entertaining.

+ pi

[ShaDoW0lf]

Whenever someone tries to do something good, shitty bassist or not, I give them a clean slate. Simple as that. Of course, this excludes anything extreme like killing people, but yeah, Wentz, if you can turn MTV around, I'll grant you a little respect. As for those reality shows, whoever brought those in needs to be forced to watch them... again, and again...

[Mojo89]

any one who wants to be on mtv is a turd! sell out coproarte cock suckers- not muscians go on mtv come on now! very few bands that show up on mtv are worth a shit

[severed-metal]

So far he's done the same videos. It's either about a girl, or about a dream. That has original written all over it.

[Sylvanus]

whiteraven119 wrote:

I don't understand how you people can be such jerks about this guy. So you don't like Fall Out Boy's music, that's good for you. You don't have to go and smear Pete Wentz's name every single chance you get.

There's a slight chance he's actually going to READ a few of these comments and you people who are bashing him probably realize this. I'm willing to bet he's going to just sit there and laugh to himself at the people who think it's "cool" to say he and Fall Out Boy are failures.

If he does see this particular comment, I hope he realizes that there are still people who don't jump on the "I-Hate-Pete-Wentz" bandwagon, who realize that he could actually be a pretty cool guy in person, despite what the entire internet would say.

That's actually a good point, not saying I like fall out boy though because I haven't even heard any of their songs. I did see a few of his bass tabs and it looks like he isn't anything special musically though.

[Craigadams93]

Sylvanus wrote:

whiteraven119 wrote:

I don't understand how you people can be such jerks about this guy. So you don't like Fall Out Boy's music, that's good for you. You don't have to go and smear Pete Wentz's name every single chance you get.

There's a slight chance he's actually going to READ a few of these comments and you people who are bashing him probably realize this. I'm willing to bet he's going to just sit there and laugh to himself at the people who think it's "cool" to say he and Fall Out Boy are failures.

If he does see this particular comment, I hope he realizes that there are still people who don't jump on the "I-Hate-Pete-Wentz" bandwagon, who realize that he could actually be a pretty cool guy in person, despite what the entire internet would say.


That's actually a good point, not saying I like fall out boy though because I haven't even heard any of their songs. I did see a few of his bass tabs and it looks like he isn't anything special musically though.

...ok we don't hate Pete Wentz as a person... his bass lines are like beginner

[whitenoise1313]

tomathy wrote:

themightygooch wrote:



How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.


dont forget les claypool

or victor wooten

Don't forget John Myung either. Dave Ellefson or Cliff Burton should also be mentioned

[mikko_9119]

Yeah, Pete isn't a great lyricist or a bass player from what we've heard, but you never know. Eventually, they might actually surprise alot of people... he may know more than people give him credit for...

[whiteraven119]

[quote=Craigadams93]
...ok we don't hate Pete Wentz as a person... his bass lines are like beginner[/quote]They're pop-punk. I don't really expect the bass lines to be anything terribly great.

I probably messed up the quote tags there... here's hoping I didn't.

[thefoldarsoldar]

Yeah! I gave one to Lil Wayne last week on the show. He’s been playing a lot of guitar lately, so I decided to give him one.

I choked on my Chex Mix.

[TehShiz]

whiteraven119 wrote:

I don't understand how you people can be such jerks about this guy. So you don't like Fall Out Boy's music, that's good for you. You don't have to go and smear Pete Wentz's name every single chance you get.

There's a slight chance he's actually going to READ a few of these comments and you people who are bashing him probably realize this. I'm willing to bet he's going to just sit there and laugh to himself at the people who think it's "cool" to say he and Fall Out Boy are failures.

If he does see this particular comment, I hope he realizes that there are still people who don't jump on the "I-Hate-Pete-Wentz" bandwagon, who realize that he could actually be a pretty cool guy in person, despite what the entire internet would say.

[quote]Craigadams93 wrote:

Sylvanus wrote:

whiteraven119 wrote:

I don't understand how you people can be such jerks about this guy. So you don't like Fall Out Boy's music, that's good for you. You don't have to go and smear Pete Wentz's name every single chance you get.

