Peter Wentz quotes

When I said that I make out with dudes, there was a slight sense of sexual rebellion in that. And I probably even made it a bigger deal than it was. (Peter Wentz)
I have a bit of a consummate victim in my head. That's who I identify with throughout history. When I was 10 I would draw black eyes on myself because I thought it was cool. You're so into people who are tragic. You want to be that so badly. But you probably aren't really the tragic genius that you think you are. View quote
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Q: Will Fall Out Boy ever become Fall Out Man? A: The chest hair is in the mail. So hopefully we will in four to six weeks. depending on shipping. View quote
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Whenever you say that homophobia is stupid, you just get called gay. View quote
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Our culture bombards us with this idea that you're not that, and if you are that, there's something wrong with you, and then we're going to call you that, and then it's an insult. There is a sense of self-empowerment or recapturing who you are by people calling you ‘fag,' and being like, ‘Yeah, I am a fag.' Even though you're not. What does somebody respond? That dude has nothing to say about that again. View quote
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Being ambiguously flamboyant really does help. I've had so many people come up to me and be like, ‘I felt OK to come out of the closet after you said this.' When someone says that to me -- it's not an event I've ever been through, so I don't know what to compare it to. I don't think I even understand how important that is to someone's life. View quote
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What would rock and roll be without ambition, craziness, danger, and fun? View quote
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The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are - and the rest go away - which in my mind is an OK thing. View quote
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I had aspirations to do different things with my life. I wanted to play soccer. I wanted to be a lawyer. Serendipity. View quote
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Boys in bands are more difficult to deal with than one-year-old babies. I've been one of them, and I am one of them, but it is the truth. View quote
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I'm attracted to creative people and train wrecks, and there's no shortage of that in Los Angeles. (Peter Wentz)
As a kid, I always went to therapists; the first time was when my parents were separated on my sixth birthday, then on and off since then. View quote
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I think people who just know me from my band think I don't like pop music. The truth is I love pop music. View quote
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Soccer presented no challenge to me. Playing felt like breathing: I always had a magical connection to the ball. But it didn't feel like an adventure. Music was more of a challenge and, in the end, felt more interesting. View quote
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When I heard 'Dookie' by Green Day for the first time, it unlocked something in me, like, it's totally okay that I'm a little bit weird because these guys are a little bit weird. It made me want to pick up an instrument and do that. View quote
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I've been an Obama supporter since he announced he was campaigning. I was aware of him as a senator, but I wasn't as engaged as I probably should've been. View quote
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Fall Out Boy never pretended that we were anything but pop-rock. View quote
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For the most part, I hang out in my back yard with my dog, but there's no paparazzi trying to check that out. View quote
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I think we live a culture that's obsessed with people, you know, 'Celebrities are just like us!' Everything I do except my job is critically analyzed online. View quote
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I think Kurt Cobain and Nirvana represent this giant wave that came crashing in and turned music on its head again, and there's definitely something to be said for that. View quote
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I love writing, but I have that E. E. Cummings idea that as long as you stay inside the rules of your own world, it doesn't matter what it is. (Peter Wentz)
I think hair is just, like, the most important thing about you. View quote
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I remember my first kisses with a lot of people, and they're rad experiences. And you don't have to really take it to that next level because that's what keeps it exciting. View quote
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I'll be honest: I was a super-late bloomer, and I was kind of a prude. View quote
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There's nothing worse than watching an old wrinkly guy going, 'Hey, baby.' You're like, 'Dude, that's lame.' It's cool to fall in love and grow old with someone. View quote
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