Vanguard

Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: News

The Vanguard: In the "I'm like a lawyer…" video you guys are raising awareness for the Invisible Children Organization. Do you plan to do more things like this in the future?
Andy Hurley, Fall Out Boy drummer: Yeah. I definitely think we are all into different issues, and you know, human rights stuff. And I think this is one that we all met up on. We did a lot of research on this stuff. A lot of organizations don't really send the money to the right places, and this is one that really did send it to the right place and did really good things with the money they got. So, I definitely think we will continue to do stuff. I am personally into a lot of different things.
V: The name "The Young Wild Things Tour" comes from a classic children's book. What about the story is relative to the tour?
H: I mean, I think it's mainly Pete's thing. He was really obsessed with it growing up, and you know, always dreamed of being the main character. It's such a cool story and such cool imagery. I think that's kind of why. And, it's partially about kind of the young Hollywood. It has a double meaning. But, I guess he would have to answer it.
V: The "Friends or Enemies" Suite was the place to be at the VMAs. How did it feel to be the backbone of such a monumental awards show on top of winning the coveted Best Group award?
H: It was awesome. I mean, it was a lot of fun, and I don't think it really even fully came through on TV how much fun we had. It was a total party and all our friends were there. I think we've done a lot of award shows and a lot of times they are just so unorganized, and they're really not so fun. But, this one was a lot of fun, because it was just us and our friends and our fans in the room.
V: You guys have been responsible for helping a lot of other bands gain popularity such as The Academy Is…, Panic! At the Disco and Gym Class Heroes. How has this played a role in shaping Fall Out Boy?
H: It took a lot of work to get where we are, and a lot of bullshit with the industry and with chain people. So, I think it was important to us-and especially with Pete because it's his label that signed all the bands -- just finding young bands that are passionate about music, and doing something different, and doing something their way. We thought it would be really cool to kind of help bands like that out, and give them a chance to do it their way -- and not have to be flown out to lunches with a bunch of different label execs that don't really care about what they want to do. It was just cool to have the chance to do that. Bands like Gym Class Heroes, no one really believed in it at the time because it was really different, and it didn't fit anywhere. I think Pete and the rest of us saw a lot of potential in them.

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