There's a slight chance he's actually going to READ a few of these comments and you people who are bashing him probably realize this. I'm willing to bet he's going to just sit there and laugh to himself at the people who think it's "cool" to say he and Fall Out Boy are failures.

If he does see this particular comment, I hope he realizes that there are still people who don't jump on the "I-Hate-Pete-Wentz" bandwagon, who realize that he could actually be a pretty cool guy in person, despite what the entire internet would say.


That's actually a good point, not saying I like fall out boy though because I haven't even heard any of their songs. I did see a few of his bass tabs and it looks like he isn't anything special m

[messiah01]

That picture of him makes me want to punch him in the face

[TehShiz]

Oh wow. Internet lagged and i quoted the same thing twice >.>

Sorry.

[TJM2482]

Fallout Boy IS one of the reasons why MTV sucks. MTV hasn't been good in over a decade, when are people going to realize that it's never going to get better.

[Red33]

FNMTV plays the same videos over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

[Raijouta]

Yeah! I gave one to Lil Wayne last week on the show. He’s been playing a lot of guitar lately, so I decided to give him one.

Oh wow.

[whitestrat279]

Its good that he is getting MUSIC Television (since that is what MTV stands for those who are fooled by their "reality" shows) to play music instead of those horrible actors on the Hills.

But he shouldn't have his own signature bass. Or be inspiring others. But he is doing something productive.

[pigmaggots]

Craigadams93 wrote:

Sylvanus wrote:

whiteraven119 wrote:

I don't understand how you people can be such jerks about this guy. So you don't like Fall Out Boy's music, that's good for you. You don't have to go and smear Pete Wentz's name every single chance you get.

There's a slight chance he's actually going to READ a few of these comments and you people who are bashing him probably realize this. I'm willing to bet he's going to just sit there and laugh to himself at the people who think it's "cool" to say he and Fall Out Boy are failures.

If he does see this particular comment, I hope he realizes that there are still people who don't jump on the "I-Hate-Pete-Wentz" bandwagon, who realize that he could actually be a pretty cool guy in person, despite what the entire internet would say.


That's actually a good point, not saying I like fall out boy though because I haven't even heard any of their songs. I did see a few of his bass tabs and it looks like he isn't anything special musically though.

...ok we don't hate Pete Wentz as a person... his bass lines are like beginner

Play for the song.

He doesn't need his own signature bass though, thats just silly

[Renfordoggz]

TheZookeeper wrote:

Too many people on UG talk out of their arses.

Why are they asking how he can inspire anyone to pick up a bass 'when he can barely play the damn instrument'?
Two words... Kurt Cobain.

Kurt Cobain inspired me to pick up guitar...and actually he can play guitar much better than Pete WEntz plays bass not to mention if you see the video of Kurt playing bass he's actually better than this Pete guy.

Pete Wentz has just got a little more respect from me cos he's trying at least and from what he's saying it seems he listens to a variety of music..

[CrabShrapnel]

I swear, UG puts articles with this guys face on it just so they can ban people for commenting. In the legendary words of Admiral Ackbar: "It's a trap!"

[jcpunkrock]

why the hell are you comparin pete wentz with kurt cobain, kurt's a legend and pete well, pete wears too much make up and can barely play bass

[AnoKid09]

Retro Rocker wrote:

If I want to watch a video that's exciting I'll sit down with some Star Wars.

+100,000

[broken fusion!]

i know one way he can help, and it's by driving his tour bus off a cliff

CrabShrapnel wrote:

I swear, UG puts articles with this guys face on it just so they can ban people for commenting. In the legendary words of Admiral Ackbar: "It's a trap!"

Trap for what?
Banning people is not fun at all.You just follow the rules,No spam/flame.

[isabiggles]

Pete Wentz: 'People Want To See Videos That Are Still Exciting'


I'd like to see a video of him jumping off a cliff. Now that's entertainment.

[rocnroll4evr93]

tomathy wrote:

themightygooch wrote:



How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.



dont forget les claypool

or victor wooten

yes, but still no one has yet to mention GEDDY LEE!!!!

God'sFlesh wrote:

Sure this might make more music on MTV but there will still only be gay mainstream shit like Fall Out Boy on the channel.

+1

[rocnroll4evr93]

isabiggles wrote:


Pete Wentz: 'People Want To See Videos That Are Still Exciting'


I'd like to see a video of him jumping off a cliff. Now that's entertainment.

