Pete Wentz

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Fall out boy bassist, Peter Wentz

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Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III was born on June 5, 1979 in Wilmette, Illinois. He is the bassist and primary lyricist for the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy.

Biography

Pete grew up in the Chicago, and in highschool was an all-state soccer player. His soccer number was "12." He was also into the punk rock scene, and was in several bands before Fall Out Boy, including Firstborn, Arma Angelus(Which includes Chris G.,the guy who hacked Pete's sidekick.), 7 Angels of the Apocalypse / Culture of Violence, Extinction, Forever Ended Today, and Yellow Road Priest. He grew up with band member, Joe Trohman. Fall Out Boy is the fourth band that Pete Wentz and Andy Hurley have done together. Wentz also follows the straight edge lifestyle.
In 2004 Pete (Who suffers from serious depression) attempted to commit sucide by taking a handfull of anti-depressants, he was rushed to hospital where he had his stomach pumped (Kerrang! magazine May)

Enterprises

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. It is named after a song by The Smiths. He has another book titled "Rainy Day Kids", which was scheduled to be released February 14th, 2006, but has been postponed because he was unsatisfied with some of the material. In addition, Wentz is currently writing another book, alternating chapters with William Beckett of The Academy Is....

Wentz has a company called Clandestine Industries, which distributes books and, more notably, clothing, among other things. Additionally, he owns his own imprint of Fueled By Ramen, Decaydance Records, which has signed several bands, including: Panic! At The Disco,The Academy is ... October Fall, Gym Class Heroes, The Hush Sound and Lifetime. He also has a film production company called Bartskull Films, which has released the DVD "Release the Bats", a film with Pete and his friends goofing off. Pete has had a few small roles in the show One Tree Hill on the WB.

Selected events

In February 2005, in what appeared to be a suicide attempt, Wentz took an overdose of the anxiety medication Atvian, and as a result, spent a week in the hospital. Commenting on the event to Rolling Stone, he said "I was isolating myself further and further, [a]nd 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."

Wentz has a scar on his chin, reportedly from falling over on stage and a scar on his eyebrow from fellow bandmate Joe Trohman accidentally hitting him with his guitar. Info can be found on Fall Out Boy's Website (Falloutboyrock.com) also in the Holister Video on (Youtube.com).

In March of 2006, nude photos of Pete Wentz were posted on the Internet to the LiveJournal community, Oh No They Didn't, claiming that Wentz sidekick was hacked. 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." It was said by "Oh No They Didn't" that Wentz had SENT the photos to someone. Wentz claims that his sidekick had been hacked. Also, prior to the event, Wentz had mentioned losing his sidekick or it being hacked (once again) and that it wasn't good - i.e. some not so flattering photos.

Trivia

• He has 37 tattoos.
• He was voted 3rd on Teen People's 20 hottest celebrities list.

External links

• Official Fall Out Boy Website
• Clandestine Industries
• Fueled By Ramen
• Bartskull Films
• Decaydance Records
• Friends Or Enemies
• Pete Wentz's Personal Photoblog