Exclusive Audio: Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Bares His Emo Soul

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Fall Out Boy's bassist/mouthpiece/teen idol Pete Wentz chews the fat with our Austin Scaggs, covering everything from golf-themed costume parties to his larcenous T-shirt obsession to his conflicting feelings about Panic! at the Disco.

On his friends (and labelmates) Panic! at the Disco: the spectacle of their live shows and his thoughts on being eclipsed by a band he helped break.

Divulging his frustration at finding out the band's new album, Infinity on High, leaked on the Internet prior to its release.

Discussing his massive collection of hoodies.

Revealing his experiences recording the new album with Babyface.

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“Everyday People”

Sly and the Family Stone | 1968

"Everyday People" managed to trailblaze in two different ways -- it was one of the first pop hits to deal with the subject of racial harmony, and it utilized Larry Graham's "slap" technique on the bass guitar, which would soon be copied by countless other bassists. Graham once said about his pulsating style, "I'd never done that before … that's where the freedom of creativity came in for the band, that we'd be allowed to do that." In 1978, the song's line "Different strokes for different folks" would be borrowed for the title of the hit television show Diff'rent Strokes.

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