Pop Quiz: Fall Out Boy

Pop Quiz: Fall Out Boy

Aidin Vaziri | Think what you will of Fall Out Boy, but the band is basically more interesting than 73 percent of the other rock groups on the radio right now. Maybe it's because we've all seen bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz's privates on the Internet, or maybe it's because he's been romantically linked to Lindsay Lohan and Michelle Trachtenberg. Or maybe it's because two years ago he overdosed on Ativan in a botched suicide attempt and recovered in time to make the suburban Chicago group's chart-topping new album, "Infinity on High," which includes the bonkers hit, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race." It's a toss-up.

Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy
Q: You've been corresponding with Morrissey. Does he use proper e-mail etiquette?
A: Like, does he use "LOL" and that kind of stuff?
Q: Yeah. He seems like he would really be into making those sideways smiley faces with semicolons.
A: No. He's wittier than that.
Q: How did he get your e-mail address? Is he a fan of the band or did he ask you to add him as a friend on MySpace?
A: I don't know if he's a fan of the band. We never even went into that. He just wanted us to play some shows with him.
Q: Do you think it was just because he liked your online photos?
A: I don't know if he knows about those either. I assume he's heard the record if he's asking us to play with him, but there was a never a point where he said, "Hey, I like your band." But he wouldn't do that, I don't think.
Q: Five years ago you were listening to his albums in your bedroom, and now you're his e-mail buddy. How does that happen?
A: I don't know. Everybody likes to think there's a giant plan for everything we do, but it's accidental.