'I'm convinced someone is going to murder me,' reveals Pete Wentz
Pete Wentz could have been the next Beckham, but gave it all up to form Fall Out Boy. Bad move? Well... he's now a music and style icon who earns millions - and he even has a pop-star wife
By Jon Wilde
Last updated at 11:20 PM on 28th February 2009


Looking at the queue that snakes along New York’s Broadway, it would be fair to assume that thousands have turned out for a glimpse of Tom Cruise, the star guest on tonight’s David Letterman show. But then Fall Out Boy pull up in a limousine and, from the deafening cheers, it’s clear that most have come to see America’s coolest pop-punk band.

Band leader Pete Wentz leads the charge into the building. Diminutive at 5ft 6in, he looks every inch the rock star in shades and hip-clinging leather. In recent years, he’s become one of the most talked-about artists on the planet. He has bipolar disorder and hit the headlines in February 2005 after overdosing on prescription drugs. Further notoriety was achieved last year with marriage to singer Ashlee Simpson (Jessica’s sister) and the birth of their son, Bronx.

Born in Chicago, Wentz, 29, showed an early talent for football, but in 2001 he formed Fall Out Boy with guitarist Joe Trohman. Their breakthrough came in 2005, with the album From Under The Cork Tree selling 2.5 million copies worldwide and earning them a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Their most recent album, Folie à Deux, was released in December. Wentz also co-owns bars in New York, Chicago and Barcelona, and lives in Los Angeles.

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Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Approves Of Obamas' First-Dog Choice
'I grew up with two ... they were great dogs,' bassist says of the first family's decision to adopt a Portuguese water dog.
By James Montgomery


Pete Wentz has already done plenty for Barack Obama. From PBR-fueled fundraisers to performances at the presidential inauguration, he's gone above and beyond for our brand-new commander in chief. But he's not stopping just yet.

He wants to help President Obama select the first dog.

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No Longer the Underdog


"Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important." - Eugene McCarthy, Minnesota Senator

"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!" - Al Franken (as fictional character Stuart Smalley), Minnesota Senator


There's a fine line between Hollywood and Washington, DC. My parents met campaigning for Joe Biden and I met my wife at "Top of the Pops," so I know that line all too well. While it must have been strange when the dude from the chimp movies became president for my folks, between governors "Terminator" and Jesse "The Body" Ventura and a mayor with no name, it's business as usual to me. In fact, it still surprises me that I have only seen Warren Beatty and Martin Sheen play politicians on television or in the movies.

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MTV News’ James Montgomery Makes Pete Wentz’s Year-End List!
Published by James Montgomery on Monday, December 29, 2008 at 3:34 pm.

It’s not every day that you get an e-mail from Pete Wentz. Actually, now that I think of it, it kind of is. Perhaps it’d be more correct to say that “it’s not every day you get an e-mail from Pete Wentz … and he’s asking you for something.”

So imagine my surprise last week when, in the midst of the Christmas madness, I checked my MTV inbox and discovered a note from Mr. Wentz himself, asking if I’d be interested in submitting a list of my favorite “people, albums, movies, books, arts or events” of 2008 that he could include on his blog. It seems he was growing bored with the endless stream of year-end “Best Of” lists (like, ahem, this one or this one), and wanted to create something a little bit different. It seemed like a pretty cool idea, and even though I had no idea who else he had sent the e-mail to, I decided to send a list anyway. (Also, there was a brief time over the summer when Pete and I were co-workers on “FNMTV,” so I figured I owed it to him).

I ended up writing a jokey list of “My Top 5 Reactions To Kid Rock’s ‘All Summer Long’ ” (you can read it over at Pete’s blog). I’m sandwiched between lists by Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump and a dude named Christopher Gutierrez. The whole thing is a pretty decent read (the blog entry, not necessarily my contribution), with really good lists from people like Pharrell, John Mayer, Perez Hilton and Travis McCoy, plus a bunch of authors, music critics and graphic designers, too. Seemingly everyone put “Barack Obama Being Elected” as their #1 favorite thing of the year, which means that I totally should’ve also, except I am kind of a dumbass and am obsessed with Kid Rock. At least I got to make a joke about George W. Bush’s mental capacity in mine, though.

