Q&A: Patrick Stump : Rolling Stone

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No way! Have you ever smoked any weed?
Once I was hanging out at a friend's house, and he and his brothers had a "family" bong. One Saturday night they said, "Hey, let's whip it out." I had no interest, and I tried to make excuses, but my friend shoved it in my face and lit it. We did a few rounds, I snuck out and drove home. I looked at my speed — I was going 20 in a 50 zone.

Then what?
I don't want my mom to know I'm stoned, so I race up to my room. Now, I know this is blasphemy to so many people, but I was never a huge Pink Floyd fan. But I had a copy of Dark Side of the Moon, and I was like, "If I'm ever going to do this, it's right now." It's the only time I've ever listened to that record. It was amazing!

After Kanye West released "Love Lockdown," you recorded your own version of it that was pretty impressive.
I was just dissecting it. I do it all the time. I'll do a Kate Nash song or a Warren Zevon song. Kanye West is the best thing happening in pop music right now. He's the Prince of his generation. He's doing whatever the fuck he wants, dragging pop music with him kicking and screaming. McCain says he's a maverick. No, Kanye's the maverick. Kanye is like "highway to the danger zone" — he's going to do another flyby.

You acted in an episode of "Law & Order" last year, and you weren't wearing a hat. What's up with that?
Patrick wears hats. My character, Marty Dressler, didn't.

I always thought the hats just hid your bald spot.
No. It goes back to that naked feeling of singing. Once I have my hat on and take my glasses off — so I can't see past the first row — I can relax.

What goes through your head when you read Pete Wentz quotes like, "I want Fall Out Boy to be the biggest band in the world"?
That's not a goal of mine. But I don't want to be the guy that holds Pete back from what he wants.

[From Issue 1067 — December 11, 2008]

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