+100000.99999

[cm_punk_fan]

go emad for your last statement there...
but i don't really like FOB's music(especially the infinity on high cd) but they do have a few songs that i will listen to. i'm glad someones gonna try to save MTV even if it will turn out to fail horribly at least he's trying... and you don't relize how much of an ass-hat someone can make of themself until you read comments from articles like this

[tomathy]

whitenoise1313 wrote:

tomathy wrote:

themightygooch wrote:



How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.


dont forget les claypool

or victor wooten


Don't forget John Myung either. Dave Ellefson or Cliff Burton should also be mentioned

also stanley clarke

and i suppose that one from rancid

AND JACO! how could i forget him?

nikki sixx should also be included

[Aplanken]

tomathy wrote:

whitenoise1313 wrote:

tomathy wrote:

themightygooch wrote:



How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.


dont forget les claypool

or victor wooten


Don't forget John Myung either. Dave Ellefson or Cliff Burton should also be mentioned

also stanley clarke

and i suppose that one from rancid

AND JACO! how could i forget him?

nikki sixx should also be included

stop naming all bassplayers in the world... any dickhead can play better then Pete Wnetz... the dude should be hoggtied!

[jakehendrixman]

PETE WENTZ IS SUCH A TOOL

[David_Bowie=GOD]

Sid Vicious played bass better than pete wentz, and he couldnt even really play it at all.

[0h The Horror]

musefanatic :
themightygooch wrote:

How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.


He inspired me to play bass so I could be shitloads better than him...

Got a bass? If so, you're already shitloads better than him.
Anywho, I'm considering we all boycott UG until they stop posting bullshit interviews of this... I can't even come up with an insult. The first 7 articles were enough, just let this ridiculous little boy band die off for ****'s sake.

[RandyVanhalen13]

sombody tell UG that the majority of UG users who arnt fags dont want to hear about bands like fall out boy

[mrbiscuits315]

As far as I'm concerned, the only good thing that came off of MTV was beavis&butthead.

[boyan89]

or Mtv2 headbangers ball Fob dont make good music videos they are all crappy

[boyan89]

im saying MTV 2 Headbangers ball is good where as Fob aeren't and have no creativity in music or videos

[mibe]

"People Want To See Videos That Are Still Exciting"
naaaa... bullshit

[Jayez]

dammit UG stop interviewing this guy

[Bellz06!]

AnoKid09 wrote:

Retro Rocker wrote:

If I want to watch a video that's exciting I'll sit down with some Star Wars.


+100,000

lol +100,001

[Pauldapro]

Jayez wrote:

dammit UG stop interviewing this guy

+1

RandyVanhalen13 wrote:

sombody tell UG that the majority of UG users who arnt fags dont want to hear about bands like fall out boy

I'm not a fob fan,too.
Somebody has told before and answer was:
Just Don't Read IT!

[vermilion444]

The funny thing is, this article doesn't really have much to do with Fall Out Boy. All he's saying is he wants music videos to be creative and come back. He didn't say he wanted MTV to play his band's shit only or that it would only be music he liked.

I don't like the band's music (it's not my style), but I don't hate the guy. What's the point? So he's not technically good at the bass. Big deal, millions of people love his songs and adore him and I don't know any of you.

[mikko_9119]

^ I agree... If you don't like the band, then you really have no reason to come here and bash them. Just go somewhere else

[duncang]

boyan89 wrote:

im saying MTV 2 Headbangers ball is good where as Fob aeren't and have no creativity in music or videos

You can be, uh, wrong about their music all you like, but it's a tad dense to claim that they have no creativity in their videos. I mean, they aren't anything groundbreaking but they're definitely entertaining and well made.

[Black Star]

boyan89 wrote:

im saying MTV 2 Headbangers ball is good where as Fob aeren't and have no creativity in music or videos

Headbangers Ball is far from being any better than FOB, and I'm not even a fan of them.

I respect Pete Wentz for this. People can say whatever they want about him, but anybody who's willing to help get bands out there already earns a tremendous amount of respect.