Anyway, the whole thing was a lot of fun, and proof that whenever Pete Wentz e-mails you, it’s probably a good idea to respond to him. And thank you, Peter, for thinking of me. Not only did I reveal myself to be painfully unaware of politics, but I got to squeeze a few more critical drippings out of the lemon that is “All Summer Long.” And if that isn’t a good way to wrap up 2008, well, then I don’t know what is.

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Does Bronx Mowgli Look More Like Pete Wentz Or Ashlee Simpson?
Published by Gil Kaufman on Monday, December 29, 2008 at 11:20 am.

Million dollar paydays are for suckers! As Pete Wentz promised, he and bride Ashlee Simpson are not going to pimp out photos of little Bronx Mowgli to the drooling tabloid press. No, they decided to spread a little free Christmas cheer instead, and posted the first official offspring snap of the one-month old on Pete’s Friendsorenemies.com site over the holiday weekend — and they’ve even included links to three charities they’re asking fans to help support.

The black-and-white image of proud mama and papa Wentz finds Ashlee looking adoringly at the tyke while a skully-clad Pete plants a kiss right on his boy’s forehead.



So, who do you think BMW resembles the most, mom or dad?

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Pete Wentz Dishes On His Sex Life With Ashlee Simpson On 'Howard Stern Show'
Before the show, Simpson asked the Fall Out Boy bassist to not 'say anything crummy' about her.


Don't be surprised if Pete Wentz calls you up this week to see if he can crash on your couch.

The Fall Out Boy bassist and unfiltered mouthpiece, who we thought had put his whole overexposure thing behind him, let it all hang out during a visit to the "Howard Stern Show" on Sirius/XM Tuesday morning (December 16).

Stern, an avowed fan of Wentz's wife, Ashlee Simpson, was clearly excited to get the lowdown on what goes on behind closed doors at the Wentz-Simpson household, and Pete, for the most part, was happy to oblige. Wentz dished on the couple's sex life, both pre- and post-pregnancy, and the birth of Bronx Mowgli. He also admitted that before he got together with Simpson, he used to, well, really admire pictures of her in a copy of Blender that he kept in his room at his parents' house in the Chicago suburbs.

Among the things we learned:

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T.I.? Nick Jonas? Who Is MTV News' Man Of The Year? The Countdown Begins Today!
These are the men who have dominated the 2008 headlines — with more to come in the next few days.
By James Montgomery


Who was the biggest star of 2008? Who had the most impact on the year that was, who inspired the most headlines or generated the biggest amount of buzz? It’s really tough to say … yet, for decades now, plenty of magazines have been doing just that (we’re looking at you, Time). And so, after years of sitting on the sidelines, we here at MTV News have decided to get in on the act too.

Over the next few days, we’ll be unveiling our list of the most fascinating, controversial and, well, German men of the year. These are the artists, actors and pop-culture heavyweights who dominated the headlines here at MTVNews.com (and no, Barack Obama didn’t make the cut … we’ll leave that to the folks at Time).

Today, we present picks 10 to 6. On Tuesday, we’ll reveal numbers 5 to 2. And then, on Thursday, we’ll unveil our 2008 MTV News Man of the Year. And, of course, we’d love to hear what you’ve got to say — we’ll even publish some of the best comments later this week — so if you agree with us (or if you don’t), let us know in the comments below.

And now, let the debate begin …

10. Pete Wentz

2008 Highlights: Threw a Barack Obama fundraiser in his hometown of Chicago, complete with PBR and free “Frogger” … Insisted that much of the film “Cloverfield” was based on Fall Out Boy’s Infinity on High album … Boycotted the Grammy awards (and later reviewed them for MTV News) … Marched on Washington … Appeared in Jimmy Kimmel’s “I’m F—ing Ben Affleck” video, alongside Huey Lewis and Brad Pitt … Mocked the Amish in the film “Sex Drive” … Attempted to set a world record by playing a gig at a research facility in Antarctica (an attempt that ultimately proved unsuccessful) … Announced engagement to Ashlee Simpson via blog post … Denied (then later admitted) that Simpson was pregnant … Married Simpson in a private ceremony at her parents’ house … Hosted “FNMTV” … Launched a viral campaign in support of new album Folie à Deux that was subsequently hijacked by rock act Copeland … Revealed that he owes his creation to VP-elect Joe Biden … Raged when Folie was pushed back to a December release by FOB’s label … Attempted to set another world record for doing the most interviews in a 24-hour span … Named his son Bronx Mowgli Wentz … Got back to the business of being in a band. Seriously, how is he not MTV News’ Man of the Year?

