LiveDaily Interview: Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy
Published December 30, 2008 11:12 AM
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski / LiveDaily Contributor


It's a rare moment when fans read about a band voluntarily pushing its album's release date back. But in the case of Chicago alt-rockers Fall Out Boy [ tickets ], they believed it was almost an insult to send its fifth record to stores on Election Day 2008.

"I'm definitely happy we made the choice we did," drummer Andy Hurley said in an interview with LiveDaily. "It was such a monumentally important election. I just think I wouldn't have cared about our album if it came out that day. That's how exciting the election was. I would have been like, 'Man. Why is our record out? This sucks.'"

Instead, fans feted Fall Out Boy's new set, "Folie a Deux," on Dec. 16. The collection is not only a celebration of Fall Out Boy's music, but of bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz's record label, Decaydance, as well. The album features guest appearances by a roster of Decaydance acts, including Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta, Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy, Panic at the Disco's Brendon Urie and The Academy Is ...'s William Beckett, among others.

Hurley--who is also joined in the band by singer Patrick Stump and guitarist Joe Trohman--spoke to LiveDaily about the host of special guests on "Folie a Deux," the viral campaign to promote the album and the meaning behind the album title.

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The Year of the Collaboration: How Patrick Stump, T-Pain and Elvis Costello Spread the Love in ‘08
12/30/08, 11:50 am EST

According to the Chinese calendar, 2008 was the year of the rat. But if you ask us, ‘08 belongs to a different animal: The Collabo. And no artists cross-pollinated more than Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump (he got down with Questlove!), Elvis Costello (he went emo!) and T-Pain (he was permanently attached to a vocoder!) Here’s your guide to this year’s most collabo-happy stars:

Patrick Stump
Collaborations: Gym Class Heroes; Tyga; Pete Wentz protégées the Cab. And Stump’s stamp was all over hip-hop — he teamed up with Ne-Yo (”Finish Your Food”), the Roots (”Birthday Girl”) and T.I. (”Out in the Cold”) — but none of the tracks made the final versions of their respective albums.
Signature Sound: Emo meets blue-eyed soul
Hottest Track: “One of Those Nights.” On this strutting Cab cut, Stump plays a man begging a girl for a second chance (”I’m a mess… just give me time”). His wince is so desperate that it might just do the trick.
This Is Why He’s Hot: He’s a slave-driver. “For as little as he is, dude’s pretty fucking militant,” says GCH frontman Travis McCoy. “He’ll be like, ‘Travis, hit this note!’ and I’ll be like, ‘Just tune that shit!’ and he’ll say, ‘Just fuckin’ be a man and hit that shit!’ I got four feet on the dude, and he’s putting me in check.”


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Help Us Find Out Who Are America's Suitehearts and win them!

There's been confusion about who America's Suitehearts really are. We've got the exclusive pics below, but we need your help to figure it all out! If you're right you may take them home with you!

All you have to do is match each band member with their correct character name from the America's Suitehearts video. Each member only has 1 name from the list below. Leave us a comment with your 4 choices and we'll randomly choose a winner (if your answers are correct). Winner will be announced on the 1st.

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