[slayer_rule_\m/]

mikko_9119 wrote:

slayer_rule_\m/ wrote:

was mtv actually good before i was born or during my childhood when i didnt know what mtv was? it was very good... had great music. Now it's just alot of pop and rap. There are still some good gems or whatever on there... but nowhere nears as good as it was back in the day.

k its just that i heard a lot of stuff about it always being bad, then again i like punk rock,so im bound to be against eveything :P jk

[isabiggles]

I'm not a fob fan,too.
Somebody has told before and answer was:
Just Don't Read IT!

It takes up space for good bands that could have been interviewed though.

[caught22]

I'm not a fan of his music, but I admire what he's doing.

[adfrocker13]

fall out boy couldnt play for there life's live

[guitaringnathan]

he's trying to bring back videos but it'll still be crappy pop and rap. But i really wish ug would feature more inspiring people, the guys who make you wanna pick up your instrument and be the next big thing, and I really feel like giving up on guitar when I see pete wentz interviews cause he can barely play the bass, he can barely get the pick to even hit the string.

And to whoever mentioned kurt cobain, go listen to in utero, there were some riffs and a few solos that were genius. dont bring him down to pete wentz level.

[eetfuk58]

yeah i think the only reason 99% of the people here read crap about fall out boy just to make fun of it and see why its taking up so much space on their favorite guitar site. but really...this guy can not play bass worth a crap. mtv sucks because they play sh*t from bands like fob.

[eetfuk58]

guitaringnathan wrote:

he's trying to bring back videos but it'll still be crappy pop and rap. But i really wish ug would feature more inspiring people, the guys who make you wanna pick up your instrument and be the next big thing, and I really feel like giving up on guitar when I see pete wentz interviews cause he can barely play the bass, he can barely get the pick to even hit the string.

And to whoever mentioned kurt cobain, go listen to in utero, there were some riffs and a few solos that were genius. dont bring him down to pete wentz level.

amen. AMEN.

[potatoguitar]

There Was Once A Time When MTV Was Good, For Instance, THE EIGHTIES, When There Were The Dire Straits, Vinnie Moore, Iron Maiden, Metallica And Some More, If You Want Almost Decent Music, I Recommend Some Scuzz (Channel 364)

P.S. Pent Wentz Is A Douche

[SerpentineVIVIV]

Yeah, I was in a bunch of bands that were kind of bad versions of them! I guess we were pretty good, though!

....wow, talk about insulting good death metal...and frankly, the girl can't play bass. I could play better, and I barely play bass.

[xTrueTillDeathx]

musefanatic wrote:

themightygooch wrote:

How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.

He inspired me to play bass so I could be shitloads better than him...

+384702897430289764

[icekold23]

I say bring back Arma Angelus. One of the only reasons I stayed in the area for so long. At least do one song at a show or something. Yeah other than that I'm good. I don't watch tv that much so...

Seriously though Arma Angelus was one of the best things that ever happened back when I looked up to Pete.

[ripjoestrummer]

MTV will never go back to its golden days because music will never go back to its golden days. screw wentz.

[Darky49]

lmao lets all be real cool and bash fob. but then secretly listen to them.. oh man, here comes anotehr barage of comments denying it!

[madman_ariel]

TheZookeeper wrote:

Too many people on UG talk out of their arses.

Why are they asking how he can inspire anyone to pick up a bass 'when he can barely play the damn instrument'?
Two words... Kurt Cobain.

+1
but i dont like FOB music at all
and i love nirvana
but you're right there!

[Nddesh]

whiteraven119 wrote:

I don't understand how you people can be such jerks about this guy. So you don't like Fall Out Boy's music, that's good for you. You don't have to go and smear Pete Wentz's name every single chance you get.

There's a slight chance he's actually going to READ a few of these comments and you people who are bashing him probably realize this. I'm willing to bet he's going to just sit there and laugh to himself at the people who think it's "cool" to say he and Fall Out Boy are failures.

If he does see this particular comment, I hope he realizes that there are still people who don't jump on the "I-Hate-Pete-Wentz" bandwagon, who realize that he could actually be a pretty cool guy in person, despite what the entire internet would say.

while you were writting this you hopped to get a Private message from him i guess?

Pete Wenz sux.. even without him in FOB ..they would sound the same.. most of his bass line are hidden by the drummer.. so he can put off his amp in a show and no one would notice..