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Pete Wentz And Ashlee Simpson Say New Baby Makes Them 'Laugh And Smile Every Day'
'Every time he looks at his hand, it's like he's Christopher Columbus making it across the ocean,' Wentz says of Bronx Mowgli.
By Jocelyn Vena


New parents Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson are back painting the town red, and they can't stop talking about their bundle of joy, Bronx Mowgli, born just a few weeks ago. After hitting a Fall Out Boy concert Monday night, the happy couple were out again Tuesday night in Los Angeles at Travis McCoy's art show, where Pete gushed about his son.

"Every time I see my son, it looks like he's landing on the moon and discovering new rocks and stuff," he told People magazine. "I mean, every time he looks at his hand, it's like he's Christopher Columbus making it across the ocean. It's pretty awesome."

Despite Pete's fascination with art, he insists he's not going to push young Bronx into anything. He wants him to figure out his interests on his own. "I don't think it's appropriate for the nursery," he said of McCoy's artwork. "I'm not the kind of person that's going to push something on my kid. If he decides to go, 'Hey, dad, why don't you draw this for me or play this for me,' that would be cool."

Meanwhile, Ashlee has taken to MySpace to blog about being a new mom and how excited she is by it. "Motherhood is the most fantastic experience I have ever been through," she wrote. "Bronx makes me laugh and smile every day! ... I can't wait to spend [the holiday] with my new family. Christmas tree goes up tomorrow!"

She added, "I finally left the house for Fall Out Boy's show on Monday night, which was so good. Their new songs sound awesome live; I can't wait for their new record! And last night I went to Pete and Bronx's godfather Travis' art show."

Speaking of Travis McCoy, hanging out with baby Bronx has the Gym Class Heroes frontman and girlfriend Katy Perry thinking about babies themselves. "When I passed Bronx off to her, we both looked at each other," he told People at his art show. "Any young couple in love around another young couple in love, it's inevitable that you're going to get that spirit."

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Is It Time to Stop Hating Pete Wentz?
You loathe his music, his TV show, his hair—but cut the Fall Out Boy some slack.
-By Aaron Gell



For those inclined to hate Pete Wentz­—and there seem to be a lot of you out there­—a word of advice: Don't ever meet him. It's 11 P.M. when the Fall Out Boy bassist and lyricist­—as famous for his branding efforts, cosmetic proclivities, and tabloid-princess wife as for his music­—strides into a nearly empty restaurant in Barcelona, wearing one of his countless hoodies (this one from his clothing line, Clandestine Industries). "Dude," he says, offering his hand. He stands five feet seven, with a top-heavy bobble-head quality, and exudes so much boyish charm you're almost tempted to lick a palm and smooth his hair out of his eyes.

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Pete Wentz's Nude Photo Lament: Manscaping
Huffington Post | November 18, 2008 04:26 PM


In the December issue of Elle, Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz talks about the nude photos of himself that leaked online last year.

From the Q&A:

ELLE: Like millions of others, I've seen these photos. But if a picture of your penis is going to get leaked online, you could do much worse than yours.


PW: Oh, thank you. I appreciate that. But at the time, I wanted to find a cave and hang out there for the rest of my life and be a cave painter and eat dirt.

ELLE: I don't want you to think I lingered on the photo, but I did notice that you looked groomed down there.

PW: The manscaping? Honestly, I felt slightly overgrown in those pictures. If I had taken them for public consumption, I would have done it differently - groomed a little closer, better lighting.

ELLE: So-called guyliner: What are the most common mistakes?

PW: Wearing it to the point where people only recognize you as 'that guy who wear eyeliner.' I don't really wear it anymore because of that.

He is currently awaiting the birth of his first child with wife Ashlee Simpson.


Some of the photos: ( Not safe for... anyone, really but the censoring is hilarious. )

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