[adam.on.fire]

MTV is disgusting and the fact that he's co-operating with them just shows how much of a money grabbing prick he really is.

[mosh_rocker2006]

Pretty sure i want to hear music that is exciting! I could care less about people like Fall Out Boy making videos so they can see how cool they look. It all starts with the music...and if you can't make it there then you're screwed in my eyes.

[matred06]

could this guy be wearing any more make up?

[RunawayKaren]

Nddesh wrote:

Pete Wenz sux.. even without him in FOB ..they would sound the same.. most of his bass line are hidden by the drummer.. so he can put off his amp in a show and no one would notice..

I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed that...I'm not going to try and pretend like like only I can decide what's good and bad music(like most people on this site)...But I can't bring myself to respect this guy.

[discountking]

TheZookeeper wrote:

Too many people on UG talk out of their arses.

Why are they asking how he can inspire anyone to pick up a bass 'when he can barely play the damn instrument'?
Two words... Kurt Cobain.

bahahaha what's tard

[tangled]

Why are they asking how he can inspire anyone to pick up a bass 'when he can barely play the damn instrument'?
Two words... Kurt Cobain.

You need to off yourself as quickly as possible.

So does this fallout boy queer wearing eyeliner. MTV is an insult to musicians and humanity as a whole.

[sum1udunno]

I can't believe UG actually posted this interview. It's basically an invitation to an all-out flame session at Pete Wentz.

[KKING911]

I agree with him on this.

[AtreyuVT]

the1 wrote:

I don't see why people shit on him and FOB so much. There really are worse bands out there... The thing is a good idea.

This.

[Melodic_Rocker]

^^^^brand* not band lol

[Set-Abominae]

Am I he only one weirded out by this mans mouth? It sticks out at you...

[XSider]

I don't like them either, but guys. Relax. You cannot hate him this much.

[Mrlw]

Melodic_Rocker wrote:

Pete Wentz and FOB are nothing but sell out corporate tools with shitty music that never evolves or changes with new albums. of course he would be playing a squier, a crummy band only n00bs use. i wouldnt mind if FOB disappeared from the earth altogether... god they suck

Can you actually say you've heard all their albums and not just the singles because every album they have has a very different sound to the last despite keeping within the genre

[dieloony2]

i'd rather hear exciting music.

whatever happened to credibility?

[aznmetalhead93]

If you’re hanging on to the hope that MTV might return to its golden days, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz might just be able to help.

I stopped reading after that.

[Gibjian]

wow. i actually have some respect for fall out boy now.

[Melodic_Rocker]

Mrlw wrote:

Melodic_Rocker wrote:

Pete Wentz and FOB are nothing but sell out corporate tools with shitty music that never evolves or changes with new albums. of course he would be playing a squier, a crummy band only n00bs use. i wouldnt mind if FOB disappeared from the earth altogether... god they suck


Can you actually say you've heard all their albums and not just the singles because every album they have has a very different sound to the last despite keeping within the genre

yeah i bought from under the cork tree and infinity on high for some stupid reason, then i saw them on the window of department stores and in commercials for best buy... thats why theyre sell outs all they care about is money and not making good music

[Fly, Marlowe]

[quote=Melodic Rocker]Pete Wentz and FOB are nothing but sell out corporate tools with shitty music that never evolves or changes with new albums.[/quote]

Yeah, you clearly have never listened to them.



At any rate, Fall Out Boy may have sold out, but at least they're being creative about it. Feel free to dislike their music, but that doesn't mean it's "bad". It may be simple, but it's catchy as hell. All you, with your 'holier than thou' additudes as you pass judgment on music sound pretty stuck up and ridiculous.


And really, in this article, Wentz is doing 2 things:
1. Bringing music back to MTV.
2. Trying to make accessible basses

^sounds good to me.

[Melodic_Rocker]

apart the their corporate sell outiveness their music is generic punk/emo crap thats overplayed and loved by every pseudo rebel that think they know what rock is

[Chozz]

TTwoo wrote:

I gave up on MTV a long time ago.

+Infinity

I've also given up on Kerrang.

[Fly, Marlowe]

...by every pseudo rebel that think they know what rock is

hypocrite much?

[Melodic_Rocker]

how so???

[Shaned]

im lucky...if i want to see videos of the music i like i watch headbanger's ball

[xothefancykid]

personally, i'm a fan of fall out boy. i mean, they're not the GREATEST band i've ever heard, but they're good at what they do. granted, wentz doesn't really play bass all that well and trohman's guitar isn't always tuned well, but it sounds good when it's put with the other songs, so it's fine with me.

but to all of you fob haters: i'm guessing you've never heard any of the band members' side/past musical projects?
pete wentz was in arma angelus, a band that is much more hardcore than fall out boy.
joe trohman has a website where he posts guitar riffs he makes, and trust me, the riffs are pretty insane. and patrick stump sometimes joins him in his riffs, a prime example being their guitar riff challenge.
and andy hurley was in racetraitor, and listens to a lot of metal.


in all honesty, if wentz WASN'T in fall out boy, i'm sure a good majority of you would give the man some respect for what he's doing. you shouldn't bash a guy for trying to make a music channel more about music just because he's in a band you hate. it's pretty stupid.

[Tumble-weed]

Fi-Fi wrote:

Muse=Rock wrote:

themightygooch wrote:

How can this guy inspire anyone to play bass, when he can barely play the damn instrument?
Look to Tim Commerford and Flea for inspiration not this ****.


+1

+2

+300,000!!!

[Matt4mayor]

I love how you people think you are so big and bad by bashing Pete, his bass, and his wife when in truth, you are the people who probably have no musical ability at all, and you have no wife or girlfriend at all. Pete can play well enough for FOB to make s-loads of money and he loves wat he does which is more to say for you lame people working dead end jobs.
Love Ya Pete!

[bi-ah!]

pete wentz playing death metal?
XD
anyways MTV stands for music television...which i have always found ironic becasue there is never any music on it...and when there is...it is mainstream rap and rock that is basicly stuff the music industry creates, packages, and sends to mtv, nothing origonal, technical, soulful, melodic,or anything. if MTV wants to know what this generation thinks of them, all they will get is a big middle finger in their face.

[The Tyler]

Pingis_Or_Death wrote:

It’s going to still be a Fall Out Boy record. It will be different, but it won’t be that different.
Well of course, they still want to sell millions of records don't they? And I don't think they'll be doing that if they put out a folk record. That's why they're going to stay to their radio-friendly pop-punk roots for ever.

whats wrong with that?

[Laces Out Danny]

I realize that the only reason anybody gives me any attention for anything else is because of Fall Out Boy.

Soo true

However I appreciate him doing the FNMTV stuff

[DennisIsAwesome]

who watches mtv..no i!

[therealltrain]

this show will most likely suck. however pete wentz KICKS ASS! along with the rest of FOB!!!!

look how many comments are on this article. he's obviously doing something right! hahahahaha

[qwerty_555]

JRowe3388 wrote:

Say what you want about FOB, but I'll give this to them. Their music videos are pretty entertaining.

And they all star Pete Wentz. All he does is plays the bass, and even at that he's not very good. Patrick Stump never really gets recognition as the lead singer.

(I'm not a fan of FOB by the way)

[joshua029]

um... I would rather watch mud dry then FOB videos...

[therescue06]

TTwoo wrote:

I gave up on MTV a long time ago.

+1

[NorfIrIon]

Doesn't seem like that bad a guy as far as the interview goes. A little faggish, yes, and I still hate his music, but not a horrible guy at all.

[whitebluesboy]

He would have been 5 when thriller came out...

[Hergiswi]

Matt4mayor wrote:

I love how you people think you are so big and bad by bashing Pete, his bass, and his wife when in truth, you are the people who probably have no musical ability at all, and you have no wife or girlfriend at all. Pete can play well enough for FOB to make s-loads of money and he loves wat he does which is more to say for you lame people working dead end jobs.
Love Ya Pete!

I love how you get off to defending celebrities on the internet. You're a waste.

[reaper846]

too bad his idea of an exciting video involves sodomy

[whitebluesboy]

I like fall out boy's tunes and I think he is a famous bassist but I often question bass endorsements for pop punk guitarists.

[archangelseren]

sure do!

[dvd_dq]

i don't c any metallica or guns & roses influence in his playing.